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have their coffee-houses and marine lists -
but Baltimore, though almost second to none of
them in her exports, has neither. The printers,
having availed themselves of Mr. Stewart ^rs gen-
erosity, have chosen his, as being a respectable
inn, and of all others the most frequented by
sea-faring gentlemen. They cannot flatter them-
selves or the public, of being able to tires ent
them with a complete Marine Register; but, re-
lying on a literal community for support in their
undertakings, they are desirous, as far as their
indefatigable efforts can effect it, of render-
ing their gazette useful both to the commercial,
political, and general interest of their country.²⁹

I This request for marine news was printed on November 27;
in a week's time, four paragraphs of news, very prob-

I ably collected from the book at Stewart's Inn, appeared

in the Federal Intelligencer on December 5, and similar

paragraphs continued to appear at intervals, for some
months.

The firm of Yundt and Brown quickly found favor

with the citizens of Baltimore. In November and Decem-

ber of 1794, two hundred new subscribers were added;
during 1794 theirs was the cheapest daily paper in the
United States^30; it was a good paper, and the editors'
efforts were appreciated. When It was proposed to en-
large the Intelligencer to folio royal, beginning
January 1, 1795, because of inadequate spaco for
printing news as well as the entire proceedings of
Congress, thereby adding two dollars per year to the

29 Federal Intelligencer. November 27, 1794.
30 Federal intelligencer. January 1, 1795.