XXX. WISCONSIN TERRITORY. Wisconsin, before 1836, formed for civil purposes part of the Territory of Michigan. In 1836, it was erected into a territorial government. HENRY DODGE, John Catlin, of Madison, Government for the year 1848. Salary. of Dodge's Grove, Governor, and Sup. of In- The new constitution was submitted to the people on the 6th of April, and rejected by a large majority. No convention for forming another constitution has yet been called. XXXII. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. The District of Columbia is under the immediate government of Congress. The city of Washington became the seat of the government of the United States, in 1800; and it is the residence of the President, and the other chief executive officers of the national government. By an act of Congress, in 1846, which was subsequently accepted by the people of Alexandria, the city and county of Alexandria were retroceded to the state of Virginia, and the district is now confined to the Maryland side of the Potomac. Republics of South America. 1,000,000 | Buenos Ayres, | Don Juan M. de Rosas. 1,700,000 Lima, General Gamarra. New Grenada, Bolivia, Chili, Venezuela, Equator, The present population of most of the above states has not been very recently ascertained with any exactness. The most complete and accurate census of Mexico was taken in 1842. This census returned the whole population as above. Of this number, there were 4,000,000 Indians; 1,000,000 whites; 6,000 negroes; and 2,009,509 of all other castes, as Zambos, Mestizos, &c. Of the Indians and negroes, only 80,120 can read, and of the whites, and all others, 607,628. BRITISH AMERICAN PROVINCES. Lord Elgin, Governor-General, Vice-Admiral, and Captain-General of all the British Provinces of North America. Hanover Ern. Augustus do. 1799 Mar. 8, 1844 45 Lutheran July 6, 1796 Dec. 1, 1825 29 Greek Ch. Sep. 18, 1786 Dec. 3, 1839 54 Lutheran May 24, 1819 June 20, 1837 18 Pr. Episc. Dec. 6, 1792 Oct. 7, 1840 48 Reformed Dec. 16, 1790 July 21, 1831 40 Lutheran* Oct. 15, 1795 June 7, 1840 45 Evangelical May 18, 1797 June 6, 1836 39 Catholic* June 5, 1771 July 20, 1837 66 Protestant Fred. Francis Gr. Duke Mecklenburg-Schwer. Feb. 28, 1823 Mar. 7, 1842 19 Lutheran do. do. do. Mecklenburg-Strelitz Aug. 12, 1779 Nov. 6, 1816 37 Oldenburg Nassau Ch. Frederick Gr. Duke Saxe-Weimar-Eisen Feb. 2, 1783 June 14, 1828 45 Lutheran Jan. 2, 1784 Dec. 9, 1806 22 Saxe-Meiningen-Hild Dec. 17, 1800 Dec. 24, 1803 3 Saxe-Altenburg George V. Augustus do. William Adolphus Duke Ernest Duke Saxe-Coburg-Gotha Waldeck Anhalt-Dessau do. do. do. do. do. do. Aug. 27, 1789 Sep. 29, 1834 45 Oct. 1, 1794 Aug. 9, 1817 22 Evangelical Mar. 2, 1805 Mar. 24, 1834 29 July 30, 1778 Aug. 23, 1830 52 Reformed Nov. 6, 1793 Apr. 28, 1807 13 Lutheran Sep. 24, 1801 Sep. 3, 1835 33 June 29, 1794 Oct. 31, 1836 40 May 31, 1785 Apr. 17, 1818 32 do. Nov. 6, 1796 Apr. 4, 1802 5 Reformed Dec. 20, 1784 Feb. 13, 1787 2 Sep. 20, 1789 Sep. 9, 1813 24 Evangelical Mar. 11, 1779 Jan. 19, 1839 60 Reformed Aug. 29, 1790 Mar. 30, 1830 40 Evangelical William II. Elector Hesse-Cassel July 28, 1777 Feb. 27, 1821 44 Reformed Louis II. Gr. Duke Hesse-Darmstadt Dec. 26, 1777 Apr. 6, 1830 52 Lutheran Hohenzol'n Sigmar'n Feb 20, 1785 Oct. 17, 1831 46 Catholic Hohenzol'n Hechin'n Feb. 16, 1801 Sep. 12, 1838 37 do. Philip Aug'tus L'ndg've Hesse-Homburg Ch.Leopold Fr. Gr. Duke Baden do. do. May 26, 1796 Apr. 20, 1836 39 do. do. do. do. do do. do. do. do. do. do. do.* *The King of Saxony is a Catholic, though the greater part of his subjects are Protestants; the King of Belgium is a Protestant, though his subjects are mostly Catholics; and the King of Greece is a Catholic, though most of his subjects are of the Greek Church. STATES OF EUROPE, With the form of Government, Square Miles, and Population, according to Mc Culloch's Geographical Dictionary, with Corrections. *Hamburg, Free City, *Hanover, Kingdom, *Hesse Cassel, Electorate, Republic; senate and convention, , Republic; senate and common council, Limited monarchy; two chambers Limited sovereignty; one chamber, *Hesse Darmstadt, G. Duchy, Limited sovereignty; two chambers, *Hesse Homb'g, Landg'v'te, Absolute sovereignty, *Hohenzol.-Hechingen, Pr. Limited; one chamber, *Hohenzol.-Sigmaring'n,do. Do. do. Holland, with Luxemburg, Limited monarchy; two chambers, *Mecklen.-Schwerin, G. Du. *Reuss, Principalities of, San Marino, Republic, *Saxe-Altenburg, Duchy, Do. do. Republic; senate and common council, Absolute sovereignty, Do. do. Sicilies, The Two, Kingdom, Limited monarchy; with a council, Spain, do. Sweden and Norway, do. Switzerland, Republic, +Turkey, Empire, Tuscany, Grand Duchy, *Waldeck, Principality, *Wurtemburg, Kingdom, Limited monarchy; with a legislature, Absolute sovereignty, Limited sovereignty; one chamber, Total, 12,569 4,242,600| 1,736 379,262 34,500 3,550,000 106,302 14,330,146 2,041,809 62,500,000 28,830 4,168,797 5,705 1,652,114 491 121,590 + Including Poland. * Member of the Confederation of Germany. |