Beaufort

(bō'fört,) an E. co. of N. Carolina, divided by Pamlico river; C. Washington; pop. 13,011.-A port of entry, C. of Carteret co., at the embouchure of Newport river, 11 m. N.W. of Cape Lookout, and 168 E.S.E. of Raleigh. Its harbor is defended by Fort Macon. Pop. 2,000.-A S. dist. of S. Carolina, separated by the Savannah river from Georgia, and bordering on the Atlantic; C. Beaufort; pop. 34,359.-A city, port of entry, and fashionable sea-side resort of the above dist., 6 m. from the Atlantic, and 50 from Charleston. It po e es an excellent harbor. It was captured by Gen. Sherman, Nov. 9, 1861. [s. 82]