Remich, a town of the Netherlands on the Mo-
selle, 20 m. S. E. of Luxemburg.

Remiremont, a town of France, department of
Vosges, 11 m. S. E. of F.pinal.

Remo, St., a town of the Sardinian states, in the
territory of Genoa, situate in a fruitful valley,
with a good harbour, in the Mediteranean, 7 m.
E. by N. of Vintimiglia and 66 S. E. of Genoa.

Rems and Fils, one of the 12 departments of
the kingdom of Wurtemberg, situate E. of that
of Rotbenburg. Goppingen is the capital.

Remy, St., a town of France, department of
Mouths ofthe Rhone. A triumphal arch, and a
mausoleum, in the neighbourhood, display the
taste of the Augustan age ; tbe former is not en-
tire, but the latter is in the best state of preserva-
tion. 10 m. N. E. of Arles.

Rendesbuig, a fortified town of Denmark, in the
duchy of Holstein, on the frontiers of Sleswick,
and on the river Eyder. It is composed of three
parts, the Old Town, the Skleusskule, and the
New Town ; the former of which stands on an
island formed by the river. The principal manu-
factures are porcelain, earthenware, and gold and
silver lace ; and the trade in timber, by means of
the Eyder Canal, is considerable 15 in. W. of
Kiel, and 16 S. S. E. of Sleswick. Long. 9. 53.
E., lat. 54.20. N.

Renfrew, ahorough of Scotland, and the county
town of Renfrewshire. The principal branch
manufacture is that of thread, but many looms
are employed in the silk and muslin. Robert II.
liad a palace here. It is seated near the Clyde, to
which there is a canal, 9 m. W. by N. of Glasgow,
and 13 E. by S. of Greenock Long. 4.26 W.,
lat. 55. 54. N.

Renfrewshire, a coanty of Scotland, 30 m. long
and from 10 to 20 broad; bounded on the W. and
N. by the frith of Clyde, E. by Lanarkshire, and
S. by Ayrshire. It is divided into 20 parishes,
and the number of inhabitants in 1821 was 112,

! 75. In the N. part, towards the borders of the
Clyde, the soil is fertile, but the S. part is moun-
tainous and rather barren. Besides the Clyde,
it is watered by the Gryfe, and the White and
Black Cart. The largest town is Paisley.

Reni, a town of European Turkey, in Bessar-
abia, seated on the Danube 135 m. S. W. of Ben-
der.

Kennes, a city of France, capital of the de-
partment of Ule-et-Vilaine, and a bishop’s see. It
contains eight parish churches, besides the cath-
edral, several convents, and a small university.
The streets are broad and strait, but they were
narrow before the fire in 1720, which lasted sev-
en days, and consumed 850 houses. In the great
square are the Palace of Justice and the Hotel
de Ville. It is seated on the Vilaine, which di-
vides it into two parts. 190 m. W. S. W. of
Paris. Long. 1. 42. W., lat. 48. 7. N.

Rensselaer. a county of New York, on the East
bank of the Hudson. Pop. 49,472. Troy is the
capital. Also a village in this county. 12 m. E.
Albany, with a manufacture of window glass.

Renssdaerville, ph. Albany Co. N. Y. 24 m. S.
W. Albany. Pop 3,689.

Rentown, a village of Scotland, near which is
one of the most considerable printfields in Scot-
land ; also the old mansion of Dalquhum, where
Dr. Smollett was born, and the lofty column erect-
ed to his memory, on the bank of the Leven, 4
iin. N. W. of Dumbarton

N. W. of Arras.

Reole, a town in the department of Gironde
seated on the Garonne, 30 m. S. E. of Bordeaux.

RepaiUz, a town of the Sardinian states, in Sa-
voy, famous for the retreat of Amadeus, duke of
Savoy, in 1440, when he went to enjoy the plea-
sures of a country life; seated on a river which
runs into the lake of Geneva, 20 m. N. E. of
Geneva.

Reppen, a town of Brandenburg, 16 m. S. S. E.
of Custrin.

Re/pton, a village in Derbyshire, Eng. 8 m. S. S.

W. of Derby, celebrated for the burial place of sev-
eral of the Saxon kings of Mercia, and for several
antiquities. Here is a noted free-school, which
appears to have been the refectory of a priory

Requena, a town of Spain, in New Castile, with
a castle, and a considerable manufacture of silks.

It was taken by the English in 1706 and retaken
by the French the next year. It is seated on a
hill, on the borders of Valencia, 64 m. E. S. E. of
Cuenza. Long. 1. 9. W., lat. 39. 44. N.

Resht, a city of Persia, capital of Ghilan. It
has a considerable trade, particularly in silk; and
much rice grows in the environs. It is seated
on a river, 6 m. from the Caspian Sea and 100 N.
of Cashin. Long. 49. 50. E., lat. 37. 28. N.

Resolution Island, an island in the N. Atlantic,

50 m. long and 20 broad, on the N. side of the
entrance into Hudson Strait. Long. 65. 0. W.,
lat. 61. 40. N.

Resolution Isle, a small island in the S. Pacific,

160 leagues E. of Otaheite, so called from the
ship in which Cook made his second voyage.

Long. 141. 15. W., lat. 17. 23. S.

Retel, a town of France, department of Ar-
dennes, seated on a hill, near the Aisne, 26 m
N. E. of Rheims. Long. 4. 24. E., lat. 49. 32. N.

Retford, East, a borough in Nottinghamshire,

Eng. It is in general well built, and consists of
three principal streets, disposed nearly in the
form of a Roman Y. The chief trade is in malt,
and it has manufactures of hats. It is seated on
the Idle, 29 m. N. by E. of Nottingham and 144
N. by W^T. of London. West Retford is situated
on the opposite side of the river.

Rethem, a town of Hanover, seated on the Aller,

35 m. N. N. W. of Hanover.

Retimo, a sea-port of Candia, and a bishop’s
see, with a citadel. It was taken by the Turks
in 1645. The silk, wool, honey, wax, laudanum,
and oil, are preferred to all others. It is seated
on the N. coast of the island, 42 m. W. of Candia.

Long. 24. 38. E., lat. 35. 20. N.

Retz, a town of Bavaria, on the Schwara, 28
m. E. S. E. of Amberg.

Revs, a town of Spain, in Catalonia, with man-
ufactures of silk, cotton, leather, and hats, and a
considerable trade in wine, brandy, &c.; seated
in the middle of a most fruitful plain, 17 m. S. W.
of Tarragona.

Reuss, a principality of Saxony, lying between
the Prussian and Bavarian territories, comprising    t

an area of 600 sq. m. with 85.000 inhabitants, of
whom the greater part are Lutherans. Gera is
the chief town.

Reuss, a river of Switzerland, which rises in
the lake ofLoeendro, on the N. W. of St. Gothard,
flows through the lake of Lucern and the town
of that name, and joins the Aar below Bruck.

Reutlingen, a town of Germany, in Wurtem-
burg. In the town-house is preserved an ancient