a town of the Prussian government of Cleves, the capital of a circle of the same name, which extends over 210 square miles, comprehending nine cities and towns, and thirty-six villages, with 38,200 inhabitants. The town is situated on a brook about one mile from the Rhine, was once fortified, but its defences have been neglected. It contains 430 houses, with 2250 inhabitants, partly employed in making cloths, and partly in the fishery on the Rhine. Long. 6. 29. 26. E. Lat. 51. 33. 17. N.