The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-07-13

NEW-YORK MIRROR:
4 popular and highly esteemed journal
Of elegant Literature and the fine arts: en-
b.liished rih magnificent and costly engra-
rings on steel, copper and rood, and rare,
beautiful and popular music, arranged for
the Pianatorte. Harp, Guitar, &c.
And containing articles from the pens OF well know n
and distinguished writers, upon every subject that
can prove Interesting TO the general reader including
Original poetry--1aes and Essays numerous aud
/ paihetc--Crtcal notiees-Early and choice selec-
tons from the best new publications. both American
and Englsh-Scientifc and Literary lptelli ligence-
Copous notices OF Foreign Countries by CorTespon-
dents engaged expressly and exclusively for this Jour
nal-strctures upon the various productions in the
Fine Arts that presented for the notice and ap-
probation of the public-eaborate and beautiful spec
linens OF arr engrayngs music etc.-notices of the
acted drama and other amusements-translation
from the best new works in other languages French
herman, Italian, Spanish, ec.-and an infinite vare-
tp OF miscellaneous reading relating passing events
remarkable individuals, discoveries and improve
ment IN science. art, mechanics, etc. etc.
The next volume of the New-York Mirror will NJ.
Gel all Its predecessors in Literary attractions En-
cravings, Music and Typography. The best writers
IN the land VIII contribute to It's pages, and spiri-
ted foreign correspondence will be maintained The
of $1,000 will be paId for the original matter 10 be
published III the course OF the next volume Besides
which, choice translations from the Fronch German
Italian and Spanish and selections from popular
journals abroad will give it variety and rem.
der 1t of the most piqaant fascinating and e1qni
safe repositories Of elegant literature and the fine arts
extant.
IT'S LITERARY Whatever
may have been the attractions of the thirteen precs-
ding volumes of the New York Mirror the arrange
ments entered inlO and consummated for the four
ieenth, the first number of which will be published
the I'd of July next warrant us in the pledge
but ,l,o \
Depart nent, it will greatly surpass all its predeces
sors, fully maintang It's preeminent position among
the periodicals Of the country. and offering success
iul rvary with the most vaunted popular periodicals.
OF the British and Parisian press
IT'S STEEL ENGRAVINGS.-Them most stn.
gushed 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 chef dqurrs
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 at
jamestown, from tho tales of. X. Pauldng painted
by Chapman expressly for this work, will be en-
graved by Smile from design by Weir There
will be four Engravngs in the course of the year.
beside the Nignette, 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 tins art has been brought IN the United States
induces us TO promise variety of specimens,
pretending brilliant and striking sketches of various
subjects connected with the history, Antiquities and
picturesque views Of America.
IT'S MUSIC.-'rhe last page Of the Mirror will
present weekly 10 amateurs, popular piece, arrang.
ed with accompanlments for the panoiOrte, aute
guitar, &c and consisting of choice morceau from
operas produced here and in Great Britain popu.
lar slees ballads songs, duets, wazes &c forming,
IN the whole collection of choice and rare pieces,
which, although occupying but little more than ons
sixteenth part OF the work could not be purca,e in
any other way, except at cost far greater than that
of the entire annual subscription
From the foregoing 1t will be perceived that the
plan of the Mirror embrace every subject within the
range of Fine Arts and the Bellies Letters and No
expense will be spared to render it equal 10 any 9th
er publication extan The fatterng and general
of writers, scholars, and conen porary
ournals on both sides of the Atlantic have uuequy.
ocally asserted that there is no work which gives
such valuable equivalents for the amount of subsrip
ton, Give dollars per annum) or which possesses
more strong and undeniable claims to the efficient
sopport of the American people.
CONDiTlONS.-The Mirror is published every
Saturday AT the corner of Nassau and Ann-strest.
1t Is elegantly printed IN the extra super-royal suarto
form, on beautiful paper. with BREWER, minion, and
nonpareil type 1t is embeished, once every three
months, with splendid super-roya quato Engraving
and every week with popular piece of Music, ar
ranged for the pano-forte, harp, .gutar, &c. For
each volume exquisitely engraved vignette title
page, (panted by Weir end engraved BY DurandD
and copious Index, are furnished. The terms ara
FIVE DOLLARS per annum, payable, in all cases,
in advance. Ii is forwarded by the earliest mails to
subscribers residing out of the city of New-York
Communications, post paid, must be addressed to
The editors. No subscriptions received for less Pc
rod than one year.
We constrained TO raise the subscriptions price
Of the New York Mirror to five dollars per annum
and we lndug &c the hopo, that when onr friends
informed of the causes which compel us TO TO this
course, they will cbeerfuly acqesce in its necessity.
From causes too numerous to mention and too dtfi.
,ult to explain in detail every thing in the country
mas taken rapid and extraordinary rise, not only
he necessities, bat the comforts and uxures of life
labor, the manufacture of indispensable
lrtcles, agricultural products, and on, from ke
'tpha omega of everything connected with politi-
al or domestic economy. Whether this arises from
rapid increase Of population-or from tho present
inexampled state OF our national prosperity. tho
blessings OF peace, and an exemtiOn from TAXATION
rom increase of the metallic currency. or the in
lux OF banks-we are not political economist suffic-
ent to say; but VIC reason from facts and leave
'uI readers to judge from analogy. Thusitis when
We ventured upon the experiment Of publishing the
\ew York Mirror the price If printing paper was
our dollars per ream; now it is six dollars and half.
The expenses Of printing is one-hird more than
when we issued our first volumes. The engravings,
ue PtihuhS dHu PdPeT, ueh, cost one uiou-
and dollars per aRnum now we expend four thou
and dollars on them. We had no music then now:
We expend one thousand dollars per annum on that
Improvement. Contributions TO the Mirror cost moth.
Dg, for long time after we began: now we pay
we thousand dollars per annum. for literary contr-
utions, These items exclusive of rent, clerk
rreand conuu gencies OF every kind, which have con-
nued TO increase until we have been compelled to
SIX ourselves these questions Shall we coutinue at
dollars and diminish the attraction of the Mirror
urtail the amount paid for contributions give one