UTRECHT, one of the seven United Provinces, or States of Holland, wholly surrounded by Holland and Guelderland, excepting a small part of it that borders on the Zuyder-
Utrecht Zuyder-Zee. Its greatest length is about 32 miles, and breadth about 22. It enjoys a good air; and in most places the soil is fruitful, but in some sandy, or what is called turf-grounds, and in others over-run with wood. It is watered by the Leek, Rhine, Vecht, and other smaller rivers, besides several canals; of which that extending from the village of Vreefwyk to Utrecht is one of the chief.