city of Prussia, in the province of the Lower Rhine, in the government of Treves. It is the capital of a circle of the same name, which extends over 178 square miles, and comprehends three towns and forty-seven communes, with 17,500 inhabitants. The city is situated on the river Blies, and contains two churches, 320 houses, and 2730 inhabitants, who are employed in making cloth, and some china-ware.