a native state of India, under the political management of the British, in the presidency of Bombay, lying between N. Lat. 15° 38', and 16° 13', E. Long. 73° 40', and 74° 22'; bounded on the N. and W. by the British collectorate of Rutnagheriah, S. by the Portu- guese territory of Goa, and E. by the native state of Kola- poor. Length from N. to S. 50 miles; greatest breadth about 30; area, 800 square miles. It is an exceedingly rugged and mountainous country, consisting mainly of a slip of land on the summit and western declivity of the Ghauts, and in some places extending over the ridge into the Deccan. The scenery is very remarkable and romantic; huge masses of mountain rise to the height of 3000 or 4000 feet, and, except a few patches of bare black rock, are en- tirely covered with forests of teak and other trees. Numer- ous rivers, large and small, flow down from the mountains and intersect the jungles which occupy the lower ground. The soil thus watered gives rise to a luxuriant vegetation, but the superior kinds of crops cannot be raised, such as cotton, sugar, &c.; and the staple produce of the country is wheat, rice, pulse of various kinds, and esculent vege- tables. The climate is moist; and the rain which falls among the mountains during the monsoons are probably more excessive than in any other part of the world. The principal articles manufactured here are gold and silver em- broidery, saddlery, guns, swords, and other arms. Cocoa- nuts are the most important article of exportation. The annual revenue of Sawunt Warree is about L20,000, and the expenditure somewhat less. The military force consists of a local corps of infantry, under European officers, amounting to 611 men. The city and territory of Warree derived the title of Sawunt from a Mahrauta family of that name, who governed them as chieftain under the monarchs of Beejaapoo. In 1659 the reigning chieftain formed an alliance with Sevajee, and though this was soon broken, the Mahrauta chief in 1662 conquered the country, and after- wards restored the Sawunt family to the position of de- pendent chieftains. The first treaty between Sawunt Warree and the British took place in 1730, and had for its object to suppress the piracies of the Angria family in the island of Kolabah. But the chieftains of Sawunt Warree being themselves addicted to piracy, drew upon them the hostility of the British in 1765. A series of wars, treaties, and negotiations ensued, which ended in the subjugation of the state in 1819 by a British force. The sea-coast was then ceded to the British, and the native government re- stored. Rebellions were raised against the chiefs in 1828, 1832, and 1838. On the two former occasions the British restored their authority; on the last it was deemed necessary to effect a change, and the country was placed under British management, as it has since remained. The most important event that has since occurred was the dangerous rebellion which began in the autumn of 1844, and was put down after some months of hard fighting by Lieutenant-Colonel Out- ram in the beginning of the following year. Since then peace and tranquillity have reigned, sutee has been abolished, and many other improvements introduced. Pop. 120,000.