a city of the circle of Rotterdam, in the Netherlands, situated on the river Schie. It is the seat of the engineer, artillery, and marine schools, and is a naval arsenal. It is a regular, well-built city, intersected with canals, and containing seven churches, one of them with a tower three hundred feet in height. There is also the palace in which William, first prince of Orange, was assassinated in 1584; and in the churches are monuments to Van Tromp and to Grotius. There are manufactories of cloths, kerseys, and baizes, of the earthenware whose name originated from the city, of Geneva, and of heavy iron goods, such as anchors and cannon. It contains 4870 houses, and 12,900 inhabitants. It is in long. 4° 16' 25" E. and lat. 52° 0' 49" N.