The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-12-05
u PROSPECTUS
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ESTEEM CONTINENT.


size. Published erery Saturday in The City
or Baltimore. by Sdmnet Smith E. Co. Ed
tied by w. Z. Thompson. author Of. Major
Jones Contship," . Chronicles Of Pine
ciHe, SC, Sc Terms, 1teo Dollars in al
cdnce
w reflection upon the south, that no pioesscdly
neutral family journal has ycs been su tanned with
in her borders. We have tested the experiment
whether such paper could not be supported at the
imietllatc South, and though not wholly unsuc.
cessful. our experietce has taught us thai the ps
ptrs of this class published in the large Northern
cities possess advantages those of the country
which, in measure defy competition. But here
the case is fihercnt Baltimore, standing it does
ON the frontier of the southern States is vet near
cmoueh 10 the great commercial, literary and no.
io al cmporiun to be included in the neigi,bor.
hood OF great American cities and To enjoy all the
adVania9cs as a radlating point, which are pos
sessed by either Phiodcrh Boston New York
paper issued from Baltimore has all the f. ilit cs
ior obtaining the latest literary intelligence, as
well as the current literature cf the day, foreign
and domestic, that are enjoyed by the journals Of
the Northern cities. The WBsTERN CoNTIS rSr il
as large, as cheap, and be better adapted 10 he
wants and tastes of Southern readers than those Nor
thern papers which now draw la gre an an cunt
oil their patronage from The Souhcr public.
Entertaining these views, have looked with
confidence tn the success of the Continent. Eight
months experience has tended to strengthen that
confidence, and now we enter upon its publication
with firm conviction that all that is necessary to
secu for 1t circulation equal To that OF its North
ern co:ernporari Is faithful aud energetic de-
votop o. our best abilities make il a useful and
enferf0ining Family Journal Ii is our design TO
make tie WESTERNS CoNTISENr cmphatically
SoufheTn family PAPER, that may lie r, ad with in.
tcrest and pIofit 10y every member of a Southern
ami'y With this view, we shall d, for cur lit
crary department, from the best sources, such at
ter as will interest and entertain the mind with
out offending the taste or c0rrupting the morals OF
our readers.
Pains will be taken 10 give the latest Intelligence
on all subjects OF interest TO the general reader to
the exclusion OF the vat QUIT OF local matte ::
such as eisona gossip, police reports th, atrical
nal Se N In
ton OF the staple OF some of the popular wecklcs
OF tile North. In word, though we shall endea-
Vor to make our paper inter csting to all our chiei
ann shall be tn adapt il to the wants and tastes OF
the people of tho South and South w est, upon
whom, aud those OF our city W bo are disposed
TO sustain such a journal, we must mainly depend
for support.
Relying more UPON thcintriusc merits of ourpa.
per, than on any promises we night make in pros
pectus, We will close by appca ling TO the readers Of
tie South and West or u share of that patronage
winch 'hey So Literally bestow upon the ovcrgrown
wcckics of the Moth
TERms-Tbe Western Continent is printed on a
mammoth shcct OF 20 by "a nohes. on fair type,
DC sent Tor SO. or Seven copies for $40.
A letters on the business OF subscriptions to be
w r. THOMPSON.
SAMUEL SMITH.
Baltimore, august, Is46-oct6
SPICES! SpICESi!-rhc subscriber hasiust
Mace VIII N,Is,op ~ so Q"
Ginger 90 White Black 20 do
Allspcc Long PcDper
Cloves Black do
Cinnamon Garlic, &c, &C.
suitable for Picking, to which lie invites the aten
ton of the public generally. II. BUFF
Aug 10 Conner oil High and Midd est-.
GENUINE POPULAR MEDICINES.
~ Just received full supply Of the following
valuabi and genuine Prep rntions We warrant
every hrlcic sold by US 60 be the genuine, and d.
rect RON the ha dis OF the froprictors -
Sanfs SarsaPa'ia, Bri>toPs Sarsap ariila
Hungarian B"lsain Life ! ulIs Sa rsaparilla
| Syrup Tar aud Naphtha DR. Jayne,s prena raiions
ar,ahrs APe1iert Doctor Swaync's Syrup
! All Healing Ointment Crimson Petter 1yseh
| Indian Vegetable Pills Lucina Cordial
Dandchon and Tomato Swsim's Panacea
Panacea FahuesiOCks Vcrmifuge
Ioucks Panacea Briackcrhoh's Medicine
sure Cure Ague and Fe- Barnes Pile Lotion
Pills Havs' inimcpt for piles
| Wistar's Balsam Wild e. Gardner,s Imminent
| merry &c, &c.
With a general assortment Of Pure and Genuine
DRUGS MEDICINES, PAINTS OILS, GLASS,
&C. &C., which will be sold at The vety lowest pri.
ces CHAS. n. HEIHTrSII Agent
| Member OF the philadelphia College of
| OCT Pharmacy and Chemistry.
DRIML RED CLOVER sEED.-Wc have
Just received supply OF fret rate rennsyva.
MIA RED GLOVER SEED. Persons wishing good
sound sc ID viii please call early. For sale at the
Drug Store, Sign Of the Big Mortar.
DC, y CLASH HEINITsH, Agent.
SUN DRIEs.--25 bags RIO COFFEE,
~ ~ bags Laguira do
10 half chests Imperial Tea,
lUqr do DO do
~ butts Jones Sous Tobacco a superior ar.
hcIc, IN store and for sale by WILLS & CO,
O't22 Commission Merchants High street.
CHOICE TEAS!-A further supply of supc-
! " rior G'ccn and Black TEA recently received.
WHICH added to our former stock makes our usual
variety.
Tes drinkers may confidently rely on getting
good Gree n and Black Teas Of
Oct 10 l. G.. SCHOOLFIELD co.
FRENCH TOILETTE POWDER.-Wo
- have received very superior French TOLL
ETTE POWDER, highly secuted a la mile fetves,
with beautiful lot OF Puifs and Boxes slland
examine !. c. SCHO0LFIELD & co.
Oct Is
nj RTIN'S MATCH We have lost ro.
lFi ccivcd per schr Belle, from New York enoth-
CT supply OF Andrew Martins celebrated and nm
rivalled FRICTION MATCHES, which we warrant
to be good in al kinds Of weather
i G. SCHOOBFIELD & CO.,
OctzS Druggists
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