CP The Publisher of this Journal hopes that its patrons will pardon the suggestion, that it depends for support upon an aggregate of small receipts; and that, if the times are hard, they are much harder for those, who are obliged to meet quarterly payments to the amount of several thousands of dollars in a year, than for those who once in a year are called upon with a bill for five dollars. The Life of Haydn, in a series of Letters writ- ten at Vienna ; followed by the Life of Mozart, with Observations on Metastasio, and on the Pres- ent State of Music in France and Italy. Translat- ed from the French of L. A. C. BOMBET, with 1. A Report on Explosions, and the Causes of Explosions, with Suggestions for their Prevention ; prepared at the Request of the Citizens of Cincin- 2. Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, transmitting, in Obedience to a Resolution of the House, of the 29th of June last, Information in Relation to Steam-Engines, &c. December 13th, Esq. IV. DISCOVERY BEYOND The Rocky MOUNTAINS 75 1. Journal of an Exploring Tour beyond the Rocky Mountains, under the Direction of the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions, performed in the Years 1835, 1836, and 1837; containing a Description of the Geography, Geology, Climate, and Productions, and the Num- ber, Manners, and Customs of the Natives. With a Map of Oregon Territory. By the Rev. Samu- EL PARKER, A.M. 2. Narrative of a Journey across the Rocky Mountains to the Columbia River, and a Visit to the Sandwich Islands, Chili, &c. With a Scienti- fic Appendix. By John K. TOWNSEND. 43 |