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 282 REUTER REVERE in 1871, 134,126, nearly all Protestants. It consists of two unequal portions, separated by the southern part of Weimar. It is a part of what was formerly known as Voigtland, most- ly hilly, and traversed by the upper courses of the White Elster and Saale. Cattle and sheep are reared, and linen, woollen, and cotton are manufactured. The territory forms now two sovereign principalities of the German empire, Reuss-Greiz and Reuss-Schleiz. The former division (area, 123 sq. in.) is the patrimony of the elder branch of the reiguing family; its capital is Greiz, on the Elster. The lat- ter (area. 320 sq. m.), which is ruled by the younger line, comprises the principalities of Schleiz, Lobonstein-Ebersdorf, and Gera, the capital being Schleiz. The house of lieuss had its origin in the 12th century. All the male members of the princely family have from the beginning b*een named Henry, at first distinguished by surnames and afterward by numbers, the elder line beginning a new series after reaching 0. (100), and the younger with each century. The present reigning princes (1875) are Henry XXII. of the elder line, son of Henry XX., and Henry XIV. of the younger line, son of Henry LXVII. REUTER, Fritz, a German novelist, born at Stavenhagen, Mecklenburg-Schwerin, Nov. 7, 1810, died in Eisenach, July 12, 1874. He studied at Jena, where he joined the Burschen- scluiften, and was in 1834 sentenced to death, but reprieved after being imprisoned seven years. lie was afterward a teacher at Trep- tow, and acquired celebrity as a writer of works in Platt-Doutsch (complete ed., 12 vols., Wismar, 1863-'6). A collection of his post- humous works was commenced at Wismar in 1875. See Fritz Renter und seine Gedichte, by O. Glogau (Berlin, 1875). REUTLI.GE., a town of Wurtemberg, capital of the Black Forest circle, on the Echatz, 20 ra. S. of Stuttgart; pop. in 1871, 14,237. It has a poinological school, several other special schools, and a well endowed hospital. St. Mary's church, with a tower about 350 ft. high, which was erected in the 14th century and restored in 1844, is considered the most beautiful church of Wurtemberg. In 1863 a monument was erected here to Friedrich List, who was a native of the town. There are im- portant manufactures of cloth, hats, powder, soap, &c. Reutlingen was in 1240 made a free imperial citv, and in 1803 united with Wur- temberg. It has always been strongly Protes- tant, having subscribed the Augsburg confes- sion in 1530. REVEL, or Rtval, a town of Russia, capital of the government of Esthonia, situated on the bay of Revel on the S. side of the gulf of Fin- laud, 200 in. AV. S. W. of St. Petersburg ; pop. in 18(37, 27,325. The town consists of two parts, the older and larger of which stands upon a rocky eminence, and the other is built along the beach. Buildings deserving notice are the provincial assembly house of the nobles, and the imperial palace of Katharinenthal, founded by Peter the Great, with a beautiful park now open to the public. The town contains a gym- nasium, a school of midwifery, several benev- olent institutions and associations, Lutheran, Roman Catholic, and Greek churches, and pub- lic libraries. It is much resorted to as a water- ing place. A brisk export trade is carried on in corn, spirits, hemp, flax, timber, and other Baltic goods. Revel was founded by Walde- mar II. of Denmark about 1218, and was one of the most prosperous towns of the Hanseatic league. It subsequently fell under the sway of the knights sword-bearers of Livonia and under that of Sweden. Peter the Great ob- tained possession of it in 1710. REVELATION, Book of the. See APOCALYPSE. REVERE, Paul, an American patriot, born in Boston, Jan. 1, 1735, died there, May 10, 1818. He was of Huguenot descent, and was brought up to his father's trade of goldsmith. In 1756 he was a lieutenant of artillery in the colonial army, and was stationed at Fort Edward near Lake 'George. On his return he established himself as a goldsmith, and by his own unaid- ed efforts learned the art of copperplate en- graving, and at the breaking out of the revo- lutionary war was one of the four engravers then living in America. In 1766 he engraved a print emblematic of the repeal of the stamp act, which was very popular, as was likewise another called " The Seventeen Rescinders." In 1770 he published a print of "The Boston Massacre," and was one of the grand jury which refused to serve because of the action of parlia- ment in making the judge independent of the people. In 1776 he engraved the plates, made the press, and printed the bills of the paper money ordered by the provincial congress of Massachusetts. By that body he was sent to Philadelphia to learn the art of making pow- der, and on his return set up a mill. lie was one of those engaged in the destruction of the tea in Boston harbor (1773), and was sent to New York and Philadelphia to carry to those places the news of what had been done. When the decree for closing the port of Boston reached that city, he was again sent to those places to invoke their sympathy and coopera- tion. When Gen. Gage prepared an expedi- tion to destroy the military stores of the colony at Concord, Warren, at 10 o'clock on the night of April 18, 1775, despatched William Duwes through Roxbury to Lexington, and Revere by way of Charlestown, to give notice of the event. Five minutes before Gen. Gage's order was received to prevent any American from leaving Boston, he was rowed across Charles river, and escaping the British officers rode in the still night to Lexington, rousing every house on his way. A little after midnight both mes- sengers reached Lexington, roused llanopck and Adams, and then pushed on to Conconl, but were afterward taken prisoners, brought to Lexington, and there released. Revere lie- came a lieutenant colonel in the defence of the