The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-08-24

4 popular and highiy esteemed ioAYpa,
of elegant literature and the fine arts: ess
6eHished ritk magnificent and costly engroL
rings on steel, copper and ,cOod, and rare
beautiful and popular music, arranged tu
The Pi0natorte. Harp, Guitar, &c.
And containing articles from the pens Of we-k known
and distinguished writers, upon every subject tina
prove Interesting 10 the general reader including
Original poetry-Tales and Essays numerous ant
paihetIc--Critical notces-Early and choice selec
ions from the best publications, both American
and English-Scientifc and Literary Intelligence
Copious notices of Foreign Countries b. Correspon
dents engaged expressly and exclusively for this jour
na.-stnctures upon the various productions in the
Fine Arts that presented for the notice and ap
probation of the pubc-elaborate and beautiful spec
linens oil art, engravlngs, music, ec-notices of the
acted drama and other amusements-iranslation
from the best new works in other languages French
German Italian, Spanish etc-and an infinite varis
Up OF miscellaneous reading relating TO passing events
remarkable individuals, discoveries and improve
ment IN science art mechanics, etc. etc
The next volume of the New York Mirror viii ex
Gel all ITS predecessors in Literary attractions, En-
cravings, Muse and Typography The bes, writers
IN the land Will contribute to its pages and spri
ted foreign correspondence will be maintained The
OF $1,000 will be paid for the original matter 10 be
published IN the of the next volume, Besides
which, eholcerransations from the Fronch German
Italian and Spanish, and selections from popular
der it one of the most piquant, fascinating and eIgpi
site repositories OF elegant literature and the fine
extant
IT'S LITERARY Whateve,
may have been the attractions of the thirteen prece
ding volumes of the New York Mirror the arrange
ments entered inlo and consummated for the four
eenth, the first number OF which will he published
on the I'd of July next. warrant in the pledge
that erery respect but particularly in the Literary
Depart nent it will greatly snrpass all its predeces
sors fully mantalng It's pre-eninent position among
the periodicals OF the country. and offering success
u rivalry with the most Wanted popular periodicals.
of the British aud Parsian press.
IT'S STEEL GNGRAVlNGS.-The most dstin.
guished artists have been employed to furnish de
signs and execute the plates for the beautiful series
OF Pictorial Embellishments illustrative of American
scenery, incidents, and personages intended to grace
the new volume; among which, from n chef d 'Gurre
Of Inman, will be acknowledged portrait ever taken
of the gifted and universally admired author of Fam
ny" The Landing of Columbus as described by
Washington Irving, and the Arrival of the English
jamestown, from tho tales off. X Pauding painted
by Chapman expressly for this work. will be en-
graved by Smile from design by Weir Theirs
viii be four EngravngS i'll the course Of the year.
beside the Vlgnete, all the most exquisite specimens
of the art that be procured in the country and all
by native artists The cost ofthem will exceed $4,000
/ WOOD ENGRANlNGS.-The perfection to
which this art has been brought in the United States
induces MS to promise variety of specimens com
pretending brill ant and striking sketches of various
subjects corrected with the history, antiquities and
picturesque views OF America.
IT'S MUSiC.--The last page of the Mirror will
present weekly to amateurs. popular piece, arrang
! ed with accompaniments for the pianoiorte, Gute
guitar, &c and consisting Of choice morceau from
operas as produced here and in Great Britain, popu
lar glees, ballads, songs, duets waltzes &c forming
in the whole, collection of choice and rare pieces
which, although occupyiny but little more than one
sixteenth part OF the work, could not be purchas ed
any other way, except at cost far greater than that
| o! the entire annual subscription,
From the foregoing it will be perceived that the
! plan of the Mirror embrace every subec, within the
range of Fine Arts and the Bellies Letters, and nc
expense VIII be spared TO render it equl 20 any 9th
er publication extant. The 7attering and general
testimonials OF writer's scholars and contemporary
ournals, on both sides of the Atlantic have uneuuiy
ocaily asserted that there is no work which gives
such valuable equivalents for the amount of subsrp
uon, (hNe collars per annum,) or which possesses
more strong and undenable claims TO the efficient
/ sopport OF the American people,
CONDITIONS.-The Mirror is published every
Saturday, at the corner of Nassau and Ann-stres,s
II Is elegantly printed IN the extra super-royal suartc
form, on beautiful paper, with BREWER minion and
nonpareil type II is embeished, once every three
months, wltha splendid super royal qarto Engraving
and every week with popular piece OF Music, ar
ranged Tor the plano-ior,e, harp, guitar, &c. For
each volume exquIsitely engraved vignette title
page, (painted by Weir end engraved by Durand,) }
and copions Index furnished. The terms are
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in advance. 1t is forwarded BY the earliest mails to
subscribers residing out OF tie city of New-York
Communications, post paid, must be addressed to
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rod than one year.
PRICE o. THE NEW YORK MIRROR
We nsnained TO raise the subscriptions price
of the New \ ork Mirror to five dollars per annum
and we indulge the hopo, that when friends are
which COmOel Is n q his
course, they will cheeruy acqiesce in its necessity
From causes too numerous 10 mention, and too diff
cult 10 explain in detail, every thing in the country
has taken rapid and extraordinary rise, not only
the necessities but the comforts and luxuries of life
i-personal labor, the manufacture of indispensable
articles agricultural products, and so on, from the
alpha omega of everything connected with our po
cal or domestic economy. Whether this arises from
rapid increase OF pOpulaton---or from tho present
unexampled state of our national prosperity. the
blessings ot peace, and an eXemon from taxation
from increase of the metallic currency or the in
fiuN of banks-we not political economist sufhc-
lent to say but VIC can reason from facts and leave
our readers to Judge from analogy. Thusi when
we venuired upon the experiment Of publishing the
New York Mirror, the price If printing paper was
four dollars per ream; now IT SIX dollars and half
The expenses of printing Is one-hlrd more than
when we issued our first volumes. The engravngs.
including the printing and paper, then, cost thou
sand dollars per annum novv we expend four thou
sand dollars on them. We had 10 music, then now;
we expend one thousand dollars per annum on that
Improvement Contributions to the Mirror cost moth
lng for long time after we began now we pay
tive thousand dollars per aunum, for literary conri-
buttons These items are exclusive Of rent, clerk
hreand contingencies Of every kind, which have
tnued to increase until we have been compelled 10
ask ourselves these questions; Shall continue at
four dollars and diminish the attraction of the Mirror;
curtal the amount paid for contributions; give ono