an independent duchy in Germany. It consists of four fragments, intermingled with the territories of surrounding princes. The most compact portion are the three bailiwicks around the capital. The duchy is on both sides of the river Elbe, though only one of its towns, Roslau, comes in contact with that stream, the others reaching it by the rivers Ziechtel, the Saale, the Ruthe, or the Wipper. The land is generally a level plain, in some parts with a sandy soil, but for the most part well cultivated, especially on the left side of the Elbe, and very productive. The extent of the dominion is 324 square miles, or 140,800 acres. It is divided into nine units or bailiwicks, and comprehends four cities, one market-town,