True American. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1835-18??, 1837-04-01
PHILADELPHIA MIRROR

l.ADt.LPHlA MIRROR.
'HNliE splendid patronage awarded TO the Philai.-
Il Pima Saturday Courier, induces the editors to com
mence the publication, under the above title, of quar-
70 edon oftheir popular jeun j, long known as the
isl Of TWEEYsnX a' r TnSd SISfs SUI sWB
SCfiBERS. The new feature recently introduced of
furnishing their readers with books of the bast lite
a,nre OF the day, having proved eminently
u the plan will be continued. Six volumes of the &C.
ebrated writings of Captain Maryatt, and sixty five
r. Brooks valuable Letters from Europe, have already
been published without Interfering with its news and
miscellaneous reading. The Courier is the largest and
cheanest family he vspapcr issued in this country
containing articles in Literature Science and Arts; In
ternal improvement Agriculture, in short every variety
OF topics usually introduced into public Journal
living full accounts of sales, markets and of the
latest dates.
tits published at the low price of 3d. For this small
sum subscribers get valuable and entertaining matter
each week enough to-Ell common book of 900 pages
and equal to 50 volumes year, and which is estimated
to be read, weekly, by at least hundred thousand
people, scattered in all parts of the country from Maine
to Florida, and from the seaboard to the lakes.
its mammoth dimensions enable its entcrprisng pro
prietors, Messrs WOODWARD e. CLARKE, of Philade
pha, to rc-pubsh in its columns, in the course of
sue from the British press: which cannot fail give tc
it permanent interest and render it worthy fprescr
vaon. To meet the wishes therefore, o. such Of tlle
subsc ribers desire have their numbers bound the,
have determined issuing edition of the Courier il
the quarto form, which will render much MGR, con
venien for reading when it is bound in volume ant
THE QUARTO EDITION.
Under the title of the PHILADELPHIA MIRROR. will
comncnc" with the publication of the Prize Tale t,
which was awarded the prize of 500. written by Miss
Leslie, editor Of the splendid Annual, the Token, ant
author of Pencil Sketches and other valuable conrbu-
tons to American Literature. large number of songs
poems, tales, &C. offered in competition for the $5Ot
premiums, will add value and interest the succeeding
numbers, which will also he enriched by story from
Miss Sedgcwick, author of Hope Leslie, The Lnwoods
NC whose talents have been SO justly and extensively
appreciated both at home and abroad.
This approved FAMILY NEWSPAPER is strctl,
neutral in religious and political matters and the un
compromising opponent ofquackery of every kind
MAPS.
In addition to all (which the publishers intend fur
nishing their patrons with series of engraved Maps
embracing the twenty-five States of the Unien, Sc. OK
hibting the situation, &c of rivers, towns, mountains
lakes, the seabnard, internal improvements, display
ed in canals. rail roads, sc, with other interesting ac
useful fratrras, roads, distances, &c, forming com
plcto Atlas for general uso and information handsome
ly executed and each distinct map on n large quart,
sheet, at expense which nothing but the spenlit
patronage which for six years past has been gcner
ously extended to them, could warrant
TERMS:
The Philadelphia Saturday Courier is still continue,
IN its large FORM at the price heretofore. Th
Philadelphia Mirror, being quaro edition of the Sa
turday Courier with its increased attractions and print
ed the best white fine paper, of the same size as thu
New ,rk Albion will be put precisely one huff thu
price OF that valuable Journal viz: Three Dollars nc
annum, payable in advance Including the Maps.I
WOODWARD & CLARKE,
IA Philadelphia.