The annual amount of articles exported from the sea ports of New-Jersey was, in 1810, 430.267 dollars. The aggregate tonnage of the state for 1807, was 22,958. The exports through New-York and Philadelphia are very great. The exports are, flour, wheat, horses, cattle, hams, cider, lumber, flax seed, leather, and iron.
The principal river of New-Jersey, which lies wholly within the state, is the Raritan ; the two branches of which, passing through the north-eastern parts of the state, unite about 20 miles aboVe New-Brunswick. It becomes naviga ble for small vessels about 2 miles above that city, at a place called Brunswick Landing. Passing by New-Bruns wick, and gradually becoming broader and deeper, so as to receive vessels of considerable burthen, it passes Amboy, to which vessels of the largest size may have access, and then widens into Raritan bay, which is immediately con nected with the ocean. The distance from New-Bruns wick to Amboy by water is about 20 miles. Tne general course of the Raritan is a little to the south of east. The Passaic river is navigable for 10 miles by small vessels. There is on this river a cataract, of about 60 feet fall, at the town of Patterson, which is much resorted to, as an interest ing natural curiosity. The Passaic, after it becomes a con siderable stream, runs nearly south, and falls into Newark bay. The Hackinsack river is navigable 15 miles, runs nearly south, and falls into Newark bay. The Mullicus river runs south east, and falls into the ocean at Little Egg Harbour. The Great Egg-Harbour river is navigable for 20 miles, for vessels of considerable burden. It runs east, and falls into the ocean at Great Egg-Harbour. Morris river is navigable for 20 miles, by sloops of 100 tons. It runs south east, and falls into Delaware bay. There are a large number of creeks and rivers which fall into the Dela ware. Some of the principal are, Cohansey creek, Allo way creek, Salem creek, Racoon creek, Mantua creek, Timber creek, Cooper's creek„Aneocus creek. Aluscone cunk river, request river, Pawlin's kiln, and Plat kiln. 1\lillstone river, and Boundbrook, fall into the Raritan ; and Ringwood, Rockyway, Persippany, and. 'Whippany rivers, fall into the Passaic. The Del ,ware river on the west, and the I [udson on the north-east of the state, forming a large part of its boundaries, will more properly be noticed under the articles Pennsylvania and New•York.
The principal towns of the state are, .Vework, a nourish ing well built town, with a population of 8008 in 1810; Trenton. the seat of government, with a population of 3002 ;. Perth-Amboy, so called from James Drummond, Earl of Perth and Ambo, with a population of 815 ; Burlington, Nvith a population of 2419 ; Xew-Brunswiek, where there is a college, founded in 1770, and a population of 6312 ; Princeton, a village of 100 houses, including public build ings ; and Elizabeth-Town, with a population of 2977.
Besides IS incorporated academies, this state has 2 col leges, viz. the college at Princeton, and Queen's College at New-Brunswick. The college at Princeton traces its i origin to the pious and enlightened zeal of a number of n dividuals in the then province of N ew-Jersey, with a few in Pennsylvania and New-York, who were deeply impress ed with the importance of providing for the liberal educa tion of youth, especially of such as were intended for the gospel ministry. Among these individuals none was more
conspicuous, or more active, than the Rev. Jonathan Dick inson, pastor of the Presbyterian church at Elizabeth-Town. Under his care and instruction the first pupils of this insti tution were placed, before it received a charter. Ile died in 1747 ; and the pupils who had been with him appear to have been transferred to Newark, and to have joined others then under the care of the Rev. Aaron Burr, the pastor of the Presbyterian church in that place, who was, in fact, the first president of the college ; though Mr Dickinson is so represented in the public catalogues of the institution, from the circumstance stated above. The institution, thus lo cated at Newark by accident, remained there for ten years. In 1748, a royal charter was granted to it, by George II. by the style and title of The College of ?Vew-Jersey, which is its corporate name at present. This charter, with some improvements, has been confirmed by the state of New-Jer sey, since the American Revolution. Jonathan Belcher, at the time governor of the province, was the chief instru ment in procuring the original charter, and was at first its most liberal benefactor. In consequence of this, the trus tees were desirous of calling the college edifice Belcher Hall. But on intimating this to the governor, he decisive ly declined it, and requested that the building might be called Nassau Hall, in memory and honour of king Wil liam III. once prince of Orange and Nassau, whose love of civil and religious liberty the governor highly approved. By this name, accordingly, the edifice has always been called. This edifice is of stone, 175 feet in length and 54 in breadth, and four stories high. Besides a chapel about 40 feet square, in which all the religious exercises of the institution are performed, it contains 60 lodging rooms, ca pable of accommodating 3 students each. This edifice was consumed by fire in 1802, but was rebuilt in that and the following year ; and at the same time two other considera ble structures were erected ; one on the east, and the other on the west side of the college yard. That on the east side contains the refectory of the college, and the apartments for the philosophical apparatus, and cabinet of natural his tory. That on the west side contains the library of the col lege, consisting of about 7000 volumes of select books ; the orrery constructed by David Rittenhouse ; three recita tion rooms ; and two rooms appropriated to literary socie tics. Thcsc buildings arc all of stone. There are at pre sent 150 students regularly matriculated in the college. The officers arc, a president ; vice-president, who is also professor of languages ; a professor of mathematics, na tural philosophy and chemistry ; and two tutors.