The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-23
PROSPECTUS
THE
WESTERN CONTINENT.

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IA SoniLern Family Newspaper Of The largest
s'se. Published erery Saturday in The City
If Baltimore, by Samuel Sm,th &, Co. Ed
tied by ". II. Thompson. author If Major
jones Comtship.' - Chronicles IF Pine
piIe, SC Sc. Terms, Too Dollars n adj
Udnce
HNj +. have long regarded it as most huniietinr
w reelection upon the south. that no pioesscdly
neural family journal has ye, been taincd with
m her borders. We have tested the .Aperim,rt
whether such paper could no, be supp ort,d a the
immediate South, and th' ush not " oily unsuc
cessful, our expere, &C has taught US thai tlr pa
p, RS Of this class published N the large Northern
critics possess advantages over Il osc oi the county
which, in measure, DEFY competitions. hut here
the frontier of the Southern States is yet near
enough 10 the great COMMERCIAL literary and Pc.
htio al emporium, to be included in the ncighbor.
hood of cat American cities, and To enjoy all the
advantages, radiating point, which are nos
ses>cd by either Plia drll hia, Boston New York
pa per Issued from Baltimore has all tho iacilite ca
for obtaining the latest literary intoilig ence as
we'll as the cnrrent literature # the day, foreign
aud domestic that arc enj Eyed hy the Journals Of
lie Northcrn cities. The W EsTERN toNTINENr is
as large. cheap, md can be better adapted 10 the
,Udta and tastes Of Southern readers than ,huse Mr.
tn rn papers which now draw Lar gre an cunt
of their pat ronage from tn, Southern public.
Entertaining thee VIEWS we have looked with
confidence 20 the sue cess oi the CoNTINENT. Eight
m"nth's experience has tended to strtng then that
confidence, and nov we enter upon its publication
with IN convicti,n that all that is necessary to
secu for il Giro uaiun equal To tiiat OF its Nor.b
crn co.emporari,s, j. faithful aud energetic de-
votiou o. our best abiiirs Ia make it uS1ul and
entertaining family Journal. Il is our design 10
make the WESTERN CoNTiNENr cnphatcally
southern i@nAiy paIer' that nay lie read with in.
t,rest and profit by every member of a Soutl,ern
family; With this view, We shall d. aw for ,ur lit,
crary department, from the best source 8, such nat
ter as Will iater'st and entertain the ulnd, with
out Offending the taste or corrupting the MOI Of
readers
Pains vii be taken Ia give the la stintelligence
IN al subjects OF interest to the general reader, 10
he exclusion OF the vat a" cunt oi local matlei
sue aS ~ AL lice, h.
and other criticisms, " h;Ch make up larg. a por
ton the staple of some OF the popular weckhcs
OF the North In a word, though we shall endea-
10 make apcr interesting to all. our chiel
shall he 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 tho dis posed
TO sustain such journal, we must mainly depend
for support.
Relying more uron the intrinsic merits of urpa.
per, than on anypron,ises we might make in pros.
pectus, will close by appealing the readers Of
tie South and est or -hare of that patronage
which they So Literally bestow upon the grown
week lies of the MOI tn
TEams-The West, I'm Continent is printed on
mammoth sheet of 30 by 81 inches, on fair type,
and securely allied to subscribers, a, wo IoL.
LARS OR ANNUM ADVANCE, Thee copies will
be sent Tor So or Seven &C pies for $40.
Al letters the business Of subscriptions 10 be
| W.T. THOMPSON.
SAMUEL SMITH.
Battinore, august ls46-oct6
spices! SPIC ES,!-The subscriber hi Just
- received a lot OF FRESH SPICES. such as
Mace White Mustard seed
Ginger Z" White Black % do
Ailspicc Loug Pepper
Cloves Black do
Cinnamon Garlic, &c, &C.
suitable for Picking, to which he invtestbc attcn
ton of the public general y. H. RUFF,
Aug 10 Conner OF High and MIDI Ifst..
GENUINE POPULAR MEDICINES
~ just received full supply of the following
valuable and genuine Prep; r"tions. We wanaG
every article sold by us {" be the genuine, and d
rect from The hands of the Projectors -
SANDS Sarsaparilla, BristLI's Sarsapatilla
| Hun gariau Bulsain Life uli's Sarsrps
| Syrup Tar aud Naphtha Dir Jaync's Prepa raiions
Iaranps ApcTiert Doctor Sw"yn,'s Syrup
All Hcal.ng Ointment Crimson Terter Wash
Indian Vegetable Pills Lucina Cordial
Dandchon and Tomato Sw9im's Panocea
Panacca Fahucst"ck's Vermifugo
| Houck's Panacca BrinckerbofI,s McdicITo
Sure Cure que and Fc- Barnes Pile Lotion
| $50 yer Pills Hays Eminent for Piles
"'stSrs b"isam Wild g. Gardeners Liniment,
,,Chcrfy &c &c.
WIN general assortment Of Pure and Genuine
| DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS OILS, GLASS,
ccs. CHAS. II. HEINITSH. Agent,
| Member Of the Phil drlpl'ia College Of
oct Pharmacy and Chemistry.
DRIML RED CLOVER SEED.-w have
rS &C. WWr supply OF first rate renn-ylva
sound eed will please call cariv. For sale at the
Drug Store, Sign of The Bic Mortar
o" % CHAs. II HEINIrSH, Agent
SUN ORIES.25 bags RIO COFFEE,
~ 20 bags Lagulra do
10 half chests Imperial Tea
IOqr do 30 do
-, 90 bglts Jones & sons Tobacco. a superior ar.
ticlc, in store and FOR sale by WILLS & co.
Oct22 Commission Merchants, High street
EHOICE TEAS!-A further supply of supe-
~ rior Q cen and Black TEA recently received
wflch added TO our former stock make our usual
variety.
Tea drinkers may confidently rely on getting
good Gree and BLACK Teas of IL
Oci 10 G >CHOOLFIELD & co
EkENCH TOILETTE POWDER.-wo
- have received a very supefinr French TOLL
ETTE POWDER, highly secuted a la mile Geuts,
with beautiful 1T Of PnfTs and Boxes Gall and
examine. !. &. SCHOOIFIELD co.
Oct 10
M ARTIN'S MATCHEs We have i, st re.
lVA ccit cd per schr Belle, from New York, anuth-
or supply Of Andrew Martins celebrated and Nh.
rivailcd FRICTION MATCHES which we warrant
to be good in al kinds Of weather.
]. G. SCHOOLFIELD & CO..
Oct29 Druggists.
VvIflIJ n 400 bills FrcdcricEsburg I'D t,alti-