a large, handsome, and strong town of Italy, in the territory of Genoa, with two castles, and a bishop's see, and containing about 6000 inhabitants in 1800. It contains several handsome churches. It was taken by the king of Sardinia in 1746, at which time it had a capacious harbour; but the people of Genoa, being afraid that it would hurt their own trade, choked it up. It is seated on the Mediterranean sea, in a well-cultivated country, abounding in silk and all kinds of good fruit. E. Long. 8. 14. N. Lat. 44. 21.