Portsmouth is the largest town in the state. It is situ ated on the south bank of the Piscataqua, about two miles from its mouth ; and has one of the finest harbours in the Union. A light-house, with a single light, stands at the entrance into the harbour. The population of Portsmouth, in 1810, was 6,934. The public edifices are three congre gational churches, one Episcopalian, and one for Universal ists ; a state-house, a work-house, and two banks. Exeter stands at the head of navigation on the Swamscot ; and contains a number of manufacturing establishments. There are in and about it a duck manufactory, six saw-mills, a fulling mill, slitting mill, paper mill, snuff mill, two choco late and ten grist mills, two printing offices, and iron works. Saddles are manufactured extensively. Its public build ings arc two congregational churches, an academy, court house, and gaol ; and its population in 1810 was •1.759. Concord, situated on the west bank of the Merrimac, is a flourishing town ; and has between two and three thousand inhabitants. Charlestown on the Connecticut is a pleasant town, with a population of nearly 2000. Dartmouth in Hanover, thirty-six miles above Charlestown, is handsome ly built, containing a church, chapel, academy, university, and 2,500 inhabitants. Haverhill has two churches, a
court-house, and 12(.0 inhabitants. Keene, one of the pret tiest towns in the state, has a church, court-house, gaol, and 1800 inhabitants.
In addition to the manufactories of Exeter, there are fur naces and iron works in Franconia ; ninety looms in Hano ver. The people generally make their own wearing ap parel; and many articles for exportation. They also manu facture pot and pearl ashes, maple sugar, bricks and pottery.
The chief articles of export are timber of various kinds, dried and pickled fish, whale oil, tar, flaxseed, beef, corn, oxen and cows, horses, sheep, bricks, pot and pearl ashes. The importations are West India rum, gin, molasses, wine, porter, sugars, tea, coffee, cotton, cheese, nails, cordage, salt, sea-coal, steel, lead, and grindstones. The product of the fishery, in 1791, was 25,850 quintals. There have been ten banks incorporated in New Hampshire. internal intercourse has been much facilitated by canals, locks, bridges, and turnpikes.