town of French Flanders, and capital of a châtellany of the same name: It is seated on a mountain, where the terrace of the castle is still to be seen; and from whence there is one of the finest prospects in the world; for one may see no less than 32 towns, with a great extent of the sea, from whence it is distant 15 miles. E. Long. 2. 27. N. Lat. 50. 48.

capital city of the landgrave of Hesse-Cassel, in the circle of the Upper Rhine in Germany; (see Hesse-Cassel). It is divided into the Old, New, and High towns. The New Town is built, the houses being of stone, and the streets broad. The houses of the Old Town, which is within the walls, are mostly of timber; but the streets are broad, and the market-places spacious. The place is strongly fortified, but the fortifications are not regular. It contains about 32,000 inhabitants, of whom a great proportion are French Protestants. These have establish- ed several manufactories in the place, particularly in the woollen branch. It is seated on the declivity of a hill near the river Fulva, in E. Long. 9° 20' N. Lat. 51° 20'.