Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-08-24


no ~ I'hary OF Useful knowledge received n, NAsr,s
cheap publications. a"" ~ 'N
The .4mcrican Journal of Science and AR,
NSyAs projected in 1917, aud comuencod ~ H.,
w 1873 Before that Iecd, no original Jom,,.i ,oS
Science had appeared in this county, exrep, tia, of H.
Bruce, which was limited mineraog i,h
The completion OF the h'st volume. The Areriesn Jour
nal has been sustained with little reward md under vic
s""'S sometimes dseouiagng, Until it has reached lis
SNternth volume Ample Illustrations, hy envravipcs and
"'ge excess OF matter every Lunber bryo,d vb,i
was stipulated, have made IL ~ II cxpeusive VOL
From its conn eucenent the .cseut time il las roe,
from $4,000 to- 10000 dollars. nd nearly all tha, has
received, has been paid for the support of the o,L. la
ing 'ue excerpt the exchange jcuuals aud the back W.
lumes. "
Heresiter' the rxpensssw fail shoI, of $4,000 uer
'"" aud should all the copy be paid for they NAV swei
even to : . 500 or more, and the edc, ,Io,S - 49,
Sb!e. " 'e"
As the writings OF Others have been 50 Io,rc,r ,, IA.
Tay contributed to tive pages at the Journal the .tli,o,
may DE permitted to say tina, there is in his hands .uf
Gent evidence To shew, that il essentially nr,,ro,
some of our hest interests at home; that il has re-
wen received abroad; aud that it has become in
some measure, Identified with the trogress n, H.,
science and Arts Of the present day This beiny ,hn
TACT is it unreasonable to ask, oI this great and on,
na'on' mat i've number Of good subscribers, (Which has
never exceeded SIX hundred, ard which bs. -,
recently diminished by a failute la Erol,,dI .h,,t
ne s" lar augmented th"t't editor may he enabled to
moro al. 'ne "hH'ctnHt as we'll as mechanical aid ne-
crssaTy to the perfection aud pefpctuity OF the vorl,
By steady perseverance. through the period of se,e
Yeas, it's now ascerainrd tia an American Jo,r,a
ana Arts be sustained as ,rn,,;..
respect aud confidence ia Europe. but This journal has
still to obtain an adequate patronage az home; nn,,
age sufficient 10 p'ace permanently aid securely ON n,
highest ground. S " ''''
ONE THOUSAND SUBSCRIBERS AnE ,rorss.rx ,
give the American Journal entire security; aud to add ii
C most desirable dsree, I" us eff ency aud to tie en-
ceehce OF itSexecuon, both in niaIerieI and IN s ~
feTnGI dress Who fouht that with prnosr -;
FIVE HUNDRED ADDITIONAL sUBscRIDERs MAY nr
OBTAINED "
As former OCCASION (is25) when a ,mil,, ,u,,,,
saved the journal hom eriincfoH it is now again ,.
pecuuly suggested, d.fnits mrans Of compsssiuo an
Inject which appears desirable tina, all ho,s - b "
h""o hr J""rHaI with their patronage should make inc
SIMPLE precise e9or oJpToejng eGch one add,tcnoIb
am ust such Others as may approve the de-
s'en' should add their own
To all those to whom il may be acce,,abI. =, ,,,;r
'o'y coP'''Sat'on e'H Ge made for tie trouble Of
S0dd subscribers.
On those who two years since, r,M squoi k;ndn,,, MN;
P"ofo P"H successfully made this effort, il might be M,
ueoAte to press again; sI there reason 10 dovb.
that their iufuerce would now be- AS II ,b.n n,a. g
"' AZ" IL IS therefore again iaUed in aid of the eyer,
ions "I those 1" whom the subject may now for the t
time commend itself. 49, 49,
Although the American Journal has bee n published MAJ
81 our most ancient and important universities n Aos
",'er h0d any ocal feature, has ii ospoused mr. b
sustained ny any local interest
The editor deems il no dshono, IN coro,.. a.. &.
JeengS are deeply interested its success; and ,L, "
mas oeeh rom the beginning, his am6o,t and hrs mid
" see me American Journal established, as permanent
Iiu"AL WORK destined To survive when he shall hav.
ceased rom his labnrs lie hopes now to see il 6nwTis
WIN ne" Vlg" and with extended usefulness and borur
"Hu lts editor have
" tue S""h cause Of useful knowledge, aud an ann Al s
no" made To all the friends of American Science and
Vh"ps IS not improper add) 10 lie personal friend,
- "'s tdHOr' that the subscription the American Iou,
nv "' science aud Ats may be promptly end adeg,lofy
~ C,, r, Il. SILLlMAN.
TERMS
|he terms are three dollars n volume in advance 49,,
mere are two volumes year, of two u.s. each; tb.v
o''E"A'Iy stipulated to contain $50 pages but have az
aged more than 400 ''e "'tt-
me Editor and his Agents will pay 90 any p,r,oD ,S
"|'NN Tor every n'W subscrher who paws hrs odv,rr
~, '' year. oT for one volume; evetv ue,y subscr
VIM 'o"I'sFS his name either editor or bis a.en,,
n payment IN advance OF FIVE dollars sbal he c,sto
SIN ,"iars IN the first years account.
Returns may he made either In the rn1,op - ., ~,
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TELL q bRoTHER Philadelphia; q. e. e.. & u I'm
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|Opre sets OF all the back volumes can be- fp,nibed
" Tutors 81 newspapers who may repubsh the nboyc
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