The recorder, or, Lady's and gentleman's miscellany. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1801-1802, 1802-04-03

their own cIuZeDS IN the iait war. he
ieEtlers ar WYOMING were turned out into
the defar1s of Northumberland by Their
perlonal acluaintances from one com
mon fate. Some women in pregnan,
cy were delivered in the woods The
tories exceeded, in layageneis, even
their confedarates the Six Nations. tbs
trait is given on the reitimony ola native
OF Connecticut, who was preient when
his countryrncn came 70 attack an infant
fetrlement planted under the aufpices
Of Conne6ticut itielf.
Thus much for Mr.. EIiilhoufe, and
his anendment. The extreme indife,
renee profefled by another gentleman
about enigtants comingov can hard
ly be Gncere. Mi. Vans Murray has
literary turn. He is fond of reading,
and his file announces that he has ftudi-
cd the Englifh language with diligence
and fuccefs. Take away all the Scots
and Iriih booktellcrs from Philadelphia.
and the member could hardly .fupply
his library. With three or four ex.
Geptions, the whole trade cenrers among
foreigners. The cafe is much the fame
both in New 7 ork and Baltimore. II
emigrants had never done any other fer
vice to America, the importation and
reprinting OF 10 many good books
thoilld entitlc them TO refpe6tful notice
on the aoor Of CongreGs. To them
Philadelphia has been largely indebted
for Its hyperion progrels in printing.
The fri regular Office for book print
ing in the city was eitablithed by Mr.
William Young, native of Scotland.
his took place only twelve years aga,
and the plan was regarded as chimeficl.
Before thar time the trade was alfndt
entirely, if not altogether, carried on as
il IS now in Lancalter, Alexandria, and
other places, by printers of newspapers
and almanacs. MIR. Young hath Grcc
done ten times more in the way Of
printing books thai any perlon had a.
tempted before him. He has likewife
bullc paper mill, an undertaking ofrhe
highef advantage and utility TO tEm
United Stares. His fuccels has been
70 ciofeiy followed up tbac PHILADELPHIA
has aow about thirty Offices excluliyeiY
for printing of books. I his gentieman
according TO forne of our Legislators,
might as we'll have ftaid in Europe. He
IS not lit to be entrulted as an alderruals
or even with vote for the choice cf
one, The Encyclopedia has been re-
publiihed, with valuable additions, by
Scotchman; who has ai(o rcprirtstl
above an hundred other uicful boolss.
a fplendid bible, at twenty dollars
;ler copy, is now in the preis by two
EngliIhmen. Guthrie's Geographical
Grammar. at fxteen dollars, was r.
printed by an Irillaman. About one hslf
OF the work was written over again, and
innumerabie blunders corrected in cae
ref OF it, ae an expencc Of thoulaad
dollars. Two young men, one of whorn
IS rom Ireland. gave America her ffrft
edition of Shaktpeare.. Are not the
United States indebted to f1ch citizcas?
Are they to be told that they were wei
come to have ltaidin Europe Philadsl
phla has NOT forgot the day, for it is 5ut
lately pait, when four bookfellers he.1a
combination about the printing of pil-
worth's Spelling book.
O the five daily newspapers priced
IN Philadelphia, the firf and lccond we're
tet UP and conducted by two native. Of
leland, who ieryed during the var inI
thc American army, and who by incuf-
try and perseverance have ACQUIRED
ampie forrunea. Englifhnaen are ro-
Prietors OF two other prints in this cry.