Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1816-05-01

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=, But, as, m this case, have, no pub
| ica.Jn OF my own, nor one in which l am. or
can be, at all interested in the mere safe of e;
IN To export or import as am not, and shall
not be, bookseller, failure of success would
pLouuce disappointment merely OF those homes
wnleh ieatertaln Of contributing in this way also.
towards bringing "a men OF mind in the two co,,,.
tres better acquainted with each ether Nine
IS a scheme tIr making people talk to each other
across The Atlantic ''S-
90 not Know when have enjoyed so much
pleasure as felt yesterday upon opening Letter
sent me up from home Il - a letter from gentle.
nay, S AZ 'ldstvIle in the state Of Tennessee. Nash.
me - situated on Cumberland river. which falls
INTO the Mississippi at 1910 miles distance frnrT,
he gulPh of Mexico There are ssverai ,.,,y
y mountains between Nashville and PhiladeInh;a
no inc travelling distance is, suppose, more
nan iVOU mites. Yet, this lettrr addressed n,
nc at y BoESey, near So,tihanbsoa EnylapdJ ar.
we'd afe II that village IN less than two rnon,hx
rom me day OF its dlfe. The object of the letter
$40 oot"n the Register regularly in future. and
I 1 Tue preceding numbers Of it, for some gem
'e'hSh at Nashville, an object which il will az.
u'e'iy accomplish. and by which accompIisb.
neht It wit more than realize Pope's beautiful
dea oil the power of Letters to Is u,,,t a ,y;sh
rom Indus to the Pole" Priests assura,,e ,bae
oy 'sl'n' MOUNTAINS may be reis5yed, a fact
which, hlVngho actual experience to the contr,-
~ ! am o. no means disposed TO DENY hut
I peI re my eyes aPrOof thai mountains
WV BUSINESSES and seas are no obstacles to the
powers ct the mmd seconded by h3se ne the
press mere IS, h'iwever, and always nnst no
COTS e'aOie delay occasioned bv sendner y, 49,
-, "a me hegISiers which nave been briats1 Isr.
'nere IS tne time toe printing The time AID eY-
paIise required tor SHIPPING, the time winch e.
"''er shiPmen axes place before the sh q,
80, 10y a1iS ana winch IS more than all the.
ic 1
shorter than that which may be obt,ineJ g.. -.
SeEg.lS some 1T as Productions =: ,an,,,cy,,, =, y
pL0H'hed IN me United STATES. nave snn[sn -
'iy intentions rs to this matter before bu, w Ix
low De so explicit leave 10 room Vbatever
for conjecture '''" Whatever
Az snort time two per ons VIII 90 out N tb,.
'S'eS' lheir business there VIII heir
S 'Ieoruers Tor books to be sent from Engi,n5
america TO receive, when they arriv. go
england, the books so ordered 70 r..a;..-
,rom me, and TO execute, orders for A,n.,:..-
'o9As' 10 De sent by them to England to rccs;,,-
"u ioI"ard 20 me any written cDmmun;co 60;
rom gentleman in An erica to publish ,,,,. -
49, 1o'"ose 70 nave publ shed IN America but
",LI e'PSI'sliy 20 cause to be printed and 10
~ ISL ~ G'0DsfEs Weekly Political Rcght.-n az
;"ef'-for6 II IS intended that tbev ebau -
,Sh me work IN precisely the same firm ~ -
mas n England, and that they shall ca,ss az
'u'noeIS 70 follow each other 1vsekL if poys,ble.
or AZ least, as regularly as the aTriv,ls 80
manuscript viii admit of Each pur,bar , .,IS
conan con- my own principal LITTER, or rss ty ,b;cS
WI" VII ne Iirst published in the corresponding ~
.'l u, England (begninng with No vol SOS
U'Selher W th notes containing srrb os,.SNf
or adDia nalfdcts a. NAV be ,bou,,h,
''her SIDE OF the Atlantic The rect IS a. nc
nerlcan Register Will contain matter who'll, -,
9enI out ~ manuscpt, IN the charge &c -.
5U"6 70 america, or OF persons sept s,br...I.
ns publication VIII begin with lie present ,,s ~
w 'he iIt'e % the first number Of - ,,;Il 80
.e'J ~. wor 1o " Co66en's Weeky Political Bs,is-
fer, boE 30, No. ... Yyi,,sn =, E,,.'y,
mt bnbished at Mere. YORK. - '''Pe
. 1870 Some persons will ,yo1,lsr -
whi laugh at the idea of such an un5er'aI lt.'.e
nuI great as the labour must be, il beipsr na,,I5
NOR nor less than that of writing c,r "a. .a-
nearly hyr pages ofthe Register ever d.,, y, sss
~ SUNDAY included, together with tbat CT
,,dsnt. '''o manuscript copies for fear Of AZ
IA = 80, -. .i 70 "V' more than man NAV do g
NC iias Dut tne VIII. The trouble aud ezrS,s
sending out the manuscript, 10 s1v nom; %
SehdinS out the agents, or ambagSa,lo-s 20 nc
amy % considerable, and will 80, ~ Ner-
seek compensation for these. az well ''ls 70
ton Tor time and labour, by price on ~
W ''nOh n'Bher, M propOtiOn To lie b,n, 80
wa ., PuoHcat'ons IN America generallv ,''.'i
, ~ ss'yI eAsC.y' What NE pr.ce will be 81,
,vitb an sl 80 " must he quErter Of q 1bi,,
Wv SIn "a ~ alp|anee OF cghf cent, opt ofc hscg
oy.',; VOJh,5,iYla OF Others who may take s1v
PuShu'y, however small, to sell again RI aY
u'u pFinu' may cost about 2 ccnts a., P"PSt
W hinsnca $50 that there NAV ro,,,,;' - ~
cents Tor authorship and sending ou rosn,,s G,
ihe agents publishers, at New VOW III, ''''
osNe orders from booksellers, or ot6sp -. ~
only, aud viii not, except At teir o,S re- 'e5s
20 INDIVIDUALS as It would be to MAKE H. seq
p y ,,,e ~, 100 confused to suffer heo 70 he
,hSss a., over INC country and thus 10 hanncr
vboIs ~ ,e.! w''p deots and credits, when tbe
wen The office OF ba5Fslers. Ana g. ~ unonarse
't'l lul ~ their correspondence viii ~ ,c
lhefeiore, the Publication ah...1a - - Ule. ",