The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-03-09
PROSPECTUS
WESTERN CONTINENT.

PROSPECTUS
WESTERN p CONTINENT 70
"A Southern Family Newspaper of the largest
size. Published every Saturday in the City
! Of Baltimore, by Samuel Smith s. Co. Ed
| tied by W. Il. Thompson, author Of Major
Jones' Comtship," g Chronicles Of Pine
bile, Sc, Sc. Terms, 1tco Dollars in al
cdnce.
| w f have long regarded i, as most humilating
| w reflection upon the south, that poiessedly
neutral family journal has yet 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 that the pa
pers OF this class published in the large Northern
cities possess advantages those of the country
which, IN measure, defy competitions But here
the case is Inherent Baltimore, standing it does
on the frontier of the Southern States, is yet near
enough TO the great commercial, literary and po-
litioal emporium, to be included in the neghbor-
hood OF great American cities, and to enjoy all the
advantages, as radiating point, which are pos
sessed by either PHILADELPHIA, Boston or New York
a paper Issued from Baltimore has all the facilities
for obtaining the latest literary intelligence, as
well as the current literature of the day, foreign
and domestic, that arc enjoyed by the journals of
the Northern cities. The WEsTERN CoSTINsNr is
as large cheap, and be better adapted to the
wants and tastes Of Southern readers than those Nor
thern papers which now draw SO large amount
of their patronage from the Southern public.
Entertaining these views, have looked with
confidence to the success of the CoSTINENT. Eight
months experience has tended to strengthen that
confidence, and now we enter upon its publication
with a M IN conviction that all that Is necessary to
secure for it circulation equal TO that OF it's North
crn contemporaries, is faithful and energetic de-
votion OF our best abilities make it useful and
entertaining Family Journal Ii is our design to
make the WESTERN CONTINENT emphatically a
Southern family paper, that may be read with in
| tcrest and profit by every member of Southern
family. With this view we shall draw for our lit
erary department, from the best Sources such mat.
ter as will interest and entertain the mind with
out offending the taste or corruptng the morals Of
our readers.
Pains will be taken to give the latest intelligence
tof,a oil trNtS ,pfnr ~
the exclusion OF the vast amount of local matte -
such as personal gossip, police reports, theatrical
ton of the staple of some of the popular weeklies
OF the North. In word, though we shall endea-
vor to make our paper interesting to all. chief
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 VIC might make in pros
pectus, we will close by appealing TO the reader of
the South and West for a share of that patronage
which they so literally bestow upon the oyergrown
| TERMs-The Western Continent is printed on a
mammoth sheet of 80 by IA inches, on fair type,
and securely mailed TO subscribers, at Two Dor
LARS PER ANNUM IN ADVANCE. Three copies will
be sent for So, or Seven copies for $40.
al letters on the business of subscriptions to be
addressed, post paid to the editor.
SAMUEL SMITH.
Baltimore, august, Is46-oct
l
- received lot of FRESH SPICES, such as
Mace White Mustar d Seed
Ginger White Black do do
Allspice Long Pepper
Cloves Black do
Cinnamon Garlic, &c, Sc,
suitable for Picking, TO which he invites the attcn
Aug IS is p'' CORNER %y High and MIDI
GENUINE POPULAR MEDICINES
~ Just received full supply of the following
valuable and genuine Preparations. We warrant
every article sold by us To be the genuine, and d-
rect from the hands OF the Projectors =
Sands Sarsaparilla, Bristols Sarsaparilla
Hungarian Balsam Life Bulls Sarsaparilla
Syrup Tar and Naphtha DIR. Jayne's Preparations
Tarrants ApeIiept Doctor swaynes Syrup
All Healing Ointment Crimson letter ash
Indian Vegetable Pills Lucina Cordial
DandclIon and Tomato Swaim's Papacea
Panacca Fahpesocks Yermiuge
Houck's Papacea BriDckerhofi's Medicine
Sure Cure Aguc and Fe- Barnes Pile Lotion
yer Pills Hays Liniment for Piles
WIstars Baisam Wild q. Gardeners Linimebt, ,
Cherry &c, &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. CHAS. II. HEINJTSH, Agent,
Member of the Philadelphia College of
Oct1 Pharmacy and Chemistry
DRIME RED CLOVER SEED.-we have
R E rec I n%rp segRy OF first rate Pcnnsyya
sound Seed will please call early. For sale at the
Drug Store, Sign of the Big Mortar
oct22 cHAs II. HEINITsH, Agent.
+. I IFE OF MAJOR GEN ERAL IA CHA
~ RY TAYLOR; with an account of his brill
liant achievements on the Rio Grande and else
where, including the defence Of Fort Harrison and
the Battle of okcc- Che Bee. Also sketches of the
Col. Cross, Capt Montgomery, Capt. May, Capt.
Walker, Bicut's. Ridgeley, Blake Jordan, &c,
by c. Frank Powell, illustrated with Portrait Of
Cen Tayior-price Only26 cents. Call quick If
+ you want copy.
AugS w. ". II. HODGES & co.
A CARD.-Tbere is an impression prevalent
N bore that another person Is connected with the
business of this shop. / would beg leave most
specially to say, that it is not so. am my
own hook, " make or break" and shall endeavOr
by close attention and low prices to merit liberal
share of public patronage.
DANIEL S. CHERRY.
Tin and Coppersmth,
July % Under the " Old Dominion Office"
VANILLA BEANS!-A fresh supply OF the
v above named BEANS just received and for cal.
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