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'Horace Flaccus', a free settler in the colony, declares to the Monitor's editor his availability for writing tragedy, sermons, poetry and other forms of literature - for a price. 'Flaccus' also offers some sonnets from his eldest daughter whom he describes as 'a promising Sappho'.
The editor of the Monitor compares the advertising rates of the Monitor, the Sydney Gazette and the Australian, demonstrating that the Monitor's rates are the cheapest.