TRENTON, city of, the capital of New Jersey, situated on the left bank of the Delaware river, of a mile above the head of tide water, opposite the lower falls, and on the north side of the Assunpink creek, Ilunterdon county, 30 miles from Philadel phia, and 50 from New York. North Lat. 40" 13' 15". West Lon. 21' 15" of Philadelphia, and S' 15" of Washington, D. C. It is incorporated with city privileges, and governed by a mayor, re corder, 3 aldermen, and 13 assistants or common council. The state-house is 100 feet long, and 60 wide, in which the legislative sessions and superior courts are held ; it is also used as a magazine for the state arms: there is also three fireproof of fices, and a house for the residence of the governor, belonging to the state. Here is a bank, an acade my, and a masonic hall. Trenton is identified with the history of the revolutionary war ; the battle fought here, and the capture of the Hessians, gave the first favourable turn to the success of the Ameri can arms.
This city, with Mill-Hill, Bloomsbury, and Lam berton, on the opposite side of the creek, and ex tending 13 miles clown the bank of the river, has 8 churches, viz. an episcopal, presbyterian, friends,
baptist, reformed baptist, Roman catholic, method ist, and African methodist. The state-prison, at Lambcrton, contains usually about 100 convicts; it is in contemplation to improve this, or erect a new one upon the modern plan. The bridge over the river, from Bloomsbury to Morrisville on the op posite side, is much admired for its architecture and elegance, for a particular description of which see article TRENTON BRIDGE. The mills are I grist, and 5 for the manufacture of cotton fabrics, having 5400 spindles and 212 looms. A company is incor porated to create an additional water power, by means of a race-way, to be constructed in and along the bank of the river, equal to 700 horses, and con sidering its local advantages, will be equal to any in the United States. The Delaware and Raritan canal, now constructing, is located in the rear. of these towns, which with the feeder, basin, aque duct and locks, will add to the whole, beside the advantages, a more interesting scenery.