The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1836-07-06
PROSPECTUS OF "A NEW
VOLUME.
The nrst number 20 be tssaed o. IN. s.sauA
day OF July nett.
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THE
NEW-XORK MIRROR:
A popular and highly esteemed journal
Of elegant literature and the fine arts: en-
6sUished ciM 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 known
and distinguished writers, upon every subject that
can prove interesting the general reader iDcludn.
Original poetry-Tales and Essays numerous and
pathet'c--Criteal nouces-Early and choice selee-
tons from the best new publications both American
and Engllsh-SceDtitic and Literary intelligence
Copious notices OF Foreign Countries by Correspon.
dents engaged expressly and exclusively for this Jour
nal-strictures upon the various productions in the
Fine Arts that are presented for the notice and an.
probation Of the pubcelaborate and beautiful spec-
linens oil art engravIngs, music etc.-notices of the
acted drama and other amusements-transations
from the best new works in other languages French,
GeruIan Italian, Spanish, etc-and an infinite varie
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 az.
eel all its predecessors in Literary attractions En-
cravings, Music and Typography The best writers
IN the land will contribute TO its pages and spir-
ted foreign correspondence will be maintained. The
sum of $1,000 viii be paid for the original matter TO DO
!
which, choice uansations from the Fronch, German,
Italian and Spanish, and selections from popular
journals abroad will serve TO give it variety and
der II one of the most p,quant fascinating and e1qni
se repositories of elegant literature and the fine arts
extant.
| IT'S LITERARY EHARACTER-W 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.
teenth, the first number of which will be published
ON the I'd of July ne in the plod00
that IN ereTy respect but particularly in the Literary
Depart nent it will greatly surpass all it's predeces
sors, fully malntaiDg its pre-eminent position among
the periodicals OF the country. and offering
ful rivalry with the vaunted popular enodicas
of the British and Pansian press.
| IT'S STEEL LENGRAVINGS.-The most dsiin-
guished artists have been employed to furnish de.
signs and execute the plates for the beautiful seres
OF Pictorial Embellishments, Illustrative of American
scenery incidents, and persOnages intended to grace
the new volume; among which, from a chef GurTe
of lnman, 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 J. X Paulding painted
| by Chapman, expressly for this work, will he en-
graved by Snllie from design by Weir. There
will be four Engraylngs in the Of the year,
beside the Vignete, a the most exquisite specimens
of the art that can be- procured the country and all
by native artists The cost Of them will exceed $4,000
| WOOD ENGRAVlNGS.-The perfection to
which this art has been brought in the United States
induces us TO promise variety Of specimens COM
pretending brill ant and striking sketches of vanous
subjects connected with the history, antiquities, and
| picturesque views OF America.
| IT'S MUStC.-The last page of the Mirror will
present weekly to amateurs, popular piece arrang.
ed with aecompaniments for the pisnoforte, fute,
guitar, &c and consisting of choice moroccan from
operas produced here and in Great Britain, popu.
lar gecs, ballads songs duets, walzes &c. forming
in the whole, a collection of choice nd pieces
which, although cccupyny but little more than one
sixteenth part OF the work could n be purchas ed n
any other way, except at a cost ia greater than tina
of the entire annual srbscripton!f
From the foregoing Il viii bc perceived that tho
! plan of the Mirror embrace every subject within the
range of Fine Arts and the Bellies Letters, and no
expense will be spared 10 render il equal to any 9th
er publication extant. The Aattering and general
testimonials o writer's scholars and conte mporary
ournals on both sides of the Atlantic have unequiv-
ocally asserted that there is work which gives
such valuable equivalents for the amount of subsrp.
ton, (hye collars per annum,) OF which possesses
more strong and undenable cla ms to the eficies,
EsOpport of the American people.
| CONDITIONS.-The Mirror is published everv
Saturday, at the of Nassau and Ann-streats.
1t Is elegantly printed III the extra super-royal suaro
form, on beautiful paper. with BREWER minion and
nonpare type. Ii is embelllshed, every three
months, with splendid SUPERFICIAL quaro Engraving
and every week with popular piece of Music, ar
ranged for the piano-forte, harp, guitar, &c. For
page, (painted by Weir end engraved by Durand, }
and copious Index, 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 New.York
Communications post paid, must be addressed to
the editors No subscriptions received for less Pc
riod than 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 hopo that when onr friends ara
Informed of the causes which compel us to 10 this
course, they will cheerfuy acqiesce in its necessity.
From causes too numerous to mention, and too diff-
cult to explain in detail every thing in the country
has takena rapid and extraordinary rise, not only
the necessities, but the comforts and luxuries Of life
personal labor, the manufacture of indispensable
articles, agricultural products, and so on from tho
alpha o'nt2c of everything connected with po-
cal or domestic economy. Whether this arises from
a rapid increase of populaton-or from tho present
unexampled state of our national prosperity. the
blessings OF peace, and an exemon from taxation
from an increase Of the metallic currency or the in.
fiux ofbanks--we not political economist suffic-
tent to say; but VIC from facts and leave
our readers TO Judge from analogy. fhusits when
we ventured upon the experiment Of publishing the
New York Mirror, the price f printing paper was
four dollars per ream; it is six dollars and half
The expenses of printing is one-third more than
when we issued our first volumes. The engravngs.
including The printing and paper. then, cost one thou
sand dollars per annum now, we expend four thou.
sand dollars on them. We had no music, then now;
we eSpend one thousand dollars per annum on that
Improvement. Contributions to the Mirror cost moth
ing, for long time after began now we pay
i've thousand dollars per annum, for literary contr-
buttons, These items exclusive Of rent, clerk
hreand contingencies Of every kind, which have con-
unued TO increase until we have been compelled to
ask ourselves these questions; Shall couinue at
four dollars and diminish the attraction of the Mirror