The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-02-23
PROSPECTUS
Of THE
WESTERN CONTINENT,

OF rHE
WESTERN CONTINENT,
"A Southern Family Newspaper Of the largest
size. Published erery Saturday in The City
OF Baltimore, By Samuel Smith s. Co. Ed
tied by ~. y. Ihompsom author Of" Major
Jones Comiship" = Chronicles Of Pine
riHe, Sc, Sc. Terms, Too Dollars in adj
rance
WE have long regarded it as most huniating
w reflection upon the south, that no proiesscdly
neutral family journal has yet been sustained with
in her borders. VIC have tested the experiment
whether such a paper could not be supported the
Immediate South, aud though not wholly unsuc
cessiol. our experience has taught that the pa
pers of this class published in the large Northern
cities possess advantages over those OF the country
which, in a measure, DEFY competition But here
the case is different. Baltimore, standing it does
on the frontier of the Southern States, is yet
enough 10 the great commercial, literary and po-
litio al emporium, to be included in the neighbor-
hood of great American cities, and 10 enjoy all the
advantages, as radiatng point, which pos
scssed by either PHILADELPHIA, Boston or New York.
A paper Issued from Baltimore has all the facilities
for obtaining the latest literary inclli gence, as
we'll as the current literature of the day, forci -
and domestic, that are enjoyed by the journals OF
the Northern cities The WESTERN CoNTINENr is
as large cheap, and can be better adapted to The
and tastes of Southern readers than those Nor
thern papers which now draw large an amount
of their patronage from the Southern public.
Entertaining these views, we have looked with
confidence to the success of the CONTINENT Eight
months experience has tended To strcng CITIZEN that
confidence, and now we enter upon it's publication
with firm conviction that all that is necessary
for it circulation equal to that of its North
ern contemporaries, is faithful and energetic de-
voton our best abilities make it useful and
| entertaining Family Journal. 1t is our design TO
make the WESTERN Continent cmphatcally a
Southern family paper, that may be read with in
tcrtst and profit by every member of Southern
family. With this view, we shall dIa w 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
all subjects of interest to the general reader to
the exclusion of the amount OF local matte :.
such personal gossip police reports, theatrical
and other criticisms, hcb make up so large a por-
ton OF the staple of some OF the popular weeklies
OF the North. In word, though we shall endea-
to make paper inter resting TO all, or chci
aim shall be to adapt it to the and OF
the people of the South and South w est, upon
whom and those of our own city who disposed
to sustain such journal, We must mainly depend
for support.
Relying more upon the intrinsic merits of our pa
per- than on any promises might ma Ike in pros
pectus, We will close by appealing to the reader of
the South and West Tor share of that patronage
which they so literally bestow upon the overgrowu
wecklies of the North.
TERMs-Ihe 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 PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE. Three copies will
be sent for SO. or Seven copies for $40.
All letters the business of subsc ptions to be
w. r. THOMPSON.
SAMUEL SMITH.
Baltimore, august, ls46-oct6
spices! SPiCES!!-Thc subscriber hasjust
~ received a lot of FRESH SPICES such as
Mace White Mustard Seed
Ginger 80 White Black DO do
Allspicc Long Pepper
Cloves Black do
Cinnamon Garlic, &C., &C.,
suitable for Picking, to which he invites the attcn-
Aug 10 Corner OF High and MIDI tests.
GENUINE POPULAR MEDICINES
~ Just received full supply of the following
valuable and genuine Preparations. We warrant
every article sold by 10 be the genuine, and di-
rect from the hands of the Proprieors
Sands SarsapariIla BristCI's Sarsaparia
Hungarian Balsam Life Bulbs Sarsaparilla
Syrup Tar and Naphtha Dr. Jayne's Preparations
'Tarrant's AperienL Doctor Swaync's Syrup
Sugar Coated Pills Wild Cherry
All Healing Ointment Crimson letter Wash
| Indian Vegetable Pills Lucina Cordial
Dandchon and Tomato Sweim's Panacea
Panacea Fahnesiock's Vermifugo
Houcks Panacea BrinckerhoH's Medicine
Sure Cure Ague and Fee Barnes Pile Lotion
vcr Pills Hays Liniment for Piles
Wistars Baisam Wild G. Gardeners Liniment,
! Cherry Sc &c.
| With general assortment Of Pure and Genuine
DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS OILS, GLASS,
&C., &c, which will be sold at the very lowest pri.
Ces. CIIAS Fl. HEINITSU. a gent
| Member Of the Philadelphia College of
| octl Pharmacy and Chemistry.
DRIME RED CLOVER sEED.-we have
MIA RED GLOVER SEED. Persons wishing good
sound Seed will please call early. For sale at the
/ Drug store, sign oil the Big Mortar.
| Oct % CHAS. II. HETNITSH, Agent.
! IFEOF MAJOR GENERAL IN CHA
| ~ RY TAYLOR ; with account of his bril-
! liant achievements on the Rio Grandc and else
where, including the defence Of Fort Harrison and
the Battle of Okcc- Che Bee. Also sketches of the
lives and heroic acts Of Maj. Ringod Maj. Brown,
| Col. Cross. Capt. Montgomery, Capt. May, Capt.
| Walker, Bcufs. Rid0c!ey, Blake. Jordan, &c,
by {. Frank Powell, illustrated with Portrait Of
Gen. Taylor-price Only % cents. Call quick if
| you want a copy. .....
| AugS w TT. II. HODGES & co.
| A CARD.-There is an impression prevalent
N here, that another person is connected with the
business Of this Shop. / would beg leave most re-
specifically to say, that it is not so. 1 am on my
| own hook, " make or break" and shall endeayOr
by close attention and low prices to merit liberal
share of public patronage.
DANIEL s. CHERRY
Tin and Coppcrsmith
| July % Under the :" Old Dominion Office"
| VANILLA BEANS!-A fresh supply OF the
| ' above named BEANS just received and for sale
at the MEDICAL EMPORIUM,
July ~ Corner of Hieh and Middle ste.
bermuda ARROW ROOT.-.A lot of su
| - periUr BERMUDA ARROW ROOT has just
been received at the Medical Emporium Corner OF
| High and Middle streets Persons wishing to OBJ
tain prime article would do we'll to call and pur-
Augi5 HENRY BUFF.