The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-09-14
PROSPECTUS OF A NEW
VOLUME.

The nrst number to be issued en- the ssssaa
day or THEy HHfiy n''''
NEw-YORK MIRROR:
A popular and highly esteemed jorrnsg
of elegant literature and the fine arts: sm-
beuished rith magnifeen and costly engro-
rings ON steel, copper and GOOD, and rare.
beautiful and popular music, arranged for
the Pianaforte. Harp, Guitar, &c.
And containing articles from the pens Of wellknown
and distinguished writers, upon every subject that
can prove Interesting TO the general reader, including
Original poetry-Tales and Essays, numerous and
pathetc--Critical notces-Eary and choice selee-
tons from the best new publications, both American
and English cientfc and Literary Intelligence
Copous notices Of Foreign Countries, by COnespon-
dents engaged expressly and exclusively for this Jour-
Z nal-strictures upon the various productions in the
Fine Arts that presented for the notice and ap
probation Of the public-elaborate and beautiful spec
linens OF art, engravings music, ec.-notlces OF the
acted drama and other musements-tTanslations
from the best new works in other languages, French,
German, Italian Spanish, ec.-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 will ex-
eel all Its predecessors in Literary attractions, En-
cravings, Music and Typography. The best writers
In the land VIII contribute to its pages, and spir
ted foreign correspondence will be maintained. The
published in the course of the volume! Besides
which, choice translatons from the Fronch, German
Italian and pansh and selections from popular
journals abroad will serve TO give it variety, and rem
der it one OF the most pquant, fascinating and e1qui
site repositories of elegant literature and the fine
iextant
IT'S LITERARY Whatever
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
teeuth the first number of which will be published
ION the I'd of July next. warrant us in the pledge
that IN erery respect but particularly in the Literary
Depart nent, it will greatly sWpass all Its predeces-
sors, fully manaing its pre-emirent position among
the periodicals of the country. and offering success
ful rivalry with the most vaunted popular periodicals
of the British and Parsian press.
: IT'S STEEE ENGRAVINGS.-The most distins-
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 grace
: the new volume; among which, from chef dGurTs
of lnman, will be acknowledged portrait taken
of the gifted and universally admired author of Fan
n.y." The Landing of Columbus, 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 Smie from design by Weir. There
; will be four Engravngs in the course of the year.
beside the Vignete, all the NEST exquisite specimens
of the art that can be procured in the country and all
by native artists The cost of them vii exceed S4000
: WOOD ENGRAVlNGS.-The perfection to
which this art has been brought in the United States
induces us to promise variety of specimens, COM
prehendng brilliant and striking sketches of various
subjects connected with the history, antiquities and
picturesque views Of America.
IT'S MUSlC.-The last page of the Mirror will
present weekly to amateurs, apopular piece, arrang
ed with accOmpaniments for the panoiore, flute,
guitar, &c and consisting of choice moroccan from
operas produced here ana in Great Britain, popu-
lar slees ballads, songs, duets waizes, &c forming
in the whole, collection of choice and rare pieces,
= which, although occupyiny but little than
sixteenth part OF the work. could not be purcha ed in
any other way except at cost far greater than tha
of the entire annual subscription!
From the foregoing il will be perceived that the
plan of the Mirror embrace every subject within the
range of Fine Arts and the Bees.Letters, and no
expense will be spared to render it equal 10 any 9th
i er publication extant. The hatterng and general
> testimonials of writer's scholars, and contemporary
ournas, both sides of the Atlantic have unequlv-
: ocay asserted that there is work which gives
such valuable equivalents for the amount OF subsrp-
ton, Give dollars per annum,) or witch possesses
more strong and undeniable claims TO the efficient
sopport of the American people,
CONDITIONS.-The Mirror is published every
Saturday, at the of Nassau and Ann-strests.
1t Is elegantly printed the extra superroya suarto
form, on beautiful paper with BREWER, mlnOn, and
nonpareil type. 1t is embelshed, once every three
months, witha splendid superroyal quarto Engraving
;. and every week with popular piece of Music, ar
each volume exquisitey engraved vignette title
: page, (painted by Weir end engraved by Durand,
. and copous Index, are furnished. The terms are
:; FIVE DOLLARS per annum, payable in all cases,
in advance 1t is forwarded by the earliest mails to
e subscribers residing out of the city of New-York
n Communications, post paid, must be addressed TO
a the editors No subscriptions received for less Pc
J riod than year.
PRICE OF THE NEW YORK MIRROR
u We aimed to raise the subscriptions price
of the New York Mirror to five dollars per annum
and we indulge the bopo, that when friends are
informed Of the causes which compel us to to this
course, they will cheeruly acqiesce in its necessity
From causes too numerOu 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 life
personal labor the manufacture of indispensable
articles, agricultural products, and on, from the
alpha omega of everything connected with polt
cal or domestic economy Whether this arises from
a rapid increase of populaton-or from tho present
o. unexampled state of national prosperity. the
s. blessings OF peace, and an exemton from TAXATION
e. from an increase OF the metallic currency, the in
es tiux OF banks-we are not political economist suffic
ID lent to say; but from facts and leave
s. our readers to nd ge from analogy. Thus is: whei
IN we venred upon the experiment Of publishing the
le New York Mirror, the price IF printing paper wa.
I'll four dollars per ream now II six dollars and half
I'd The expenses of printing is onehird more thar
Il when we issued our first volumes. The engravings
including the printing and paper, then, cos, thou
sand dollars per annum now, we expend four thou
sand dollars on them. Wehad no music then now
we expend one thousand dollars per annum on tha
Improvement. Contributions to the Mirror cost moth
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