RICHARD, an ingenious poet, was vicar of Snitterfield in Warwickshire, and rector of Kimcote in Leicestershire. He was the intimate friend and correspondent of Mr Shenstone, contemporary with him at Oxford, and, it is believed, his school-fellow; was of University college; took the degree of M.A. July 9, 1739; was author of several poems in the 4th and 5th volumes of Doddley's Poems; published a sermon, in 1755, on the Causes of Impenitence considered, preached May 4, 1755, at Harbury in Warwickshire, where he was vicar, on occasion of a conversation said to have passed between one of the inhabitants and an apparition in the church-yard there; wrote "Edge-hill," a poem, for which he obtained a large subscription in 1767; and was also author of "Labour and Genius," 1768, to; of "The Blackbirds," a beautiful elegy in the Adventurer; and of many other ingenious performances. He died May 28, 1781.

St Jago, a large river of South America, which rises in the audience of Quito in Peru. It is navigable; and falls into the South sea, after having watered a fertile country abounding in cotton-trees, and inhabited by wild Americans.

St Jago, the largest, most populous, and fertile of the Cape Verd islands, on the coast of Africa, and the residence of the Portuguese viceroy. It lies about 13 miles eastward from the island of Mayo, and abounds with high barren mountains; but the air, in the rainy season, is very unwholesome to strangers. Its produce is sugar, cotton, wine, and some excellent fruits. The animals are black cattle, horses, asses, deer, goats, hogs, civet-cats, and some very pretty green monkeys with black faces.

Sir George Staunton, in the account which he gives of this island observes, that it is liable to long and excessive droughts, for which it is perhaps impossible to assign any philosophical cause. It was in a state of absolute famine at the end of 1792, when visited by the embassy to China, and the waters of the rivers were almost dried up. The surface of the earth was devoid of herbage; the cattle had nearly all perished, as much from the want of food as from drought.

"What were the uncommon circumstances (says Sir George) that took place in the atmosphere of that part of Africa to which the Cape de Verd islands lie contiguous, or in the vast expanse of continent extending to the east behind it, and from which this direful effect must have proceeded (as they happened where no man of science existed to observe or to record them), will remain unknown, nor is theory bold enough to supply the place of observation. Whatever was the cause which thus arrested the bountiful hand of nature, by drawing away the sources of fertility, it was observable, that some few trees and plants preserved their luxuriance, indicating that they still could extract from the arid earth whatever portion of humidity it was necessary to derive from thence for the purpose of vegetable life, though it was denied to others."

Beside palm trees, frequently found verdant amidst burning sands, nothing could be more rich in flavour, or abound more with milky though corrosive juice, than the *afzelia gigantea*, growing plentifully without culture, but undisturbed. The physic nut tree appeared as if its perpetuity was not to be affected by any drought. Some species of *mimosa*, or sensitive plant, were most common, and did not appear to languish.

But the annual produce of agriculture had almost wholly disappeared, and the sugar canes had little resemblance to any thing like vegetation. Yet vegetation quickly revived whenever any moisture could be conveyed through the soil.

The residence of the viceroy is represented by Sir George as a hamlet, consisting of 100 small dwellings, only one story high, scattered nearly a mile in length, and one-third as much in breadth. Not being commanded by any eminence, it was a situation which admitted of defence, yet the fort was nearly in ruins, and the few guns mounted on it were mostly honey-combed. Amidst the ruins of St Jago, was found a Portuguese, to whom one of the party was recommended, by whom they were hospitably received, and treated with every species of tropical fruits from his garden.

St Jago, a handsome and considerable town of South America, the capital of Chili, with a good harbour, a bishop's see, and a royal audience. It is seated in a large and beautiful plain, abounding with all the necessaries of life, at the foot of the Cordilleras, on the river Mapocho, which runs across it from east to west. Here are several canals and a dyke, by means of which they water the gardens and cool the streets.—It is very much subject to earthquakes. W. Long. 69° 35'. S. Lat. 33° 40'.

St Jago de Cuba, a town in North America, situated on the southern coast of the island of Cuba, in the bottom of a bay, with a good harbour, and on a river of the same name. W. Long. 76° 44'. N. Lat. 20° 0'.

Jago de los Caballeros, a town of America, and one of the principal of the island of Hispaniola. It is seated on the river Yaque, in a fertile soil, but bad air. W. Long. 70° 5'. N. Lat. 19° 40'.

St Jago del Entero, a town of South America, one of the most considerable of Tucuman, and the usual residence of the inquisitor of the province. It is seated on a large river, in a flat country, where there is game, tygers, guanacos, commonly called camel-sheep, &c.

Jago de la Vega, otherwise called Spanish-town, is the capital of the island of Jamaica, in the West Indies; and stands in 18° 1' north latitude, and 76° 45' west longitude. It is about a mile in length, and little more than a quarter of a mile in breadth, and contains between 500 and 600 houses, with about 4000 inhabitants of all colours and denominations. This town is situated in a delightful plain on the banks of the Rio Cobre, 13 miles from Kingston, and 10 from Port Royal. It is the residence of the commander in chief: and here the supreme court of judicature is held, four times in the year, viz. on the last Tuesdays of February, May, August, and November, and sits three weeks.—St Jago de la Vega is the county-town of Middlesex, and belongs to the parish of St Catherine; in which parish there are 11 sugar-plantations, 108 pens, and other settlements, and about 10,000 slaves.