Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-07-13

se's cay detuated by these View. the 80, prs
per proposes TO publish
A SPLENDID EDITION
oT -aE
&c CL-4R-3fy0A' OF LvDEPEA-DE NOR
!, winch shall be in all respects a..s.. ~.
s.e necessary materials shall be manuf,s,,,
~ ~ Sounry' anu expressly for this n,b,;c,,;.,
G f'cs'SHs, tie Eas1Rv;,ies shall Le a. 49,
sr.,, A'ssts the publication tbro,,,.,,',.
Is a'oru evidence OF what our ~.
'e ~ Po'lucs aud easl do in art.
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and TERMS Or sUBscprprtoS.l
when the Publisher submitted the ,rs...,..
Teoi ms lntention 10 undertake. M. ,S.:
20 although it had long ocr,,,:aI -.
ps ne was not fully aware Of ,s ms, ..s
re,Ij,, - o ne nao heyer suspected what the E.t
N, n;;c n,,I'i:,, Is NO WHERE extant an au.
Co.. ruoiished copy of the most imnor,a',
o'a AZ. rap r IN the annals Of the world 'A"'
e o"!orSAL Declaration undergraduates.
I':,' III inc Secretary Of States Office 49, "a
,a. .p .'Sr, co wnen 50 many valuable n,ner,
M ' y.iisu Dy the enemy Without dveu
~, spJn 'pit differences, Inaccuracies or o,;st
n, n,,, '-.; words which present themselves
III our Prin' Ell copies, and even as thew .ra
follow: Ae Oiu congress- are as
-eLAANfioS NJ THE RErnEsryr. r,vvo -,
~. ssiTHD STATES os AsigiIcA, ~ roxay,,
ass whereas in the original the nj.
ration IS thus headed - VIZ oeSea-
TIE UNANIMOUS DFcLAR,rroy OF ,r,,r ,r,.,,I
- UNITED STATES or AMgR1cA -
rms IS not q mere verbal sIa+;n,..
,oiFes diiferencs in principle Does II L.e,.,
TO be careless on this subj eel. ohs
interpolation or alteration of any lind - osuo
..''''eu 10 public document so sacred !, o..
- no. 20 ne faithfully preserved and tr.nsmtssd
-, WORD for word, letter for letter and
Pont Tor point' The American nnhi;o Ill, anu '
hesi'atingiy answer YES and The p,' Mii hlr
sulds pieused TO have it so engraved S,,,i -. ~
'o.rpapy IL with regular proof of autbent;c;,,.
T, ~. IN" Pepper will be So inches bv 81
~ WIN De manufactured By Mr. Arnes. in I,;s best
"'o ~, and on the very best materials.
- A'sStyn, which is from the pencil or AZ
RsTlr ~ WI i De executed in imitation Of Bas
lenii ana viii encircle the Declaration 90
Toruoh OF honor, surmountcti by the arms Of III
Sni'eu states. Immediately ,,ndarnao,t ~,
arms WIN be large medallion portrait oc o. w.
RAJ GEORGE WASHINGTON. sunnor,o5 ~,
eo'hueopis, and e'aseiished 55ih .S1sara Fac
et. o.ser .nthfaTy trophies and e1Jlems. On one
nrtro;. ' ~ aelion portrait, will be sinilsr
sreSs, July 4, 1776; and on the Other. a nor,ra;t
OF iHoNAS JEFFERSON. author az r. 't IA,
ciaration of Independence. s'ie De-
me Arms Of the Thirteen United s,..a,
nedaiiions, united with wreaths of Ol;ye es,aa
WI, WI, iorih me remainder of the Gordon yybcb
,.n;a,. s -urtief enriched by some of the cbar.r.
.erstc productions OF the United St,teo -.
Rice, &C. inc lotion Shrub
.ne wnoie OF the design (exceptins the nor.
aSt'a2 wlil De engraved by Mr. MURRAY of pb;Ia.
ae;.i:a who has for some weeks bee; ~ .1ari-
MFR. Leney, of New- vo,l- ,,.,,
Portraits VIII eh5fsye the
ny the advice Of au the Artists enoo~ad ~.
punisher has abandoned the idea of n1;1,,
t with TYPES, and has ceterm;ned ~
,,sYS he "hoie OF It ENGRAVED. The Ornamental h
ana style ofthe engraving of the Ne.
o'aIa.oh OF Independence. which viii occnny he
cuted by Mr. Fairman. ss' 'io exc
The ,facsi'niles will be engraved H., NJ. ~, u
lance, who will execute this Important nov, ~
VIC Puoiication atthe city of WasI,inpton ,yhe,s
by permission of the Secretary of State he III,
nave the ORIGINAL SIGNATURES consta,,l,, 80
his eye. co'''' '''tiy uncer
me public are well apprized that the gentle.
i,en whose names have been ment,oned a. ~
dertaSng particular departments in the 49, ,u.-
se9 publication, are the first Artists in ,he III.
! ed States, and they have, one and ali .ss,,.nI
the Publisher that they will sedulouslv Jeyote
themselves 70 the execution of the several ,ont.
uey nave undertaken, and will finish them in scI
a q, ih'hher' as TO do credit to themselves and 70
.'e country, SO far as depends on The .nv;ons
employment Of their respective f,len,. l,'NipuS
national work oh t'iis
ne PORTRAITS will be engraved from o,,;,,;,.,
paintings and the most esteemed Iikenessese'
me Arms of the United States and oe tba -.
VeFai States, will be faithfully executed rao.y
u "a, DESCRIPTIONS AND DOCUMENTS. and in
the manner directed by the most apprnveJ o,,-
thors on the science of HeraI1rv.
FROM the arrangements made, and tBe d;sno-
shlohs manifested by the artists it is corGden,i,
expected that this engraving win he. tBec g..
ishe1, splendid and truly national publ,caton
ne rtolisher thinks he can promise that II shall
DC ready 70 deliver to subscribers in February
delivery wy - DC Paia OF
The engravings viii be accompanied by
7 AafsLEr, containing the Official d6cuusnts con.
nected with the publication ne autbori,,es anJ
list on the Subscribers Names.
The ergravings will be delivered 20 s,,hoo-;
scfibed. '''''y nave s''O-
IS contemplated to have afew copies pr;n,e3
on paper prepared to carry colours "a have tbe
0hields accurately tnctured in the modern stvie
ana the Plants, &c. coloured by one Of o,1r wnss
approved water colourePs The pr;ce. ~ H.
superb copies will be THIRTEEN dollars EACH.
As no more OF those copies will be printed u,sr
snail ne subscribed for, gentlemen who wien e.
them, ave requested TO add the word eoI,,,rs,,,,
to their subscription.
JOHN BINNS,
t''i1adeIDhia, Tune, 1916.
,,QJ5uBscRIrTIors for the above b,,baseJ s,,...
ara migrating will be receiDed a; lis o6fce.