PATRAS, or BALIADAMIA, anciently ?roe, is the name of a sea-port town of Greece, situated at the mouth of the Gulf of Lepanto. It is built on the ascent of an emi nence, near a bay, and contains only one good street, with a few of the houses built of brick. The principal public buildings and objects of interest, are the fort, in the form of a polygon, now falling into ruins, the synagogue, the Greek churches; part of a Doric frieze, a few small Ionic and Corinthian capitals, and a well mentioned by Pausanias as the oracular fountain of Ceres. The re mains of the amphitheatre, and some antique marbles, mentioned by Shaw, have been nearly destroyed by the Turks. The part of the harbour, which is to the north of the town, is not considered safe, from its exposure to heavy seas in winter. The trade of Pat•as, which is con siderable, consists chiefly in wine, oil, honey, currants, wax, silk, and skins. Population about 10,000. East
Long. 21° 43'. North Lat. 38° 33'. See Pouqueville's Travels in the Morea, p. 50.
PAU, a town of France, and the capital of the depart ment of the Lower Pyrenees, is situated on an eminence near the river, called the Gave of Pau. The town is well built. The principal public places and buildings are the square, called the Place Royale, the Promenade of the Cours Bayard, a public library, an academy of sciences, and the old castle, (now a prison and barracks) which was formerly the residence of the princes of Bearn. The principal manufactures of Pau, are linens, table linen, and towels; and its hams, which are celebrated, are ship ped at Bayonne. Population 9,000. West Long. 0° 23'. North Lat. 43° 7'.