Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-08-28
NEIYSP

We lately publshcda statement of the Newspn
pcrs circulated daily and annually in the British me-
ropolis and also nm estimate of the rubable number
published in the British dominions The number Of
sheets issued annually m London was computed al,
1centy millions and the whole number issued in Eng
land, Scotland ard Ireland, was estimated M fGy-sir
millions. This is an immense number; hut We have
no doubt that the number of newspapers printed in the
United States, IN proportion 60 population greatly
exceeds tins New York paper has given an csii-
mate OF the number OF papers issued in that city, by
which It appears that, of the daily papers, $4,000 are
issued in the course of a week, and, with the weekly
and seml-weekiy papers. more than 90G0C-wiich is
.; ibC0OO year. HE number OF newspapers print
cd yearly in the State of New York alone saws the
New York editor, will exceed ten millions-That
State contains only about eighth part of the popu-
ation of our country so that IL the member of news
papers printed in the other States is por ttcnabIy
as great, which there is reason 10 doub the whole
nuuiber issued yearly in the United Sta ties VIII exceed
EIGHTY MILLIoNs-Thns, with popua,an of about
ten millions, the number of newspapers read in this
country in year, is probably greater by "a 900 O0O
than those read in the British dominions by popuIa1
ton Of eighteen millions. E,sser Reg
In the above article, there appears 10 us 10 be n
material error, arising from nscalculation which.
however flatierjng 10 national PRIDE we feel il to
be our duty TO attempt 10 rectfy. The hole number
OF newspapers issued yearly in the L. States not in
our opinion, one hall as great above estimated.
The following observations will serve to.shew the
grounds ON which our opinion rests.
The following calculation, being principally found
ed on estimate, is of course presented as an aeon
rate one, but sufficiently so for the troose OF &C.
neral conclusions
The number OF papers printed, in cnch week
in the city OF New YORK is estimated here at 10000
Boston, we estimate ut 10000
Ibiladelphia, at 10000
BalumoTe,n at 10000
Washington at 10000
Charlcsto1, az 10000
. New Orleans at 2OO0O
richmond, at 10000
These arc the places at which ye sirpose the
greatest number of papers are printed There is
another class Of towns in which are struck Of Num-
bcrs Of sheets varying from 10000 TO 5000 SUCH as
Albany, Lexington, Mllcdgevlc, Savannah When
wa coue down, in the descending scale, to towns in
which there printed but one or two weekly our-
nails, the number printed each press declines from
1000 down as low as 100 300, and even 200. OF the
Dcuou Gazette, a very neat and well conducted pa-
per, II Is not believed greater than the last mention
Ell number s. weekly printed. The Gazette which
has the largest regular subscription in the country is
supposed TO be the Columbian CrniDcl printed semi
weekly at Boston, having subscription list il is SIM
posed OF 5000 names Newspapers, however are
not profitable ~ proportion 10 their crcnlatiou but
TO their advertising custom il is therefore beyond
question that the New York Gazette is the most pro-
htabc newspaper establishment, in the Union But
TO return to our calculation. In the seven towns n.
botc enumerated, and Of about forty newspapers are
printed, weekly, $4,000
vi the remaining newspapers Of NIL SORTS
and sizes. printed in the Union, iiicre
arc seebiyor semi wee w, ssu Nc from
JOOO 10 900 papers, say ten, (nean