Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1839-11-05
THE NETWORK MIRROR.

VOLUME THE SEVENTEENTH.
Ovolume Of the NEw-YoRK MIRROR was
~ ever begun under such favourable auspi-
ces as the present For the last few months
cur suoscrpton-hst has increased with "A ra-
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and the fine arts, shall be as Ulfdgging as
ever.
Our old correspondents will continue to fur
nish original papers on a great variety OF sub
jects interesting to the general reader; and
new writers have been engaged for special
purposes. At home we have a list OF nearly
two hundred contributors, embracing most Of
the talent and genius of America, and we have
established a permanent correspondence a.
broad Mr.. Cox will write from LOndori--Mr
FAY from Berlia--and an American gentle
man, who holds high rank in the estimation
of his countrymen as a graceful and easy VIII
ter, win furnish us with occasional sketches
from Paris.
In the course of the volume, fifty pieces Of
popular MUSIC viii be published-selected by
Messrs. BERKELEY, Horn, RUSSELL, KNIGHT,
etc.
Six SUPERB ENGRAvINGs, (including the
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"A number OF CURIOUS ETcHINGs on woou
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