Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-07-31
PROSPECTUS
UNITED STATES TIM rs,
Weekly Newspaper to be published In
yNashtng City.

"A
A Weekly Newspaper to be published I'm
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon 10 retire from
the position he has for some time held asSuperin-
tendent of the United States Census, intends to
devote himself TO the control and management OF
the REVIEW of which, for the last nine years, he
has been the editor and proprietor, and 10 the
publication in the City of Washington of weekly
newspaper with the above title
The material for this paper will consist, in part,
of selections or extracts from articles admitted
into the REVIEW, but mainly of other original lite
rary, educational, industrial, and miscellaneous
matters, including dgests of the current events OF
the day, home and foreign; the proceedings OF
Congress and the acts Of the Government; hte-
rary and scientific sketches and essays upon
leading and popular topics; biographical sketches
of public men; digest of official reports, State and
Federal; the state of the markets in the several
argc Cities the progress and prospects of crops;
supply, demand, prices etc; the increase of the
country as shown by statistics, bringing down
those ot the National Census always 10 date
The object will be, through careful editorial
management aud large and well Lselected cor
respondcnce TO establish at the seat OF govern
ment Family Newspaper which shall be adapted
10 the wants Of every community; imparting
musement and information, and political, only TO
the extent of maintaining the institutions of the
country and defending the rights and sovereignty
Of the States.
The City Of Washington, from the advantages
which il presents for obtaining material of every
kind, through the action of the Smithsonian Inst.
A
cultural Convention, etc. and the several Bureaus
and Departments Of Government, from its cont
guilty TO the large commercial cities, from the ex
tended exciting, and all important interests that
concentrate upon il, is, perhaps the most eligible
location for such journal, and ample guarantees
Of its success have already been received. twill
be printed in folio for the convenience of binding
and similar in style TO the New York Albion.
Terms: SO PER ANNUA, in advance.
To Clubs, Of 10 SUBSCRIBERS, at one post office,
sl5 in advance.
To Subscribers Of DEl}ow's REVIEW, not in
arrears. the Review and Times together, Sc in
advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms.
In order TO increase the usefulness of the RK-
VIEW, which has now acquired very extensive
circulation il will be enlarged from liz 10 l40 or
$50 pages and otherwise improved by additional
editorial assistance and an able corps Of contribu
tors.
A monthly historical digest of events will be
embraced in its pages, valuable for future refer.
ence.
The subscription price Of the REvrKw will re-
main at IS per annum, but for the convenience OF
the large class OF persons who may not desire
the whole work, who may only solicit in
formation upon more Of the subjects to
which il is devoted, il is in contemplation 10 make
a separate publication OF the matter relating 10
AgrtcuhHr, another Of that relating TO Wannfoe-
tures; thiro % Internal improvements fourth
TO Commerce; and a iflh TO Education and Letters
These publications will be but departments Of the
whole work, and may be subscribed for separately
al s per sunum each They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style of from twenty-five
10 thirty.two pages constituting an annual octave
volume OF 800 pages each, showing al single
view and in a condensed form the whole results,
within the year, in the particular department, in
our own country and abroad, as the REVIEW itself
viii show them ~ an ofths departments of indus.
Try and enterprise.
The Ofice of DeBow's REVIEW viii remain as
before at New Orleans, though branch will be
| located at Washington, which will be also the
main Office OF the other Journals, and may be
addressed NJ all times in regard TO them The
I particular address Of The editor whether Wash
ington or New Orleans, VIII be furnished from time
| 20 time, in the work.
~ d. B pEBOW
WASHINGTON, Nov. %, 1854
/
Et- DFl}owS INDUSTRIAL RESOURCES, three
/ handsomely bound volumes upon the Progress
and Wealth ct the United States, 500 pages royal
| octave double columns, clear PRINT library edi
ton, may still be ordered Pfice..s6 delivered
\ at the expense OF the author