a circle of the Austrian principality of Moravia, usually called a duchy. It is bounded on the north by Prussian Silesia, on the east by Galicia, on the south by Hungary, and on the west by Peru. It extends over 756 square miles, and contains nine cities or towns, 279 villages, and 161,500 inhabitants. The capital is the city of the same name, on the beautiful river Elsa. It is well built, is surrounded with walls, and contains one Lutheran and four Catholic churches, and a collegiate institution belonging to each religion. It is a place of considerable trade, and has manufactures of linen and woollen. The situation is fine, and the country around fertile. It is celebrated for the treaty of peace between Austria and Prussia, concluded in 1779. The inhabitants amount to 5860. Long. 12. 27. E. Lat. 49. 41. N.

TESHOO LOOMBOO is, properly speaking, a large monastery, consisting of three or four hundred houses, the habitations of the gylangs or priests, besides temples, mausoleums, and the palace of the lama or sovereign pontiff of this idolatrous religion of the east. This is the seat of his authority, and the capital of all that part of Tibet immediately subject to him. The buildings are all of stone, two stories high, flat roofed. The fortress of Shiggatze Jeung stands on a prominent ridge of the rock, and commands the pass. From this point roads diverge to Bootan and Bengal, to Lahdack and Cashmere; to the mines of lead, copper, cinnamon, and gold; to Nepaul, to Lassa, and China. Catmandoo, the capital of Nepaul, is estimated to be 400 miles distant. The plain extends fifteen miles on a direct level, and is encompassed on all sides by rocky hills. It is intersected by the river Painomchieu, which at a small distance joins the Brahmaputra. This great river flows here, in a widely extended bed, through many channels, forming a multitude of islands, and its principal channel is narrow, deep, and never fordable. The monastery of Teshoo Loomboo contains no less than 3700 priests for the performance of daily prayer in the temple, and four lamas chosen to superintend the ceremonies. Under the direction of the monastery, there is an extensive establishment for the manufacture of images, in which they excel the Chinese.

TESSELATED Pavements, those of rich mosaic work, made of curious square marbles, bricks, or tiles, called tesserae from their resembling dice.