the people revolted, fhook off the Spanish yoke, and elected for their king the duke of Braganza, who took the name of John IV. in whofe family it has ever fince remained independent of Spain. Her prefent Majesty's name is MARY FRANCES ISABELLA, born Dec. 17, 1734; fhe married June 6, 1760, her uncle Don Pedro, for whose marriage a difpenfation was obtained from the Pope, to prevent a foreigner's admiffion to the crown.

Poffeffions of the King of Portugal out of Europe,

Are in ASIA, Goa, and fome other places on the Coromandel coaft; and Macao, near China.

In Africa, they have the town of Maragon in the kingdom of Morocco, the Madeira and Cape de Verd Iflands; fome forts on the river Gambia in Guinea; the islands Ferhando, St. Thomas, and Anabo; Loango, a town in Congo, where there is a confiderable colony established; on the eastern coaft they have Monfanbane, and several other forts, and moft of the petit Kings of this country are tributary to the Portuguese.

In SOUTH AMERICA, they have Brafil, from whence they bring great riches; and between Europe and North America they have also the Azore Islands.

Adieu !

Questions formed for the Exercife of the Pupil.

HOW is Spain bounded ?

Into how many provinces is it divided?
How is Spain governed?

What are the chief products of that country?

Which are the principal cities?

From what was Cadiz formerly separated?
For what was Seville celebrated?

By what is Spain feparated from France ?
Which are the principal rivers ?

Who were the firft inhabitants of Spain?
What changes have happened in the country?

How is Portugal fituated?

Into how many provinces is it divided?

With whom do the Portuguese trade?

How is Lisbon situated?

When was it deftroyed by an earthquake?

Which is the next great city, and for what is it famous?

What was Portugal anciently called?

What foreign poffeffions belong to Portugal ?

LETTER XV.

SWITZERLAND.

SWITZER

WITZERLAND is a small romantic country lying upon the Alps, between France, Germany, and Italy; more particularly between Alface and Suabia in Germany, on the north; Tyrol and Trent, on the east; by Italy, on the fouth; Franche Compté and Bourgogne, on the weft; and is the highest spot of ground in Europe.

Switzerland is divided into thirteen cantons, which are, Zurich, Berne, Bafil, Schaffhaufen, Lucern, Friburg, Solothurn, Schweitz, Uri, Underwald, Zug, Glaris, and Appenzel.

Their government was a free republic, the different cantons, though united by a common bond, being governed by their own laws. The Swifs fpeak French and German, but the former is fpoken only in the fouth and weft. The Grifons fpeak Italian.

On your first entering Switzerland, you would fuppofe it to be a chaos of barren rocks and craggy mountains, heaped one upon another, with perpetual fnows and gloomy vallies!