The New era. [volume] ([Portsmouth, Va.]) 1845-1847, 1847-01-19
PROSPECTUS
THE
WESTERN CONTINENT.

w ESTERN CONT1NE NT,
a Southern Family Newspaper Of the largest
size Published ecery Saturday in The Citv
or Baltimore, by Samuel Smith 8. Co. Ed
tied by W. Il. Thompson. author Of" Major
Jones Cortship," Chronicles Of Pine
piHe, Sc, &c. Terms, Itco Dollars in adj
rance
M have long regarded it a most humiliatinn
w reflection upon the SOUTH that no pioiesscdly
in her borders. We have tested the expcrimen,
whether such paper could not be supported at the
Immediate South, and though not wholly unsuc
cessful, our experience has taught that the me-
pcrs of this class published in the large Northern
cities possess advantages those OF the county
which, in measure, defy competition. But here
the case is different. Baltimore, standing Us it docs
on the frontier of the Southern States is yet near
enough 10 the great commercial literary and no
litical emporium, to be included in the neighbor
hood of great American cities, and to enjoy all the
advantages, as radiating point, which are DOS
sesscd by either PhiIadenha Boston 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
and domestic, that arc enjoyed by the journals of
the Northern cities. The WESTERN CoNTINENr l.
as large, cheap, and be better adapted 10 N,
,odntS 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 Continent. EIGHT
months experience has tended to strengthen that
confidence and now enter upon its publication
with hrm conviction that all that is necessary to
secure for it circulation equal that OF its North
crn contemporaries, is a faithful and enere,tc do.
votion o, our best abilities make it a useful and
entertaining Family Journal. Ii is our design 10
make the WESTERN CONTINENT emphaticaly
Southern family paper, that may be read with in
tcrest and profit by every member of a Southern
family. With this view, we shall draw for our lit.
crary department, from the best sources, such mat
ter as will interest and entertain the mind, with
out offending the taste corruptng the morals OF
our readers.
Pains will be taken TO give the observation-disclosures
q ant int 10 tt.a
the exclusion of the vast amount of local matte.
such as personal gossip, police reports, theatrical
and other criticisms, which make up so argca por-
ton OF the staple of some OF the popular weeklies
oil the North. In a word, though shall endca-
vor to make our paper interesting to all. chic
aim shall be to adapt it the wants and tastes OF
the people OF the South and South West, upor
whom, and those OF our own city who dispose
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 to the readers Of
the South and West a share Of that patronage
which they SO literally bestow upon the overgrown
wecklies Of the North.
TERms-The Western Continent is printed on a
mammoth sheet OF 80 by ID inc hes, on fair type
and securely mailed to subscribers, at Two Dor.
LARS FER ANNUMIN ADVANCE. Three copies will
be sent for So or Seven copies for S 10.
III letters the business of subsc riptions to be
addressed, post paid to the editor.
W. n THOMPSON.
SAMUEL SMITH.
Baltimore, august, is46-oct6
spices! SPICES!!-The subscriber hss Just
- received a lot of FRESH SPICES, such as
Mace White Mustard Seed
Ginger " White Black 10 do
Alspice Long Pcpper
Cloves Black tdR do
Cinnamon Garlic &c SC
suitable suit tor Picking to which he invites The sten
tion OF the PUBIC generally. ii. BUFF,
Aug 10 Conner of High and MIDI sts.
GENUINE POPULAR MEDICINES
Y lust iVpd fill r I'll
valuable and genuine Preparations. We warrant
every article sold by us TO be the genuine and d.
rect from the hands oil the Proprietors
Sancs Sarsapariila, BristCl's Sarsapstilla
Hungarian Basam Life Buli's Sarsaparill
Syrup Tar aud Naphtha DR.. Jaync's Preparation;
Iarranps APeriert Doctor Swayne's Syrup
Sugar Coated Pills Wild Cherry
All Healing ointment Crimson letter Wash
Ihdian vegetable Pills Lucina Cordial
Dandchon and Tomato Swoim's Panacea
. Panacea Fahnestock's Vermifugc
houcks Panacea Bri1ckcrhof's Medicine
Sure Cure Ague and Fee Barnes Pile Lotion
- yer Plls Hays Linment for Piles
"ist@rs BaiSam Wild q. GARDENERS Linimcnt,
cherry &c, &c.
With general assortment of Pure and Genuine
DRUGS, MEDICINES, PAINTS OILS. GLASS
&C., &c. which will be sold at the vet lowest pr.
ces CHAS. Fl. HEINITSH, Agent,
Member OF tic Philadelphia College of
oct Pharmacy and Chemistry.
DRIME RED CLOVER SEED.-we have
MIA RED XII re CEnyER SEEK OF fret rate Penny
sound Seed will please call early. For sale at the
Drug Store, Sign Of the Big Mortar
DC. y CHAS. Fl. HEINITsH, Agent
SU5SSPP pr E3 bags RIO COFFEE,
10 half chests imperial Tea,
10 or do do do
~ butts Jones & Sons Tobacco snperior ar.
'lcle, IN store and for sale by WILLS & CO.
Oct22 Commission Merchants Higb street
EHOICE 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 RELY on getting
good Green and Black Teas of "
Oct ]. C. sCHOOLFIELD co.
E7RENCH TOILETTE POWDER.-We
- have received very superior French Toll.
III TIE POWDER, highly scented a la mile feuTes,
with beautiful lot of Puffs and Boxes Call and
examine. ]. G.. SCHOOJFIEID 3 70
Oct Is
MARTINS MATCHES We have iust re.
1FI ceived per schr Belle, from New York onoth.
or supply Of Andrew Martins celebrated and IN.
rivailcd FRICTION MATCHES, which we warrant
to be good in all kinds of weather
j. G. SCHOOLFIELD & CO..
OctZS Druggists.
ELOUR.-4O0 bbls Fredericksbure and Balu.
~ more inspected SUPERFJNE -FOUR no.