a town and province of North America, in New Spain, lying to the north of Mexico, with a bishop's see. There are veins of gold, and salt works, which are the principal revenue of the inhabitants.—It is seated near the mouth of a river of the same name, at a small distance from the gulf of Mexico. W. Long. 100° 5'. N. Lat. 24° 0'.

PAO-RING-FOU, in China, where the viceroy resides, is the most considerable city in the province next to Pekin. It has 20 others under its jurisdiction, three of the second and 17 of the third class. The country around it is pleasant, and inferior in fertility to no part of China. It is necessary to pass this city in going from Pekin to the province of Chan-si.