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JEMAPPE, v. Caroline co. Ya.

JENITO BRIDGE, v. Powhatan co. Va.JENKINTOWN, t. Montgomery co. Pa.12 m. N. from Philadelphia .

JENKINS’ ISLAND, small island near thecoast of S. C. Lon. 80° 40' W.; lat 32°20' N.

JENNERVILLE, v. Somerset co. Pa .JENNERVILLE, v. Chester co. Pa .JENNINGS, co. In. bounded by JeffersonNE. Scott and Jackson S\V. Delaware MV.and Ripley E. Length 24 m. breadtli 18. Soilproductive, Chief town, Mount Vernon. Pop.in 1820, 2,000 ; in 1830, 3,950. Lat. 39° N.;Ion. 8° 30' W. from W.

JENNINGS’ ORDINARY, t. Nottawayco. Va. 69 ni. SW. from Richmond .

JEREMIE, t. and cape on the N. side ofthe southern peninsula of the island of St. Do-mingo. The town is situate on an eminence,in a fertile soil, particularly excellent for theculture of coffee, 5 m. W. of St. Domingo.Lon. 3^ 5' E.; lat. 18° 42' N. from \V.

JERICIIO, t. Chittenden co. Vt . on N. sideof Onion river, 15 m. E. from Burlington. Pop.1,654.

JERICIIO. Sec Bainlridge.

JERICIIO, v. in Oyster Bay, Long Island ,N. Y.

JEROMESVILLE, v. Wayne co. Ohio .JERSEY, t. Steuben co. N. Y. Pop. 2,391.JERSEY CITY, or Paulus Hook, t. Ber-gen co. N. .T. on the Hudson, op]>ositc NewYork , 1 m. distant, 226 from W. It containsa bank.

JERSEYTOWX, v. Columbia co. Pa .JERSEY SHORE, t. Lycoming co. Pa. onN. side of the W. branch of the Susquehannah,20 m. W. from Williamsport .

JERUSALEM, t. Ontario co. N. Y. on W.side of Crooked Lake, 20 m. S. from Canan-daigua. This town is the principal residenceof the followers of Jemima Wilkinson .JERUSALEM, v. in Benton, N. Y. JERUSALEM, 1. Washington co. Md. onthe Antietani, SW. of Ilagarstown.

JERUSALEM, t. Southampton co. Va. onthe Nottaway, 63 m. WSW. from Norfolk .

JEWETT’S CITY, v. New London co.Ct . on the Quinebaug; 8 m. NE. from Nor-wich.

JOBSTOWN, v. Burlington co. N. J. JOHN, St. a small island in the West Indies ,N. of St. Croix, belonging to the Danes. Ithas a town and spacious harbor.

JOHN, St. or Prince Edward, an island inthe S. part of the Gulf of St. Lawrence , hav-ing New Brunswick on the W. Nova Scotia onthe S. and Cape Breton on the E. It is 60 m.long and 30 broad, and fertile, with severalstreams. In 1745 it surrendered, with CapeBreton, to the English. The capital is Char-lotte Town .

JOHN, St. a river which rises in the NW.part of the district of Maine , flowing NE. intoNew Brunswick , where it soon takes a SSE.course, and enters the bay of Fundv, at the

city of St. John . It is navigable 60 m. forsloops of 50 tons, and alwut 20(1 for boats; andaffords a common and near route from theprovince of New Brunswick to Quebec .

JOHN, St. a city of New Brunswick , situateat the mouth of the river St. John , in the bayof Fundy. It stands in a high situation, andis regularly built. The harbor is open through-out the year, and the city carries on an exten-sive commerce. Lon. 65° 15' W.; lat. 45°

12' N.

JOHN, St. the chief town of Newfoundland ,situate on the E. side of the island. It has agood harbor, entirely land-locked, and defend-ed by several forts, in one of which the gov-ernor of the island resides. Tins town suffer-ed very severely by repeated fires during theyears 1816, 1817, and 1818. Lon. 52° 26' W.;lat. 47° 32' N.

JOHN, St. the capital of Antigua . It is oneof the most regular towns in the West Indies ,and has the most commodious harbor in theLeeward islands. Lon. 62° 4' W.; lat. 17°4' N.

JOHN, St. a town and fort of L. Canada, onthe W. bank of Chambly or Richelieu river ,at the N. end of Lake Champlain . In 1796 itwas made the sole port of entry and clearancefor all goods imported from the U. States intoCanada. It is 20 m. E. by S. from Montreal ,and 110 N. bv E. from Crown Point. Lou.73° 20' W.; lit. 45° 25'N.

JOHN’S BAY, bav on the coast of Maine .Lon. 690 30' W.; lat 53° 50' N.

JOHN’S RIVER, r. N. II. which runs intothe Connecticut , in Dalton.

JOHN’S RIVER, r. N. C. which joins theCatawba, below Burke court-house.

JOHN’S ISLAND, isl. of the Atlantic, nearthe coast of S. (Carolina, a little S. from Charles-ton , 30 m. in circumference. Lon. 80° 10'W.;lat 32° 42' N.

JOIINSBURG, t. Warren co. N. Y. on W.side of the Hudson, 23 m. NW. from Caldwell.Pop. 985.

JOHNSON, t. Franklin co. Vt. 35 m. N.from Montpelier . Pop. 1,070.

JOHNSON, co. N. C. bounded by SampsonS. Cumberland SW. Wake NW. Nash NE.and Wayne E. and SE.; length 32 m. meanwidth 20. It is intersected by Neuse riverfrom NW. to SE. Chief town, Smithfield.Pop. in 1820, 9,607; in 1830, 9,607.

JOHNSON, co. Ill. bounded by Ohio riverS. by Alexander and Union W. Franklin N.and Pope E.; length 30 m. breadth 18. Surface hilly towards Ohio river, but more leve.in the interior. Soil fertile. Chief town, Wilkinsonville. Pop. 1820, 843 ; 1830, 3,596.

JOIINSONBURG, v. Warren co. N. J. 30m. NE. from Easton in Pa. and 74 N. fromTrenton .

JOHXSONSBURG, t. Sussex co. N. J. 10 mfrom Newton. Here is an Episcopal church .JOHNSON’S CREEK, v. Niagara co. N.YJOHNSON’S FORT,on James’ Island,S.C at the entrance of Charkston harbor.

JOIINS( >X’S MILLS, v. Dallas co. Al. 9 m.from Cahawba .