The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-06-29
PROSPE CTUS OF A NEW
VOLUME.
The firs< number TO be issaed On the seeoaa
day OF July next.


beautiful and popular music, arranged for
the Pianatorte. Harp, Guitar, &c. ~.
And containing articles from the pens of well known
and distinguished writers upon every subject that
can prove Interesting to the general reader including
Original poetry--Taes and Essays, numerous and
pa,hete--Crtcai notices-Early and choice seec-
tons from the best new publications. both American
and English-Scieniifc aud Literary Intelligence
Copous notices of Foreign Countries by Correspon-
dents engaged expressly and exclusively for this jour
nal-srlcures upon the various productions in the
Fine Arts that are presented for the notice and ap
probation OF the public-elaborate and beautiful spec
imens oi art, engravings, music etc-notces Of tho
acted drama and other amusements-translaons
from the best new works in other languages French,
German, Italian Spanish, etc-and an infinite varie
tp OF miscellaneous reading relating passing events
remarkable indy lduas discoveries and improve
ment IN science, art mechanics, etc. etc.
The next volume of the New-York Mirror will ex-
eel all its predecessors in Literary attractions En-
cravings, Music and Typography. The best writers
IN the land will contribute to It's pages, and spri-
ted foreign correspondence will be maintained. The
sum of $4,000 will be paid for the original matter to be
published in the course of the next volume Besides
which, choice TRANSACTIONS from the Fronch, German,
Italian and Spanish, and selections from popular
journals abroad will serve give it variety, and rem.
der it one Of the most piqiant fascinating and erqus.
site repositories of elegant literature and the fine arts
extant.
IT'S LITERARY Whatever
may have been the attractions of the thirteen prece-
ding volumes of the New York Mirror. the arrange
ments entered inIo and consummated for the four
teenth, the first number Of which will be published
on the ID of July next. warrant us in the pledge
that In erery respect, but particularly in the Literary
Depart nent, it will greatly surpass all its predeces-
sors, fully maintang its preeminent position among
the periodicals of the country and offering
fui rivalry with the most vaunted popular periodicals.
of the British and ParIsian press.
| IT'S STEEL ENGRAVINGS.-The most disti1-
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 volumes among which, from chef dGurre
of Inmau, 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 at
jamestown, from tho tales of X. Paulding painted
| by Chapman, expressly for this work, will be en-
graved by Smille from design by Weir. There
will be four Engravlngs in the of the year,
beside the Vgnetie all the most exquisite specimens,
of the art that can be procured in the country, and all
by native artists. The cost of them will exceed $4,000
WOOD ENGRAViNGS.-The perfection TO
which this art has been brought in the United States
induces us to promise variety of specimens, COM
pretending brilliant and striking sketches of various
subjects connected with the history, antiquities, and
picturesque views OF America.
! IT'S MUSiC.-The last page of the Mirror will
present weekly to amateurs, apOpular piece, arrang-
ed with accompanments for the pano.orte, Eute,
guitar, &c and consisting of choice moroccan from
operas produced here and in Great Britain popu-
Ian gees, ballads, songs, dnets walizes &c forming
in the whole, a collection of choice and rare pieces
which, although occupyiny but little more than one
sixteenth part OF the work. could not be purchased in
any other way, except at cost far greater than tho
of the entire annual subscripGoni
From the foregoln& II will be perceived that tho
plan of the Mirror embrace every sub ect within the
range of Fine Arts and the Bellies Letters, and no
expense viii be spared TO render it equal to any 9th
er publication extant. The fattering and general
Testimonials of writer's scholars and contem porary
Journals, on both sides of the Atlantic have uneGuy
ocally asserted that there is work which give.
such valuable equivalents for the amount OF subsrp.
ton, Give dollars per aHnum) or witch possesses
more strong and undeniable claims TO the efficient
sopport of the American people
! CONDITiONS.-Tbe Mirror is published every
Saturday. at the corner of Nassau and Ann-streots
1t is elegantly printed IN the extra superroyal quarto
form, on beautiful paper. with BREWER, minion and
nonpareil type II is embelished, once every three
months, with splendid superroyal quaro Engraving
and every week with popular piece of Music, ar
ranged for the pianoJorte, harp, guitar, &c. For
each volume an exquisitely engraved vigneue title
lpage, (painted by Weir end engraved by Durand,
and copious lpdex are furnished. The terms are
FIVE DOLLARS per annum, payable in all cases
in advance. 1t is forwarded by the earliest mails to
subscribers residing out of the city of Newly ork
Communications post paid must be addressed tC
the editors No subscriptions received for a less pc
rod than one year.
PRICE OF THE NEW YORK MIRROR
We are constrained to raise the subscriptions price
of the New York Mirror TO five dollars per annum
and we indulge the hope, that when onr friends arr
informed of the causes which compel us to to th
course, they will cheerfully acqesce in its necessity
From causes too numerous to mention, and too diff
cult to explain in detail every thing in the country
has taken rapid and extraordinary rise, not only
the necessities, but the comforts and uxures OF lit
personal labor, the manufacture Of indispensable
articles, agricultural products, and ON, from the
alpha omega of every thing connected with politi
cal or domestic economy. Whether this arises from
rapid increase OF popuaton-or from tho presen
uneXampled state OF our national prosperity. tht
blessings of peace and an exemtion from taxation
from increase of the metallic currency, or the in
hux of banks-we are not political economist suhc
lent to say; but reason from facts, and leave
our readers to Judge from analogy. Yhusitls: wheI
we ventlred upon the experiment of publishing TIN
New York Mirror, the price II printing paper wa
four dollars per ream; now 1t IS SIX dollars and hall
The expenses of printing Is one-thrd more now thai
when we issued our first volumes. The engravings
including the printing and paper them cost one thou
sand dollars per annum: now, we expend four thou
sand dollars on them. We had no music, then now
we expend one thousand dollars per annum on tina
Improvement. Contributions 10 the Mirror cost moth
ing, for long time after we began now we pa,
five thousand dollars per annum, tor literary contrl
buttons These items are exclusive Of rent, clerl
hlreand couungencies of every kind. which have con
,inued to increase until we have been compelled u
ask ourselves these questions; 8 Shall we eouhnue a
our dollars and diminish the attraction OF the Mirror
curtail the amount paid for contributions; give on'
or two engravings, per annum of an nisriour cbarae
ter; cut off our musick reduce our expenses; and
with this reduction, diminish the interest Of the pub
Icatioh or, on the contrary, shall we not rathc
throw ourselves on the justice and hberalty Of ou
icountrymen ask them to consent TO the small annual
additional required, and thus preserve the repu