a post-town and burgh of Pennsylvania, and capital of the county of Northampton, United States. It is situated on the Delaware, at the junction of the Lehigh River and Canal, and also near the western end of the Morris Canal, which connects it with New York. It is regularly laid out, handsomely built, and possesses a considerable trade. In the vicinity of this place there are several valuable mills. The situation of the town is low, and it is surrounded by considerable eminences. Here there is a bridge across the Delaware, 570 feet in length. The population in 1820 amounted to 2370, and has since increased. It is distant 60 miles north of Philadelphia, and 73 west of New York.