The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-16
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WESTERN T, CJOcsNTINENT.


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WESTERN CONTINENT,
"A Southern Family Newspaper Of the Target
size. Published epery Saturday in the Gin
Of Baltimore, by Samuel Smith e. Co. Ed
tied by W. r. Thompson. author of" .Na;or
jones Courtship." IS Chronicles Of Pine.
bile, Sc, SC. Terms, Too Dollars in ad.
vance FH,r. $40 81 at Is kar
WE have long regarded il as a most humiliatpy
w reflection upon the south, that no ploiessedlS
neutral family journal has YET been sus tanned with
in her borders. We have tested the experiment
immediate South, and though not wholly unsuc
cessful, our experience has taught us that the ma
pers of this class published in the large Northern
Cities possess advantages over those Of the country
which, in a measure, defy competitions. But here
the is different Baltimore, nding rs il does
the frontier of the Southern States, is vet near
enough 10 the great commercial literary and DO
litical emporium, to be included in the ncighbor
hood OF great American cities, and 20 enjoy all the
sessed by either Philadelrhia, Boston or New York
paper issued from Baltimore has all the facilities
for obtaining the latest literary intelligence, as
we'll as the current literature of the day, FOREIGN
aud domestic, that arc enjoyed by the Journals Of
the Northern cities. The WESTERN CoNTIN EMIT Is
as large, as cheap. and can be better adapted n,
iodnfs and tastes Of Southern readers than these Nor
thern papers which now draw large 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 strengthen that
confidence, and now we enter upon it's publication
with firm conviction that all that is necessary 10
secure for 1t circulation equal that OF its orih
ern contemporaries, is faithful and energetic de.
votion best abilities make it a useful and
entertaining Family Journal IL is design 10
make the WESTERN CoNTINENT emphatically
Southern family paper, that may be read with in
etcrcst 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 corrupting the morals Of
our readers. a.
Pains will be taken 10 give the latest intelligence
on all subjects OF interestto the general reader, to
the exclusion OF the vast amouDt of local matte.
such as personal gossip, police reports, theatrical
and other criticisms, which make up so large por
ton oil the staple of some OF the popular weeklies
Of the North. In word, though we shall endca
vor to make our paper inter estipg to all our che
aim shall be to adapt il to the wants and tastes Of
the people Of the South and South West upon
to sustain such journal, we must mainly depend
for support.
Relying more upon the intrinsic merits of our pa
per, than on any promises we light max in pros
pectus will close by appealing to the readers Of
the South and West for share of that patronage
which they SO literally bestow upon the overgrown
TERms-The Western Continent is printed on a
mammoth sheet of 30 by ID inches, on fair type
and securely mailed to subscribers, at Two Dot
LARS Per ANNUm ADVANCE. Three copies will
DC sent for IS or Seven copies for $40.
All letters the business of subsc riptions to be
W. II. THOMPSON.
SAMUEL SMITH.
Baltimore, august, Is46-Oct6
SPICES! SpICES!!-The subscriber has lust
- - received lot of FRESH SPICES. such
Ginger white Black do do
c ci1sp''e Back hGi%g Pepper do
Cinnamon Garlic, SC. &c.,
suitable for Picking, to which be invites the attcn
Aug 10 Corner Of High and Midd SIS
GENUINE POPULAR MEDICINES
~ Just received full supply Of the following
valuable and genuine Prepsratious. We warrant
every article. sold by To be the genuine and di.
rect from the hands OF the Proprietors -
Sands' Sarsaparia Bristoi's SarsapsIilla
Hungarian Basam Life Bulls Sarsa parilla
Syrup Tar aud Naphtha DIR. Jayne's Preparations
Iarrants APerieet Doctor Swayne's Syrup
Sugar Coated Pills Wild Cherry
All. Healing Ointment Crimson letter Wash
Indian vegetable Pills Lucipa Cordial
Dandclion and Tomato Swaim's Panacea
Panacea Fabnestock's Vermifuge
touck's Panacea Briackerhoff's Medicine
Sure Core Ague and Fee Barnes Pile Lotion
- yer PlJs Hays Jnimen for Piles
"fstar's Balsam Wild q. Gardners Imminent,
Cnerry &c &c.
With general assortment of Pure and Genuine
DRUGS MEDICINES, PAINTS OILS, GLASS,
&C. &c'' which viii be sold at the vcty lowest pri
ces. CHAS. II. HEINITSH, Agent
Member of the Philadelphia College of
octl Pharmacy and Chemistry.
IA I'll N<OV lStA OEED.-- w G nav
a Just received supply of first rate Pcpnsyiya
mia RED GLOVER SEED. Persons wishing good
sound Seed will please call early. For sale al the
Drug Store, Sign Of the Big Mortar.
OCT CHAS. Fl. HEINITsH, Agent
SUNDRIEs.-25 bags RIO COFFEE,
~ 20 bags Lagura do
10 half chests Imperial Tea
l0qr do do do
g.. ~ butts Jones & Sons Tobacco, a superior ar
ucle, in store and for sale by WILLS & CO,
Oct22 Commission Merchants, High street.
CHOICE TEAs!-A further supply of supe.
~ rior Green and Black TEA recently received
Wblch added TO our former stock makes our usual
variety
Tea drinkers may confidently rely on getting
good Green and Black Teas of "
Oct l. @. sCHOOLFIELD & co.
FRENCH TOILETTE POWDER.-Wo
~ have received very superior French TOLL
~ lie POWDER, highly seen ted. a Ia mile fe,Yes
with beautiful lot of Puffs and Boxes Can and
examine j. G. SCHOOLFIELD s. co,
OctI5
M ARTIR'S MATCHES We have ivrt re.
IFl ceiVed per schr Belle, from New York auoth.
or supply Of Andrew Martins celebrated and an
rivalled FRICTION MATCHES, which we warrant
to be good In all kinds of weather
J. G. SCHOOLFIELD &Co.,
Vc'ZS Druggists.
ENLOURs--400 bbIs Fredericks and Balti.
IL more inspected SUPERFINE -FOUR, ns-