The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-12-19
PROSPECTUS
OF THE . unf 1f 500
WESTERN CONTINENT,

WESTERN CONTINENT,
"A Southern Family Newspaper Of the largest
size. Published crery Saturday in The City
oJ Battimore. by Samuel Smith g. Co. Ed.
tied by w. II. Ihompson. author off, Major
Jones Courtship," :" Chronicles Of Pine.
viite, Sc, Sc. Terms, Itco Dollars IN ad.
Udnce H
WE have long regarded il as a most Illuminating
W reflection upon the south, that no pr ofesscdlg
neutral family journal has ye, been sustained with.
in her borders. We have tested the experiment
whether such a paper could not be supported at the
Immediate South, and though not wholly unsuc.
cessful, our experience has taught us that the ma.
pers of this class published IN the large Northern
cities possess advantages over those OF the country,
winch, IN a measure, defy competition. But here
the case is different. Baltimore c, standing as il does
on the frontier of the Southern States, is yet near
enough 10 the great commercial, literary and Do.
Utica emporium, to be included in the ncighbor.
hood of great American cities, and to enjoy all the
advantages, as a radiatin@ point, which are DOS.
sessed by either Philadclrhia, Boston or New York.
A paper issued from Baltimore has all the ia ABILITIES
for obtaining the latest literary intelligence, as
well as the current literature of the day, foreign
and domestic, that are enjoyed by the journals of
the Northern cities. The WESTERN CoNTISENT il
as large, as cheap, and can be bitter adapted TO NE
wants and tastes Of Southern readers, than those Nor.
thern papers which now draw so large an amount
OF their patronag gre from the Southern public.
entertaining these views, VIC have looked with
confidence to the success of the CoNTINENT. Eight
months experience has tended to strengthen that
confidence, and now VIC enter upon its publication
with a firm conviction that all that is necessary to
secure iOr III n circulation GQuaT TO that OF it's North
ern coteinporaries, is a faithful aud energetic de-
votion OF our best abilities to make il a useful and
entertaining Family Journal. 1t is our design to
make the WESTERN CoNTINENT emphatically =
Southern family paper, that may be read with in.
.tcrest and profit by every member of q Southern
amry. With this view, we shall,draw for our lit.
crary department, from the best sources, such mat.
ter as will interest and entertain the mind, with.
out offending the taste or corrupting the morals Of
our readers.
Pains will be taken to give the latest intelligence
on all subjects OF interest to the general reader, to
the exclusion OF the vast suJount of local matteI
such as personal gossip, police reports, theatrical
and other criticisms, which make up so large a Dor
ton oil the staple of some of the popular weeklies
oil the North. In a word, though we shall endea-
vor to make our paper interesting to all. our chiel
ann shall be to adapt it to the wants and tastes OF
the people of the South and South w est, upon
whom, and those of our own city who are disposed
to sustain such a journal, we must mainly depend
for support. -
Relying more upon the intrinsic merits of our pa.
per, than on any promises we might make in a pros
pectus, we will close by appealing to the rcpdeIs Of
the South and West ior a share of that d patronage
which they so literally bestow upon the overgrown
wecklies of the North.
TERms-The Western Continent is printed on a
mammoth sheet OF 80 by "a inches, on fair type,
and securely mailed to subscribers, at Two Dol.
LARS FER ANNUM ~ ADVANCE. Three copies will
be sent for IS, or Seven copies for $40.
All letters on the business of subscriptions to be
VT. THOMPSON.
SAMUEL SMITH.
baltimore, august, ~Is46-Oct6
spices, sPICES!!-Tho subscriber has lust
received a lot of FRESH spices. such as
Ginger white Black 20 do
Allspice Lonr Pepper
Cloves Black do
Cinnamon Garlic, &C., &c,
suitable for Picking, to which lie invites the atten.
'0 Hn Ul Ih' public ggneralIya u; BUFF,
GENUINE POPULAR MEDICINES
Jgst received a full supply of 'herr following
valuable and genuine Prop ratiOns. We wal rant
every article sold by US To be the genuine, and d-
rect from the hands of the Proprietors =
Sands SarsapariIla, BristGPs SarsapaIilIa
hungarian BaIsain Life Bulls Sarsa parilia
Syrup Tar and Naphtha DIR. Jayne's Prepa rations
Iarrants APeriert Doctor Swaype's Syrup
Sugar Coated Pills Wild Cherry
All, Healing Ointment Crimson letter Wash
Indian Vegetable Pills Lucina Cordial
Dandclion and Tomato Swoim's Panacea
=, Fanacea Fabnestock's Vermifuge
HouCk'S Panacea BrinckerhoH,s Medicine
Sure Cure Ague and Fc- Barnes pile I,otion
vcr Pills HAYS, I ini,nent for piles
Wistar's Balsam wild G. Gardner's Eminent,
cherry &c &c.
With a general assortment Of Pure and Genuine
DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS OILS, GLASS,
&c, &c, which will be sold at The vefy lowest pi.
ces. CHAS. II. HEINITSH, Agent,
Member of the Philadelphia Cofiegeof
octi Pharmacy and Chemistry.
pRIME RED CLOVER We bavo
n a RRTstnr 9 CfnTr 2 ssgRPRly Of first rate Pepnsylyai;
sound Seed will please call early. For sale al the
Drug Store, Sign Of the Big Mortar.
oct22 CHAS. II HEINITsH, Agent.
SUN DRIES bags RIO COFFEE,
- 20 bags Daguira do
10 half chests Imperial Tea,
IOqr do do do
20 butts Jones Il Sons Tobacco, a superior ar.
icIe, IN store and for sale by WILLS eco.
Oct2Z Commission Merchants, High street.
CHOICE TEAS!-A further supply of sooc.
~ ror Green and Black TEA recently received,
winch added TO our former stock makes our usual
variety.
Tea drinkers may confidently rely on getting
good Green and Black Teas Of n.
0ctl5 LC -SCHOOLFIELD & CO..
FRENCH TOILETTE POWDER.-Wc
~ have received = very superior French roll
ETTE POWDER highly scented. n In mile 6eures,
with a beautiful lot Of PuHs and Boxes. Can and
examine. /. {. SCHOOLFIEJD e. 20.
Oct15
Nj ARTIN'S MATCHES.-We have lust re.
1fI celved per schr Belle, from New York, anoth-
er supply OF ANDREW Martins celebrated and un-
rivalled FRICTION MATCHES. which we warrant
to be good in all kinds Of weather.
]: G. SCHOOLFIELD & co,
OctV Druggists
ELOUR-400 bbls Frcdericksburg and Balti-
J. more inspected ~SUPERFINE -FOUR, mo.
mcntly expected, for s"lc by T.. WILLS.