The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-11-30
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The nrs -numher 10 be issued On he second
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cravings Music and Typography The best writers
ted foreign Jurisprudence will be maintained. The
sum of 5000 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 panlsb, and selections from popular
Journals abroad will serve TO give IT variety and ren
deI il one of the mos pi9uant fascinating and e1qn
site repositories of elegant literature and the hne arts
extant
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may have been the attractions OF the thirteen prece-
IT, A. IL tite
mens entered inlo and consummated for the tour,
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ON the I'd Of July next. warrant us IN the pledge
that IN eeery nspeet, but particularly IN the Literary
Depart nent, it will greatly surpass all ITS Preaeces
sors fully maintang its pre-ennnent position among
the periodicals of the country aud offering success
Iiu rivalry with the most vauned popular perlodcas
ofthe British and ParIsian press.
IT'S STEEL GNGRAViNGS.-Th most dstn-
guished artists have been employed 10 furnish de-
signs and the plates for the beautiful series
ofPlctoria Embellishments illustrative OF American
scenery incidents and personages, intended TO grace
the new volume among which, from chez dGurre
of Inman will be acknowledged portrait ever taken
of the gifted and universally admired author OF an
nv" 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, VIII be en-
graved by Smile from design by Weir. There
will be four Engravings in the course oi the year
beside
of the art that be procured in the country and all
by native artists The cost of them will exceed $4OOO
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, anc
picturesque views of America
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1 ed with accompanmen,s for the pianoiorie, flute
guitar, &c and consisting of choice morceau from
operas produced here and in Great Britain popu
an gees, ballads, songs, duets, values, &c forming
in the whole collection of choice and rare pieces
d which, although occupyny but little more than on
sxtee nth part OF the work could not be purchas ed
ii any other way, except at cost far greater than tina
le of the entire annual subscription!
,e From the foregoing it will be perceived that III
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|, range of Fine Arts and the Beles.LeteIs, and ~
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DIV months wha splendid super royal qnaro Engrav
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,.e ranged for the pianoiorte, harp, guitar, ~c
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informed OF the causes which compel us to to u
course they will cheeriullly acqesce IN ITS necessl
From causes too numerous TO mention, and TOO I'll
h, cult to explain in detail, every thing IN the coun
,. has taken rapid and extraordinary rise, not OF
tho the necessities, but the comforts aud Injuries OF
personal labor, the manufacture of indlspensa'
articies agricultural products, and so on, ffom -,
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sol cal mr. domestic economy Whether this arises ir,
OF a rapid increase of populatonor from tho press
ana unexampled state OF our national prosperity,
re- blessings of peace, and an eSemuon nom taxation
AZ from an increase OF the metallic currency or Tue
larf INV orb,nks-we are not political economist sui
al lent TO say; but can reason from facts ana lea
our readers to Judge from analogy. Ihusltls; WI
I'VE yenured upon the experiment oil pnbhshlnS
( New York Mirror, the price II pruning paper Y
four dollars per ream; now itis SIX doiats ana !,
d'o The expenses of printing is one-thrd more now
when we issued our first volumes. The engravlu
including the printing aud paper then, cost one u
sand dollars per annum now, we eNpend iouf "
sand dollars on them We had no music, then m
" we expend one thousand dollars per annum on
!, 7 improvement Contributions 10 the Mirror cost NJ
by ing' ,o' ,ois III M a ,,,,,, soy literary cor
un- i've uo"sI,u ,,, ,p - i,,s;,e Of rnnt ri
- hire and contingencies of ever, kind which nave
"e' nuued to increase until we have been compelled
- ask ourselves these questions; Shali we oout,nu