a town of the United States, North America, state of Mississippi, on the left bank of the Mississippi River, 279 miles above New Orleans. It is well and regularly built; and most of the houses are of wood, having gardens and shrubberies attached to them. It has a courthouse, jail, hospital, orphan asylum, theatre, and masonic hall. There are several oil-mills; and an extensive trade in cotton is carried on. Pop. (1850) 5239.