PROSPECTUS

OF THE
Southern Literary Messenger.
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The Southern Literarya Messenger has now
been established ten years, during which 1t has
overcome many obstacles, and obtained wide
circulation and high character. The efforts of
the present editor will be strenuously directed not
only 10 the preservation of its ancient fame, but
also TO its constant improvement In this, the
fiattering testimonials he has received during the
last twelve months, lead him to believe that he has
already succeeded


Tbe contributors are numerous, embracing pro-
snaI and amateur writer's Of the first distinction.
Great expense is incurred, and great pains are
taken to secure an abundant supply of interesting
and instructive matter.


REGULAR CONTRIBUTORS.


Jud,.e b. Tucker, C. B. Hayden, Nasus, author
ess of TThe Vow 'Pretension,' &c; L. ", author
OF THE Prize Tale &c, Virginia. Lieut. Nj. f.
nraurv H. S N. Washington w. Gilmore
s;'1,n,s III, ID: George Frederick Holmes, South
CaroIin,: Mrs. Jane L. Worthington, Ohio; Mrs
Mary L. Hewett, New York


OCCASIONAL CONTRIBUTORS.


President Thomas II. Dew, Professor George
Tucker, ]. b. D., author Of the History OF an
Adventurer' and Sequel Lucian Minor; w. b.,
u 5. Charge, Italy; w NJ B-, u , Charge' 81
VIRGINIA: DR. Eli Dickson, E. d., South Carolina;
T. i Cist, Ohio: and many others in the South,
and nearly every State in the Union; together
with MANY whose wells we would gladly remove
The contents will be exceedingly varied, en-
bracing Reviews, Tales, Novels, Poems, Essays,
Travels. Sketches. DoHIdphNs hOPui"'
Science, Papers on the Navy, Army, and other
National interests, Literary iutellgence-foreign
and domestic and notices Of new works Selec-
lions of merit will occasionally be inserted.


The leading principle is the promotion of pure
native literature, and devoted national spirit
With Ii is view, the following premiums are offered
For the best paper on the present


state of American Letters, the


prospect and means of their


Improvement, sou W


The hest Review OF the works Of


ser,e Native Prose Writer, 30 w


The best Review of the works Of


some Native Poet, 30 90


The test original Tale, % 90


The lest original Poem, 35 90


MANY improvements will be introduced with a
new volume and the style rendered still more
excellent As it aspres to be the literary organ
of the South and West, it is expected that they
will libe ally encourage it SUCH l: congratu-
lates the southwest on the success OF their naval
depot a work Of its own creation.


The aIessenger contains on an average sixty
four pages a number, sixteen pages more than
most of our Magazines, and is published monthly
at five dollars per annum, five copies for twenty
dollars. If the friends Of the cause, and agents
generaIv exert themselves, it will soon be visit
inp every month, at least thousands staunch sub
scrIhrrs-


B. B. MINOR, Editor and Proprietor.
Richmond, Va