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1.

3

mine elrricd on uoder grOllnd to

~

work defigned to

be b!own up.

e

ALLER Y. io a fhip.

th~t

buutiful frame, ",hieh is

made in the form of

a

udlcony. at the (Iero of a Olip

""t~out

board; iOlo \\ hich there is , paffage out of the

adOlir

~I's

or

cal"~in's

ubbin, aod is for the ornament

of Ihe Olip.

(¡ ALLEY, io nml

alT~irs.

a101l/·builtveffd, ufinn bOlh

f~ih

antl om. lod eommooly cmying ooly a maio·

m,ln aod

~re

mall, which may be (Iruok or lowered

at pbfm. Such veR'els are much ufed io Ihe Me·

rliterraouo.cfpecially by the kiog of France. ce SH1' .

GALLI , in aOliquily, lhe priens of thegondefsCybele,

\IIho " ere eunuchs, aod louk Iheir name froOl

G

lIus,

a n"er io Phrygia.

,Wheoa youlh ",as 10 be inilimd inlo Ihis arder,

'the.cuflom was tOIhrow

01T

his cloalhs, 10 run cryiog

aloud in10 lhe midfl of lhe troop. and lhen drawing a

f",ord tOuOrate himCelf; afler Ihis, he ra n¡boul Ihe

Ilrem, carrying in his haods Ihe marks of his mUlila·

lion. which he "'as 10 IhrolV inlo ahouCe, and in Ihal

,houfe 10 pUl on awoman's dreCs.

GALLICIAN, any Ihing bdonging 10Franee: thus Ihe

lerm Gallicianchureh denoles Ihe ehureh of t"rance,

or lhe affembly of Ihe clergy of Ihal kingdom.

G A LLlCI S~I,

a mode of fpeeeh peculiar 10 Ihe Freneh

language, and eonlrary tOthe rules of grammar iD

olher languages.

GALLI NJE, in ornilhology, an order of birds. See

NATURAL HIS TOH.

GALLI ACIOUS, an appellation given10 Ihe birds of

the order of Ihe gallin:t.

GALLI ULA, in ornithology. See SCOLO'AX .

GALLION, o,

G A LLtO~,

in oaval

alT~irs,

a fo,t of

fhips employed in Ihe commeree of Ihe Well Indies.

Tbe Splniards fend annually IWO fieeu; Ihe one for

Mexieo, ",hieh Ihey call Ihe fiOll, and Ihe olher for

Pero, whieh Ihey call1he gallions. Se FLOTA.

GALLIOT,a Cmall galley defigned oftly for chace, ear·

rying only one ma(l, and twO or Ihree pmereroes; il

can

bOlh Cail aDd row, lnd has fixleen or tweOly oarl.

AlJlhe feameo 00 board are Coldim, aDd mh has a

mu!ket by him on quining his oar.

GALLIPAGO' ISLANDS, are filumd in Ihe Paci6c

Ocean on bOlh fides Ihe equltOr, belween SSo and 90°,

W.

long. aOO aboul four huodred miles well of Peru.

GALLl POLI, a poli 10IVn of Europun Turky, fitul'

led al Ihe eotraoce of Ihe Propoolis, or Sea of Jar·

mon, aboul 100 miles Coulh·wen of Connaolioople:

E.

loog. 'So,

an~'

. lal. 10· 1S'.

GALLIPOLI is alCo a pOli 10WO of Ihe kingdom of a·

pies, filuated 00 Ihe gulph of Orranlo, aboul Iwenly.

Ihree miles well of Ihal cily: E. long. 19·, and N.

lal.

~o·

2S'.

G

1\

M

grafs; Ihe

ere~um,

or

rm~1I

mounraio

baO.rd

m~'¡J(T:

Ihe pufillum, or leallladles·uedRuw; Ihe palunre,

OT

wlllle

l~dirs·btdO ,.w;

Ihe (puriuOl, 01 goure.glarl w\lh

linoolh~r

(ee<ls

¡

Ihe apallne, cleam s, or goore'guh

i

Ihe plllficnre, o, lealt gooCe

graC.

;

and Ihe borcale, or

erolfwood madder.

GALLO, an illand on Ihe P

~ei6e

Oecan om Ihe

COIfI

of Peru, lboUI 100 miles well

oC

Popayan: W.long.

