Washington sentinel. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1853-1856, 1855-06-16
PROSPECTUS
Dec. l5ti
OF THE

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UNITED STATES TIMES,
A Weekly Newspaper to be published In
Washington City.
The undersigned, expecting soon to retire from
the position he has for some time held as Superin
tendenr 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 TO 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 ofthe current events OF
the day, home and foreign; the proceedings OF
Congress and the acts of the Government; lite-
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
arge cities; the progress and prospects of crops;
supply, demand prices, etc.; the increase OF the
country as shown by statistics, bringing down
those ofthe National Census always 10 date.
The object will be, through careful editorial
respondence, to establish at the seat OF govern
ment Family Newspaper which shall be adapted
to the wants of every community; imparting
musement and information, and political, only 10
the extent of maintaining the institutions of the
country and defending the rights and sovereignty
ofthe States.
The City Of Washington, from the advantages
which il presents for obtaining material of every
kind, through the action OF the Smithsonian Insti-
tuition, the Patent Office, and the National Agri-
cultural Convention, etc. and the several Bureaus
aud Departments of Government, from its cont
guilty TO the large commercial cities, from the ex-
tended, exciting, and all important interests that
concentrate upon it, 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 10 the New York Albion.
Terms: SO PER ANNUM, in advance.
To Clubs of 10 SUBSCRIBERS, al one post Office,
SIS in advance.
To Subscribers of DKBow's REVIEW, not in
arrears, the Review and Times together, Sc in
advance.
Advertisements on accommodating terms.
In order 10 increase the usefulness of the RE-
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 contrbu
,ors.
monthly historical digest Of events will be
embraced in its pages, valuable for future refer.
ence.
The subscription price of the REVIEW viii re-
main at IS per annum, but for the convenience oil
the large class of persons who may not desire
the whole work or who may only solicit in
formation upon one more of the subjects TO
which il is devoted, it is in contemplation to make
a separate publication Of the matter relating 10
Agriculture; smother of that relating TO Mamntac-
fnres; third % Internal Improvements fourth
to Commerce; and fifth to Education and Letters.
These publications will be but departments of the
whole work, and may be subscribed for separately
at 81 per annum each. They will appear monthly
in handsome periodical style, of from twenty-five
TO thirtytwo pages; constituting annual octave
volume OF 800 pages each, showing at a single
view and in condensed form the whole results,
within the year. in the particular department., in
our own country and abroad, as the REVIEW itself
will show them an all the departments Of indus
try and enterprise.
The Office of DeBow's REVIEW will remain as
before al New Orleans, though branch will be
located at Washington, which will be also the
main office of the other journals, and may be
address ed at all times in regard to them. The
particular address Of the editor whether Wash
ing,on or New Orleans, will be furnished from time
TO time, in the work.
j. d. b. DEBow
WAsHIScroS, Nov. 26 1854.
Hr DKBows INDUSTRIAL. RESOURCES, three
handsomely bound volumes upon the Progress
and Wealth ofthe United States, 500 pages royal
octave, double columns, clear PRINT library edi.
ton, may still be ordered. Price SC delivered
at the expense of the author.