Portsmouth

a borough and seaport in Hampshire, with a market on Thursday and. Saturday. It is the most considerable haven for men of war, and the most strongly fortified place in England. Its capacious har — bour is made by a bay running up between the island of Portsea, on which the town is situate, — and the epposite peninsula, having a narrow entrance commanded by. the town and forts. Many of the largest ships are always laid up here; and, in time of war, it is the principal rendezvous of the grand channel fleet. Fhe - docks, arsenals, storchouses, barracks, . are ‘all of capital magnitude, and kept in the most perfect order. The-town is governed by a mayor, and entirely supported by the resort of the army and navy. ‘To the S. of it is the noted road of Spithead, where the men of war anchor when prepared for actual service.— Portsmouth has one spacious church, and two meat chapels; the latter are in a part: of. the town called Portsea, built en what was formerly called Portsmouth Common, and is now becume much larger than the parent town. The number of inhabitants 1801 was 33,226, exclusive of the males belonging to the army and navy. Portsmouth is the birth- lace of the celebrated philanthropist Jonas Beriway. It is 20 miles S.S.E. of Winchester, and 72 S. W. of London. Lon. 1.6 W. Lat. 50.47 N. 627