The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-08-23

| A MONTHLY JOURNAL OF TRADE AGKl-
CULTURE, COMMERCE, COM
.MERCfAL POLlTY, MAN
tUFACrURES, INTER-
NAL IMPROVE
MENTS, &c.
Published Monthly, by ]. ID. B. De Bow,
22 Exchange Place. Opposite the
Post Office. New Orleans.
Terms 50 PER AsNuss, IN ADVANCE.
Advocating the interests OF the South and West,
the CosiMkRciAL REVIEW will not be the less mind
fu OF the great interests OF Trade, COMMERCE AND
ARiCuLruRE throughout the World-Commerce in
IT. various and multiiorm reiauons--in Its History
Its Laws and its Statistics; Commercial commodities;
uIations OF Trade, Interests and inter atona
Treaties, Foreign and Domestic Tariff, Excuses and
Ponj Marine relations; Enterprises of Commerce,
IN SHirrIsG, CANALS, RAILROADS, and SrgAM Nav
i"i TON, etc, Mercantile Systems, Codes, Laws and
ID cisions, ancient well modern, Banking insur-
ances, Exchange Partnership Fartorage Guarantee
Br kerage, Bankruptcy, Wreck, Salvage, Freight
Pri satecring, Mar9ue and Keprsa, Piracy, Quuarun-
tins, and Custom House Regulations etc. etc Com
MERcIAL LIrERATURF and BIOGRAPHY
4y- Persons wishing To discontinue their subscrip-
tons TO the Review, required to give the Pub
lis hers, three months, notice.
a. Bound sets of the Commercial Review COM
pete to date Z volumes, for sale at New Orleans,
o. AT Charleston. They will be sent to any point on
% der
ay-E. wARING iooR, Travelling Agent for
tie South.
Agents II. MoRRls & Co., and their sub-Agents
PROSPECTUS oFTHE EIGHTH VOLUME.
This work has been regularly published for nearly
four years. Its success has been signal throughout
the whole Southern and Western country, and its
subscription list steadily and rapidly increased there
and in other sections Of the Union In this brefperod
II has gained a larger circulation than any other
Southern work, aud the strongest influence. Com
plimentary letters and notices have been received
from every the very highest, could be
shown did space permit The Commercial Review
has advocated and upheld the
Commerce and Agriculture of the South
ern and Western States.
and exhibited from time to time their complete
ST tt s II C 8.
THE AMERICAN FARMER, published
in the city Baltimore, Maryland, commences the
9th volume of the present series on the LIST July
1850, (Which will be the 32d of its existence) Ii
is published on the Isl Of each month"; each number
containing thirty two arge oc' avo pages.
Terms; "a per annum six copies for S. thir
teen for SO; thirty for $780, in advance.
The publisher offers for the largest list Of new
subscribers, at the above rates, the prize Of Sill
per Pitcher, valued at $50; for the I'd largest, a
Goblet, valued at $35 for the Sd do $685. 4th do,
Sl5 and for TIE 5th 9th. 18th, 9th, and 9th largest
list, prizes of Sl2, $40, 49, IS, and SO, payable in
agricultural books or implements--the lists and
cash to be forwarded as received up to the meet
ing Of the Maryland Agricultural State Society on
the Odd October, when the decision. will be made
known.
The Farmer ispecuiarly adapted to Middle
Atlantic States, and, being the organ of the Mary
land State Agricultural society, all their prize es-
says, reports, and proceedings are published in its
pages. The increase in its subscription list during
the past year, particularly in eastern and middle
Virginia and the Carolnas, has been unprecedent
ed. Its correspondents are among the abest and
best practical farmers and planters of the above
States as we'll as Of Maryland; and spirit of inn
provement has been aroused, principally through
its nstrumentality in these States, which is effect
ing great revolution in the agriculture thereof
and we authorized to promise TO its readers
still increased supply communications from good
pratIcal cultivators or mprovers ofhe soil. Among
the new supplies from such sources will be contri-
buttons from the pen of Edmund RuGin, Esq., of
Virginia, to every number of the ensuing volume
The work of this gentlemen on Gale arous Manures
much altered from the preceding edition, it is ex
pected, will also be published in separate volume
the privilege therefor having been secured of
which due notice will be given in the Farmer
Those wishing to subscribe will forward their
names and money, so as to commence with the
volume. IL will be seen by the terms that any one
obtaining FIVE subscribers and forwarding S. will
be entitled TO a sixth copy, and in proportion for
larger number. The American Farmer is belize
we'd TO be the most practical work on farming pub
lished. Orders, post paid. to be addressed to
SAML. SANDS,
june 80. l2S Baltimore ST., Baltimore Nd
A GREAT NATIONAL WORK.
THE CAJyEQV or uSrpTnuc