BRIELLE, in the province of South Holland, Holland. Pop. It has a long sea-faring tradition and a large num ber of its inhabitants are fishermen or pilots. It was captured in 1572 by the Gueux sur Mer, a band of privateers raiding the Dutch coast under commission of the prince of Orange. It was the home of the admirals Van Tromp and Van Almonde. There is a quaint town hall and an orphanage dating from 1533, while the tower of the Groote Kerk of St. Catherine serves as a lighthouse. Brielle lost its trade to Hellevoetsluis through the cutting of the Voornsche canal in 1829.