a town of Poland, and capital of Regal Prussia, with a magnificent palace, in which is a hall 274 feet long and 59 broad without pillars to support it, and a handsome library. It is about five miles in circumference; and including the garrison of 7000 men contains 60,000 inhabitants. The town-house, the exchange, and the cathedral church, are all very fine structures. The tower of the castle is exceeding high; and has 284 steps to go to the top, from whence there is a very distant prospect. There are 18 churches in all; of which 14 belong to the Lutherans, three to the Calvinists, and one to the Papists. It stands on the Pregel, a navigable river which flows from the north-western provinces of Poland, and here falls into the eastern extremity of the Frische Haf, an inlet of the Baltic. No ships drawing more than seven feet water can pass the bar and come up to the town; so that the large vessels anchor at Pillau, a small town on the Baltic, which is the port of Konigsberg; and the merchandise is sent in smaller vessels to this place. Its trade is very considerable.—Konigsberg contains an university founded by Albert of Brandenburg. According to the original endowment there were 40 professors; but their number is now reduced to 16. Each professor receives a salary of about 50l. per annum, which may be increased by private lectures. In 1775 the university contained 800 students, of whom 200 are lodged and boarded at the expense of the crown. There are three public libraries in the town, the royal or university library, the town library, and the Wallenrodt library, so called because it was given by Martien von Wallenrodt, in 1650. E. L. 21. 35. N. L. 54. 43.