HANOVER is also the name of the capital of the above electorate; and is agreeably situated in a sandy plain on the river Leyne, in E. Long. 10. 5. N. Lat. 22. 5. It is a large well-built town, and pretty well
well fortified. It has suffered greatly by the French, who got possession of it in 1757, but were soon after driven out. It is noted for a particular kind of beer, reckoned excellent in these parts. This city was the residence of the elector before he ascended the throne of Great Britain. The palace makes no great show outwardly, but within it is richly furnished. The regency of the country is administered in the same manner as if the sovereign was present.