The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1846-12-29
PROSPECTUS
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WESTERN CONTINENT,

PROSPECTUS
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WESTERN CONTINENT,
"A Southern Family Newspaper Of the Iorge,i
size. Published erery Saturday in The City
or Baltimore. By Samuel Smith & Co. Ed.
tied by W. II. Thompson author Of" Major
Jones' Comtship.'' . Chronicles IF Pine.
viiie, Sc, SC. Terms, Itco Dollars in ad.
Vance %
WE have long regarded il most humilatinc
w reflection upon the south, that no proessedly
neutral family journal has yc' been sustained with
in her borders We have tested the experiment
whether such paper could not be supported Mt the
immediate South, and though not wholly unsuc
cessful, our experience has taught that tho pa.
pers of this class published in the large Northern
cities possess advantages over those OF the country,
the is different. Baltimo, sta ndng il does
on the frontier of the Southern States, is yet near
enough 10 the great commercial, literary and po-
litc al emporium, TO be included in the neighbor.
hood of great American cities aud to enjoy all the
advantages, as adiating point, which are pos.
sessed by either Philadelrhia, Boston New York.
paper issued from Baltimore has all the facilities
for Obtaining the latest literary intelligence,
well the current literature Of the day, foreign
and domestic, that arc enjoyed by the journals of
the Northern cities. The W EsTERN CoNTINBST Is
as large, cheap, and be better adapted 10 the
tcdns and tastes Of Southern readers than those Nor
thern papers which now draw large amount
of their patronag gre from the Southern public.
EeIeraa.ninG ,neSe vl.wti we nave looked WIN
months experience has tended to strengthen that
confidence, and now we enter upon its publication
with fiji conviction that all that is necessary to
for it circulation equal that OF lite North
crn contemporaries, is faithful and energetic de-
votion or our best abilities 10 make 1t useful and
entertaining Family Journal Ii is our design to
make the WESTERN CoNTINENT cmphatcally
Southern family paper, that may be read with in
tcrest and profit by every member of Southern
family With this view we snail d, aw for our lit.
! crary department, from the best sources, such
ter as will interest and entertain the mind with
out offending the taste or corruPhng tho morals Of
readers
Pains will be taken to give the latest intelligence
on ali subjects OF interest to the general reader to
the exclusion of the vast amount OF local matteL'
such personal gossip, police reports, theatrical
and other criticisms, which make up so large por-
OF the North. In word though we shall endea-
vor TO make our paper interesting to all. chic
aim shall be to adapt it to the wants and tastes OF
the people of the South and South West, upon
whom, and those of our own city who are disposed
to sustain sch journal, we must mainly depend
for support
Relying upon the intrinsic merits Of our pa.
per, than on any promises we might make in pros.
the South and W est Tor share of that patronage
which they 80 literally bestow upon the overgrown
weckies of the North.
TERMs-The Western Continent is printod on
mammoth sheet of 20 by ia inc hes, on fair type
and securely ruailed to Subscribers al wo Dot.
LARS FER ANNUM IN ADvANcE. Three copies will
be sent for &5 or Seven copies for $40.
All letters the business of subscriptions to be
addressed, pos, paid to the editor.
W.T.. THOMPSON.
SAMUEL SMITH.
Battimore, august. lS46-0ct6
GPICES. SPICES!,-The subscriber has just
- received "A lot of FRESH SPICES. such
Mace White Mustard Seed
ClnSer white Black 90 do
e eI6sp,'e b bG"F Pepper do
Cinnamon Garlic, &C., &c,
suitable for Picking, to which lie invites the atcn
ton of the public generally. II. BUFF,
Aug 10 Corner OF high and MIDI Tests.
GENUINE POPULAR MEDICIN
~ Just received full supply Of the following
valuable and genuine Preparations. We warrant
every article sold by us 10 be the genuine, and d
rect from the hands of the Proprietors -
Sands Sarsaparilla, Bristti's Sarsspara
| hungarian BalsaIn Life bulls Sarsa parilIa
Syrup Tar aud Naphtha DR. Jayne 70 Prepa radons
laramie Aperiert Doctor Swayne's Syrup
Sugar Coated Pills Wild Cherry
| All Healing Ointment Crimson letter Wash
| Indian Vegetable Pills Lucna Cordial
DandclIon and Tomato Swsim's Panacea
Panacea Fahnestock's Vermifuge
Houck's Panacea Brinckerhof's Medicine
Sure Cure Ague and Fe. Barnes Pile Lotion
- yer Pills Hays Liniment Tor Piles
"lstar's Baisam Wild q. GARDENERS Linimcnt,
! Cherry &C , &c.
:, With With general assortment Of Pore and Genuine
DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS OILS, GLASS
&c, &C., which will be sold the vef y lowest phi
ces. CHAS. II. HEINITSH, Agent,
Member of the Philadelphia College of
octl Pharmacy and Chemistry
pRIME RED CLOVER SEEDING have
= lust receIyed supply OF first rate rennsylva;
sound Seed will please call early. For sale at the
Drug Store, Sign Of the BIG Mortar
Oct y CHAS. fl HEINITsH, Agent.
gun DRlES.-25 bags RIO COFFEE,
~ 20 bags Laguira do
10 10 half chests imperial Tea,
or do 10 do
20 butts Jones & Sons Tobacco a superior al
lcIe, IN store and for sale by WILLS & CO,
Oct " Commission Merchants, High street.
CHOICE TEAS!-A further supply Of supe.
~ rior Green and Black TEA recently received,
wblch added to our former stock makes our usual
Tea drinkers may confidently rely on getting
good Green and Black Teas OF u.
oct15 G sCHoOLF1ELD.& co.
ERENCH TOILETTE POWDER.-Wo
- have received a very superior French TOLL
ETTE POWDER, highly seen ted n la mile feures,
with beautiful lot Of Puffs and Boxes Call and
examine. L. G.. SCHOOL FIELD e. CO
Octl5
MARTINS MATCHES.-W we have iust re.
1FA ceived per schr Belle, from New York snoth-
er supply Of Andrew Martins celebrated and M.
rivalled FRICTION MATCHES, which we warrant
to be good in all kinds of weather
j. G.. SCHOOLFIELD f. CO.,
Oct2S Druggists.
EVLOUR.-4O0 bbls fredericksburg and Bald
A. more inspected SUPERFINE -FOUR, mo.
mcpty expected, for sale by Z. WILLS.