The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-28
PROSPECTUS
OF the
WESTERN CONTINENT.

n Southern Family Newspaper ri Mc tnrpe.i
size. Published erery Saturday an The Gin
oC Baltimore. by Samuel Smith s. Gu I'd
tied by ". II. 1hompson author of.. Nioior
Jones' Com iship." - Chronicles IF Pine
riHe. &c. SC. Terms. 1,oo Dollars IA adj
unnce
w f. have long regarded it as most humiatrg
w reflection upon the south. that no pto esscdlS
neutral family journal has ye' been su tained with
her borders. e have tested the ,Apciim,1,
whether such paper could be supp ort,d Al the
immediate South, and th.uhh not wtoliy unsuc
cessiul, our experience has taught us thai tho ra
ptrs of this class published N the large Northern
cities possess advantages oven oso al the county
which, in measure, Getty competition. But here
the is different Baltimore, standing as does
On the frontier oil the southern States, IL yet near
enough 10 the great CONNIE rciai, literary ana M.
liiio al emporium, to be included i'll the n~iglbor.
hood of ~ eat American cities, aud to enjoy all The
advania2 es, as radiating point, which are ros.
sessed by either PhiadclIhia Boston OF Now York
paper Issued from Baltimore has all the s ilites
for Obtaining the latest literary Intelligence, as
wei as the current literature II the day, foreign
and domestic, that are enjoyed by the jou mails ,i
the Northern cities. The NEsTERN oNrIN ENr ia
as large cheap and can be BITTER ddGpttd 10 dLs
wants and tastes Of Southern rea0ts. than hose Nur.
th.rn papers which HOW draw so la gre cunt
of their pat. image from tn, Southern public.
Entertaining these vltws, we have looked with
confidence Ia the success OF the CONTINENT. light
months experience has tended tn Strengthen that
confidence, and now we enter upon its publication
with firm conviction that all that is neres sary TO
for it circulation equal TO that OF it, cr,h
crn co.empOrarics, is faithful aud energetic de.
votion o our best "biii,ies to make il usefui and
entertaining Family Journal. IL is our design to
make the WESTERN CONTINENT emphatically
Southern family PAPER, that nay lie r, ad with in
icrcst and pt"h' hy every mfn,b, of southen
family. With this view, shall dI aw for our lii.
crary department, from the best sources, such nat
ter as will interest and entertain the mind, with
out offending the taste or corrupting the morals Of
readers.
Pains Will be taken Ia give the latest intelligence
on al subjects OF interest to the general reader to
the exclusion OF the vast amount ui local mattel
such as pcsnnal gossip, police reports, Ia, arica
and other criticisms, hich make up iarg, por
ton o. the staple of some OF the popular wecklies
OF the North. In word, though we shall enGea.
vor to make our paper interesting to a our chief
aim shall he TO adapt il to the wants and tastes Of
the people nf the South and South w est, uIoh
whom, and these OF our own city who are dis posed
to sustain such journal, we must mainly del pend
for support.
Relying more uron tho intrinsic merits of our ga.
per, than on any promises mig ht ma kc in pros
pertus, will close by appealing 10 the rendcis Of
tie south and Nest or Il share OF that patronage
WHICH they ;? literally bestow upon the overgrown
wcCklies of the Moth
TERMs-The Western Contii ent is printod on a
mammoth sheet OF 30 by ~ inc hes. on lair type,
and securely nailed To subscribers. at 7 wo LoL
LARS Fer ANSUm I'm ADVANCE. Three COMES will
be sent Tor 5 or Seven pes for s. 10.
Al letters the business of suhsc riptions TO be
addressed, post paid 10 the editor.
VT. THOMPSON.
SAMUEL SMITH
Batmore, august, is46-oct6
GPICES! SPICES!!-The subscriber he jus,
- received lot oil FRESH SPICES. such as
macc White Mustard Seed
Ailspice Long Ppnner
Cloves Black do
Cinnamon Garlic. &c ST.
suitable for Picking, to which lie invites the attcn
ton OF the public generally H. HUFF
Aug 10 Corner OF High and Midd 81
GENUINE POPULAR MEDICINES
~ Just received full supply OF the following
valuable and genuine Prop rhtions. We warrant
every article sold by us tU be the genuine and di.
rect rom the hands OF the Proprictors;--
Sands' sartaaparilla, Bri-tCi's Sarsaparilla
Hungarian Balsam Life ulIs Sarsn paiilla
syrup Tar aud Naphtha DR.. Jayne's i repa raiionJ
Iarranps Aperiert Doctor Swayn,'s Syrup
Sugar Coated Pills W lid CTcrrv
All Heal,ng olntmNnt Crmst letter Wssh
Indian Vegetable Pills Lucina Cordial
Dandclion and Tomato Swsiu's Panncra
Panacea Fabnesftck's Vcrmifuge
Iiouck's Panacea Bri1ckrrhof'e Medicine
sure Core Ague and Fee Barnes Pile Luiion
-. yer fills Hays Iininent Tor Pics
Wistar's Balsam Wild g. Gardner,s Iini,uept,
Chcrry &c, &c.
WIN general assortment of Pure and Genuine
DkCGS' MEDIC INES, PAINTS OILS, GLASS,
&c, &c. which will be sold at the vety lowest pi.
ces. CHAS. n. HEtNITSH. Agent,
MEMBER oil the Phil deiphia College Of
oct Pharmacy and Chemistry.
pRIML RED GLOVER sEED.-we have
MIA kEp cLovER sRR8 ." rss stS enn gcod
sound seed will please call early. For sale at the
Dug Store, Sign of the BIG Mortar
DC p cHAs. II HEINrsH, Agent
o ~ P pr Es:.,,,s5 bags RIO COFFEE,
10 half chests Imperial Tea,
~ butts Jones & Sons Tobacco, n soperior ar.
nclc, III store and Tor sale by WILLS & co.
Oct22 Commission Merchants Hieb street.
(HOICE TEAS!-A further snopIv IF supe.
~ rior @ cen and Black TEA recently received,
Whlch added to our former stock make our usual
variety.
lea drinkers may confidently rely on getting
good Orctn and Black Teas Of q
OCT 10 l. G. SCHOOLFIELD & co
EkBNCH TOILETTE POWDER.-we
- baye received very superior French roll,
r.! Ib POWDER highly secuted n la mile feurSS,
with beautiful lot Of Pufs and Boxes Call and
'~ C' l. Z. SCHOOLFiELD & co.
MARTINS RIATCHES.-w we have las sire.
w cciSed per schr Belle, from New York auOlh-
or supply OF Andrew Martins celebrated and nm
rivallcd FRICTION MATCHES which we warrant
to be good IN all kinds Of weather.
j. e. SCHOOLFIELD & CO.,
'CtzS Druggists.
LNLOUR. --4O0 bbls Frcdcricksburo and Yalsi.
n more in pectei SUPERFINE -FOUR, me.
N ed for IL b,-