The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-02-02
PROSPECTUS
FNOSF EVTUb
WESTERN CONTINENT


WESTERN CONTINENT,
A Southern Family Newspaper Of the iargea
size. Published euery Saturday in The Gin
OF Baltimore. by Samuel Smith & Co. Ed.
tied by w. II. Thompson. author Of" Major
jones Courtship," f" Chronicles of Pine
piIe, Sc, SC. Terms, 1tco Dollars in ad
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w f have long regarded it as most humiliatinp
w reflection upon the south, that no professedS
neutral family journal has ye been sustained with.
in her borders. We have tested the experiment
whether such paper could not be supported at the
Immediate South, and though not wholly unsuc.
cessful, our experience has taught us that the Dc.
pcrs of this class published in the large Northern
cities, possess advantages over those oithe country
which, in measure, defy competition. But here
the case is different. Baltimore sta ning as does
on the frontier of the Southern States, is yet near
enough TO the great commercial, literary and DO.
litioal emporium, to be included in the neighbor.
hood of great American cities and to enjoy all the
| advantages, as a radiating point, which pos.
sesscd by either PHILADELPHIA, Boston or New York
paper Issued from Baltimore has all the fao ilities
for Obtaining the latest literary intelligence as
well as the current literature uf the day, foreign
and domestic, that are enjoyed by the jour nails of
the Northern cities. The WESTERN CoNTIN ENr is
as large, cheap, and can be better adapted TO The
,Udnts and tastes of Southern readers than those Nor
| thern papers which draw so large an an cunt
of their patrona gre from the Southern public.
Entertaining these views, we have looked with
confidence to the success the CoNTINENT. Eight
months experience has tended to rcngthcn that
confidence, and now enter upon its publication
with a MN convection that all that
secur for it circulation equal to that OF its North
crn contemporaries, is faithful and energetic dc.
votion OF our best abilities make it useful and
| entertaining Family Journal IL is our design TO
make the WESTERN CoNrINENr emphatioaly
Southern family paper, that may be read with in.
tcrest and profit by every member of Southern
family. With this view, we shall dIaw for lit.
crary department, from the best sources, such nat
ter 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 est intelligence
on all subjects OF interest TO the general reader, 10
the exclusion of the vast amount Of local matte.
such as personal gossip, police reports, theatrical
and other criticisms, which make up so large a pOr-
ton of the staple of some OF the popular weekles
OF the North. In word, though we shall endea-
vor TO make paper interesting to all. our chie
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 such journal, we must mainly depend
for support.
Relying more upon the intrinsic merits of our pa.
per, than on any promises might make in pros.
pectus, We will close by appealing the readers OF
! The South and West Tor share of tbat patronage
which they so li6er ally bestow upon the oyergrown
weeklies of the North. ~,
TEams-The Western Continent is printed on a
mammoth sheet of 80 by "a cbes, on fair type
and securely mailed to sutsC ribers at Two Dor.
LARS Fer ANNUM IN ADVANCE. Three copies will
be sent for SIS Seven copies for $40.
All letters on the business of subscriptions to be
VIZ. THOMPSON.
SAMUEL SMITH
baltimore, august, IS4b-Octb
SPICEs! sPICES.!-Thcs subscriber hasjust
- received lot of FRESH SPICES. such as
Mace White Mustafd Seed
Ginger " White Black 10 do
Allspice Long Pepper
Cloves Black do PPe'
Cinnamon Garlic, Sc, &C.,
suitable for Picking, to which he invites the acn
ton OF the public generally. II. BUFF,
Aug ID Corner OF High and MIDI lest
GENUINE POPULAR MEDICINE.
" Just received a full supply of the following
valuable and genuine Prepsrations We warrant
every article sold by 10 be the genuine and d.
rect from the hands of the Proprietors:-
SANDS sarsaParia, Bristol's Sarsaparilla
| HUI gsrian Ba lsain Life BuII's Sarsaparilla
| Syrup Tar and Naphtha DIR. Jayne's Preparations
| Tarrants Apericrt Doctor Swayne's Syrup
1 Sugar Coated Pills Wild Cherry
All Healing Ointment Crimson letter Wash
Indian Vegetable Pills / Lucipa Cordial
| Dandchon and Tomato Swsim's Panacea
| . Panacea Fahnesiocks Vermiuge
Houck's Panacca Brinckerhoff's Medicine
Sure Cure Ague and Fee Barnes Pile Lotion
w. yer fiis Hays Liniinent for Piles
| "lstars Baisam Wild O.. Gardncr's Liniment,
| Cherry &c &c.
With general assortment of Pure and Genuine
| DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS OILS, GLASS,
&c, &c, which will be sold at the vcf y lowest pd
ccs. CHAS. II. HEINITSU. Agent,
Member of the Philadelphia College of
octl 90 Pharmacy and Chemistry.
DRIME RED CLOVER SEED we have
R usi recfiySd sSsRRRY OF first rate Pennsad
i
sound Seed will please call early. For sale al the
| Drug Store, Sign of the Big Mortar.
oci " CHAS. II. HEINITSH, Agent.
SUMDRIEs.-25 bags RIO COFFEE,
~ ~ bags baguira do
10 half chests Imperial Tea $50.
| r. ~ or do do do
20 butts Jones & Sons Tobacco a superior ar.
| tIcIe, in store and for sale by WILLS & CO.,
oCt22 Commission Merchants oh street.
CHoICE TEAs.-A further supply of supe'
| ~ rior Green and Black TEA recently received,
which added to our former stock makes our usual
variety.
Tea drinkers may confidently reIy on getting
good Gree N and Black Teas of u
Oct 10 ]. G. SCHOOLFIELD e. co.
FRENCH TOILETTE POWDER.-wc
~ have received a very superior French TOLL
EITEPOWDE highly scented, n la mile fe,ues,
with a beautiful lot of Puffs and Boxes Call and
examine j. G. SCHOOLFIELD & co.
Oct15
M ARTIN'S MATCHES - we have inst re.
4fA ceived per scbr Belle, from New York anoth.
or supply OF Andrew Martins celebrated and nm
rivalcd FRICTION MATCHES, which we warrant
TO be good IN all kinds of weather.
]. o. SCHOOLFIELD & CO..
Oct29 DynSoisis
LNLOUR--4O0 bbIs Fredericksburp and Bah-
II more inspectcd SUPERFINE =, OTTP mo-