NEW-HAVEN, a city of the state of Connecticut, in the county of New-Haven, at N. lat. 41°. 18'. and 72'. 56'. W. long. from Greenwich. This city is situated on a fine bay, formed by. the small rivers Wallingford or Quinnipiach, and Mill river. The city is situated on the western side of the bay, about four miles from Long Island Sound.
New-Haven is delightfully situated on a plain, with, except towards the bay, hills, and even mountains, rising in every direction. The city is laid out, in general, with the streets intersecting at right angles; but in the lower part of the city, some of the streets diverge obliquely.
In the centre is one of the finest open squares in the United States, around which are eight more ; these nine squares forming the old or original New-Haven. Each square, independent of the streets, is 835 feet on each side. The streets are 83.5 feet wide, and extend N. 32°. 30'. E. and S. 32°. 30'. IV. and N.57°. 30'. W. and S. 57°. 30'. E.
Within the centre square stands the Court-house and Presbyterian 1IIeeting-house. Yale College is situated on the square to the north-west of the centre square.
New-Haven contains Yale College, a Grammar school, fOur Churches, Court-house, Custom-house, a Jail, two Banks, three Insurance Offices, and an Alms-house.
Several newspapers are published weekly. A reli gious Magazine is also published monthly. The work most honourable, however, to the science of the people of New-Haven, is the American Journal of Science and Arts, conducted by Professor Silliman.
The houses of New-Haven present the aspect of ru ral neatness, from the great number of ttees which adorn the streets, and from the fine, and, in many parts, ex tensive gardens, which are cultivated in the rear of the buildings. Alany of the private houses are fine, and even splendid edifices, and in general have the appear ance of cleanliness and comfort.
On the north side of the city, a large square is laid out for a public burying ground. It is subdivided into
squares and walks, planted with trees. The grave stones are, in general, marble ; the whole presenting, perhaps, the most exquisite combination of solemnity, taste, and elegance, to be found in the United States.
Yale College deserves particular notice, as being one of the most ancient and efficient seminaries of learning in the United States. It consists of four spacious build ings, a chapel, lyceum, and laboratoly.
The medical institution is connected with the college. The former was established in 1813, with four profes sors, an anatomical museum, and a medical library.
George Gibbs, Esq., in 1811, deposited in Yale Col lege his excellent collection a minerals, which cost, it is said, near 18,000 dollars. The college library ex ceeds seven thousand volumes, The officers of Yale College are, a president, nine professors, including foul medical professors, and five tutors. The governor of the state, and lieutenant-go vernor, are trustees ex officio, but are associated with six senior assistants, and tcn fellows, being clergymen.
The number of students are, in general, about 400. Alt% Morse, in his Gazetteer, edition of 1821, states, that 3478 students had been educated in Yale College, from its foundation to the year 1820, of whom 1884 were then In 1820, a seminary was established at New-Haven, for the education of students intended for the clerical profession in the episcopal church. The superintend ance is placed in the hands of the general convention of that church.
The neighbourhood of New-Haven is in a high de gree pleasant, well cultivated and diversified. The in habitants are, in general, polite to strangers, well edu cated, and or regular morals.
The population of New-Haven, in 1810, was 5772 ; in 1820, 7147, giving an increase in ten years of 1375.