New Brunswick

(-brūnz'wīk,) an extensive tract of country which forms a S.E. division of the Dominion of Canada,bet. N. Lat. 45° 5′-48° 5', and W. Lon. 63° 47'-67° 53′, and connecting with the peninsula of Nova Scotia on the S.E. by a low isthmus. It is b. N. by the Lower Canadian pro vs. of Bona venture and Remouski, W. by the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Prince Edward Island, S. by the Bay of Fundy, and W. by the Amer. State of Maine. Area, 27,030 sq. m. Extreme length, from N. to S., 180 m.; mean breadth, 150 m. Surface generally rugged, and covered for the most part with dense forests. Soil generally fertile and productive. It is amply watered: the principal rivers being the Miramichi, Restigouche, and St. John. On its E. coast are the considerable bays of Chaleur and Miramichi, S. those of Chignecto and Pa amaquoddy. Coal, iron, and gypsum are largely found, besides antimony, copper, and manganese. The chief industrial pursuits rise from the produce of the forests and the fisheries, while the progre of agriculture increases annually, wheat, Indian-corn, barley, and oats being the principal cereals raised. C. Fred eric ton; but St. John is the principal seaport. N. B. is under the rule of a Lieut.-Governor, a isted by an Executive Council and a Legislative A embly elected by the people. In the early part of the 18th cent., this country belonged to the French, and was known by the name of New France. In 1763, along with the rest of Canada, N. B. was ceded to Great Britain, and in 1785 became a separate and independent colony, till its fusion with the Canadian Dominion in 1867. Pop. 396,449. New Brunswick, in New Jersey, a handsome, thriving city, C. of Middle sex co., on the Raritan, 26 miles N.N.E. of Trenton. Pop. 15,058. New burgh, (nü'burg,) a manuf. and picturesquely situated town of New York State, Orange co., on the Hudson, 87 m. S. of Albany. Pop. 17,014. [s. 640]