a bailiwick in the Hanoverian province of East Friesland, which contains, in one city and 23 villages, 3950 houses and 20,087 inhabitants. The extent is 270 square miles, or 172,800 acres. The land is marshy, but there are some good meadows. The capital of the bailiwick is of the same name, containing 2660 inhabitants, who, by means of a canal to the Ems, carry on some trade in pipes, tobacco, paper, and corn spirits. It is situated in long. 7. 33. 11. E. and lat. 53. 28. 17. N.