also called the river of St Louis, in North America, is one of the largest in the world. Its source is unknown. It passes south through Louisiana, and runs above 2000 miles, till it falls into the gulf of Florida. Like the Nile, it has periodical inundations, by the melting of snow in the north, so that in May it overflows the country on each side, from 60 to 90 miles, and the inundation continues till near the end of July. In the lowest parts of the country there are marshes, lakes, and canals, along the banks, which are generally covered with trees, and in some places the course of the river is confined between high precipices. Its inundations always leave a great quantity of mud upon the land, and sometimes carry down trees to the river's mouth, where they form new islands, and render the entrance difficult.