a large handsome town in Switzerland, and the chief of the canton of Uri. It is situated below the lake of the four cantons, in a plain, at the foot of a mountain, whose passageways are difficult, and serve instead of fortifications. It has four churches and two convents; St Martin's church and that of the Holy Cross are the finest. The town-house and the arsenal are also worth seeing. E. Long. 8° 30'. N. Lat. 46° 50'.