(the ancient Vaga), a river of England, which rises in the S.E. of the county of Surrey, near East Grinstead, flows in a winding N.N.E. direction across the county of Kent, and joins the Thames by a broad estuary at Sheerness. It passes Tunbridge and Maidstone, and becomes at Rochester and Chatham a tidal stream of great depth, spreading out into a broad estuary, and forming an important harbour for the British navy. It is 60 miles in length, for more than 40 of which it is navigable.

MEANEE, a town of India, situated in the British province of Sind, on the banks of the Fauleace branch of the Indus, and 6 miles N. of Hyderabad. Here on the 17th February 1843 Sir Charles Napier gained a brilliant victory over a Beloochee force of vast superiority in point of numbers, headed by the ameer of Sind. The British troops amounted only to 2800 men, with twelve pieces of artillery; that of the enemy consisted of 22,000, with fifteen pieces of artillery. After a close and obstinate engagement for above three hours, during which the Beloochees showed desperate valour, the right of their position was carried by the Anglo-Indian cavalry, and their army totally routed, losing artillery, ammunition, standards, and camp, with considerable stores and some treasure. The British loss amounted to 256 men killed and wounded; that of the enemy was estimated at 5000. Six of the principal ameers surrendered themselves immediately after the battle. Lat. 25. 26., Long. 68. 26.