Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-04-29
BAY ARD TAILOR ~ THE NEW
YORK MERCURY.

ee"s VI ti'e NEW AoRE MEgCCRf, OF the tai
ented Americant tourist and author B.vard
Iasior. Esq, is among the most brilliant of
the many journalistic enterprises OF this Jour
nallstic age. The announcement Of this ar
arrangement has been greeted with furore OF
mingled snprisc and admiration. on the part
OF the public, and not only has the literary
world been aroused to decided pitch Of OK.
element, but all other circles have likewise
been brought to the gHi rire of expectation
md interest.
The variety aud piquancy Of Mr. Taylor's
"d'snturss--tile Romantic aud interesting
-ernes-the thrilling notwithstanding which
his path has Lain, and the resh. sprightly.
strictly Conscientious style of his writings,
will render them p,c,lilrly appropriat. to
the columns Of a paper that aims tn be, AMI
Is, at once brilliant aud chaste in tone The
general title, chosen for these contributions,
Is STRAY CHAPTERS OF LIFE AND TRavKL''-
simple but expressive head, under which,
not MY the characters and customs of other
lands will be portrayed, but the voyasers
own personal adventures, vicissitudes, and
fortunes, sad and merry, tragic and comic
also
The first Of these ''Clapters, which has
Just appeared in the MrRc, Sr for April 5pth,
is eht,tie! 'lHf FIRsT JerR>ty EVER MADE.
'siisi is AZ that could .sSihly be i >jrsl, for
tseiuating Interest, nlstruc ion, and amasa-
meut the author considers tins first Jour
ney to have been, perhaps. the In st intcres-
ting 1T any, and he has certainly Inide u glo-
rlous hit in describing it.
Ihe recent engas aIncnt Of our gr Mt Amer
lean artist. Felix q. t. Darcy. was mas
ter-stroke Of enterprise on the part of the
MER, URr, AMI infected what their second
coup q et@ 4sober.tes-that the Preprie-
tors intend u employ the very best talent,
III or'i.r to make the Very best paper. Oar
ley is universally Acknowledged to be thu
most talented artist now LIVING. those works
are engraved upon wood. England has her
Gilbert ami l..cch; France has her G,,varnl
and Cham. but our own barley combines the
best qualities of all-the picturesque apprc-
citation OF ,'ilbert-the hum " OF Lelci-the
mastery effects aud rendition Of character
that sgnalizc G,.vurni-thc love of fun and
satire that have made the Paris, Charirar,
what II is-Ili are under the control Of BAR
ley; aud when two such instruments as his
pencil and Baysr Taylor's pen are brought
together. to enrich the columns of a family
/ trer. We mag alaei W 1n1ler at the progress
u weeA'5 lit rature, and the enterprise Of
iuhi.si.er,.
lac i'rpprirtors of the VI ,rcury deserve
great credit ''r having mad. this acquisition
- heir already brilliant corps of con,ribu-
tors, and although the expens has uuques-
tppnll hesn enormous, there i, not a plrti-
ie u doubt that the reading pm Will
i.'ysi l.siy second t.l,ir Forts t. give asidi-
tiunai !astnre and s5idity to h,nle reading
As might naturally b. exp,ctNi, the de-
,aand, FIR the MEEerRY=o April 3oth, con-
tanning the first of B.vsri Tayior's journeys.
is entirely unparalleled in newspaper history,
ana tac rus.i for il, at ali the book stores and
news depots throughout the country. plainly
astests the Immense POPULARITY Of ~, .alar.-
ed Traveller. \ further pro5f in tie same d.
rectlon, II further proof were desired, may
be found in tho i.,e.. tat the Subscriptions
received by NJ essrs. Caldwell, Southworth
ami ;" hitney, the proprietors o! the Mercury,
since the ADVANCEMENT of BAyard Taylars
engagement, ammaunt. as We are crcd1lv
informed, II over FIRE. Hmdred Dollars
Da3. in adition to the enormous sa.es OF
booksellers and news arents
But this, perhaps, is hardly to be wonder
ed ut either, when W. consider that the New
YORK Mercury is Acknowledged to be the
largest. cheapest and hes, literary Journal in
America. beng lare quarto sheet filled with
purely original matter from frs, TO last. for
which only two dollars per annam is charged
with liAer.l a reduction I, clubs as is made
by other papers of hall its sil, aud less than
bali its merit,