8o·. and

N.

lar. ,. IS"

GAL LO i. a:Co a lown of Italy, leo miles Coulh of Ao.

cona.

GAL LO, O, PUNTO OALLO,

a

fea·pon of Ccylon,cub.

jeét 10 Ihe DUleh : E. long. 78°, and NI...

6'.

GALLON, a meaCure of e paeily bOlh for d,y aod Ji.

quid Ihings, eoo!aioing four qua",

i

bUI Ihefe qultll,

and eonCequendy Ihe gallon "Celf, are dilJ'mnl, le·

eordiog 10 Ihe qualily of Ihe Ihing meaCured: for in·

(I~nce.

Ihe wine glllon eonuins 231 eubie inehe., anel

holds cighl pounds ¡verdupois, of pure waler: Ihe

bm and ale gallon eoouins ,S, folid inehes, aod holdl

leo pounds Ihree ounees and a quaner averdupoi , of

waler : antl Ihe gallon for corn, meal,

oc.

27 ' ¡ eu·

bie inches, and holds nine pounds Ihineen OUOtel of

pllre waler.

GALLOPAVO, in zoology. See MSLr Aolll.

GALLOWAY, a eouoly of Seodand, whleh ClVe. Ihe

lideof earllo;¡ braneh or Ihe noble famlly of SIUarl.

It is divided 1010 IWO diRrilh ; Ihe wellern. e

lIed

Upper Gallowa" being Ihe CaOle wllh Wlgloolhrre;

and Ihe eanero, or flewartry of Kirkudbrighl, ellled

Lower

G~lIoway.

GAL LOWAY

j,

airo Ihe eapiral of • eouoly of Ihe fame

name, in Ihe provioce

ol

Conoau~hl,

in Ilelaod :

W.

long.

9

0 1,',

and N.IaI.S~·

11.

It

has a good pOrt, and

11

advaougeouOy filualed

for foreign mde.

GALLU , in ornilhology. See PHA'U ua.

GALLY, in prindng,

a

rame iolO whieh Ihe

eompo~lor

emplies Ihe lines OUI of hit compofing niek, and

10

",hleh he liesup Ihe page when il

11

eomplearcd.

The gally is formed of an obloog Cqum board, wilh

a

ledge 00 Ihree fidu, and a grove 10 admit

I

falCe bol'

10m, called a gally.Oíee.

GA 11lIA, a grear river of Arrica, which, ronningfrom

tan 10 wefl hlls InlO Ihe Atlanlic octao, 11°

N.II

.

and

'l u

W.

Ion.

GALLlU 1, LADltS

BEDSTUW,

in bouny, a geou.

of Ihe letnOOna mnnogynla

cI~C,.

The eorolla con·

fifis

of one plane pwl

i

and Ih. re:d, are 1\10, and

rounJ. Tbere are

1

rpeeies, II of Ihlm oarim of

Bn" ln.

vi:.

Ihe verum, or ycllow IaJIU bedflraw ;

Ihe mullugn, or ..,ild maddcI; Ihc:monununI, or moun·

tainJultu·bedflraw

i

Ihe uligin6fum, or OIarfh goofe.

GAMBOGE, is a coocrmd ftgelable juiec, Ihe pro·

duce of IWO

lites,

bOlh called by Ihe Indlan. emu·

pulli, Ind i, partly of agummy. and partly of arefioou,

nmlre.

Ir

11

bloughl 10 us eilher

10

fOlm of olb,co·

Jar maffu, or of eyliodriul roll, of ",ioul

fiw

i

and i, of

a

den(e, compaét, and 6rm leXIUle, alld of

a beauliCul yellow.

Ir

il chiefiy ulo»ghl 10 u. flom

Cambaja. in Ihe EaO Indlu,

c.uled

,dro

e

OlboJJI.

antl Cambogla; and fronl Ihenee il hll oblll'cd

111

names of eambadium, ,amboglom, anJ trmbo ,um.

Ir

11

a

very rough and fllong pUIGe;

"nrnm,

Ih

by ,omll aOO 0001, aOO bOlh

""y'

",ílh

rt

uch ,,01(1)( ,

almon in he innanlln w"ieh

11 11

f.~lIo.

d;

~b'

,

I

\L'lIhOUI gllping.

Ir

rrqurru aDllon

.rd ¡,Id

11\(111

in admlDlllring

11 •

bUI Ibore who

no

bow

10 1ft

It

I

IOjClly.