Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1843-01-19


a general summary of leading passing events.
will also be added. Our: own country, filed
with enchanting lakes and river, and beautiful
prairies-with mountain solitudes, wilderness
SEES and forests of unexampled awfulness and
aid grantleanr-with enduring monuments
and mounds OF an extinct primevai people
with the battle grounds and sepu'ehres of he
roic virture-shal! furnish resources, Of which,
by the promised aid of several literary gentle
men. we shall avail ourselves, when practica-
tlcahle, to enrich our pages. An subjects that
will admit Of il, will be illustrated with engra-
wings. The whole number of engravings, at
the conclusion Of the volume will amount to
several hundred.
The Biography Of those intimately connect
ed with America will claim prominent place.
What stronger incentive to virtue and excel
lence can be presented to our ya.lth, than to
place before them. in bold relief, the actions
OF those who have laboped for the benefit of
their country!
The interesting topic of Natural History
will occupy its due share of attention. Chem
istry, Natural Philosophy and Geography will
each receive that attention which its import
ance demands
The Antiquities, Natural CnFiosities, Scene
ry &c. of America. will all be noticed in their
places, and Illustrated as far as possible with
engravings.
We do not pretend to send forth work re-
plete with org inality of ideas or style, or as
vehicle for conveying to the people the rich 8
beautiful specimens of modern belles-letters;
but our prime object Is to disseminate useful
information. fitted alike to the capacity CT the
child and the adult. 1t is intended,rath as a
magazine OF valuable stores, gathered and gar
nered up from sources which, from their mag
nitude, rarity and costiness. are as sealed
fountains of living wafer to the great mass of
the community. In it the choicest contents of
books are presented in eoadecsed yet con-
spicuons form. illustrative of History, Geogra-
ply; the Fine. Arts; Natural History; AgFicul.
tlree and Rural Economy; Useful Arts. the
Natural Sciences; Biography, Travels, Botany
etc. ag,reeably spieed with Poetry and Miscel-
loneons Reading; all Of which during the
course of the volume are Illustrated by cngrav
ngs, many of which are from original draw
ings made expressly. for the work.
We shall aim to give the magazine charac
ter decidedly Americans, and to make it to
this county what, the Penny Magazine is to
Great Britain. Hence shall introduce de-
scfi?t;ons of American History: Manners, See
merry and Natural Productions In furtherance
of this object we invite our friends abroad to
I'tt us by communications and sketches OF any
thing remarkable or unique that may come ua-
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find ample remuneration for their labor in the
consciousness of aaviEg added quota to the
total SIAM Of Intelligence which is so widely
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