| 106 furnishing stores, having lately been crippled and restricted in their operations, the most of the supplies for city, county and the adjacent counties have been derived from the Natchez Landing; these now, with a very few exceptions, are whelmed in the ruins, or lost in the waters.
TIMES AND SEASONS
NAUVOO, ILL. MAY, 1849.
All communications have, heretofore, been addressed to Commerce, but the name of the post office is now changed to Nauvoo, and George W. Robinson appointed Post Master.
We made proposals in our last number, for publishing a weekly news paper in this place; and in order that it may have a general circulation, we insert it again.
The Weekly is designed to give the general news of the day; to lay before those who should feel disposed to patronize us in this attempt, all the important events that transpire, both at home and abroad, news which will be useful and interesting to all classes of community; of which we are not able to give scarcely a glimpse in our monthly Periodical, as it is not our intention to devote the columns of the Times and Seasons to any thing but the rise, progress, prosperity and persecution of this church throughout all the world, and scriptural points that pertain to the salvation of the human family.
The world at the present time is big with events, and it is highly important that there should be a watchman upon the walls who will stand aloof from the political ranglings and confusion of the world; and support principle instead of party, and have for their motto "the good of the people." Entertaining these views, and influenced wholly by, the principles of truth, we are induced to enter upon an undertaking of so great importance; we therefore, make this request, that all those who wish to patronize the "News" will forward us their names immediately, in order that we may be enabled to speedily ascertain whether we shall have a sufficient support to warrant us in the undertaking, as we do not intend to commence until we obtain, at least, 600 responible [responsible] susbscribers [subscribers].
-> We are under the painful necessity of refering [referring] some of our readers to an article published in the February number, from the High Council, expressing their disapprobation of all persons who have received monies [moneys] on subscription for the Times and Seasons, and have not paid it over to the place where it was sent. We are compelled to state, at this time, that there are several who have used our money without authority, and who, moreover, do not manifest any particular anxiety to pay it to us after having the use of it for some time; this is therefore, to inform all such persons, that unless the money is forthcoming soon, we shall be under the neccessity [necessity] of publishing their names in the paper, and also of withholding, the papers ordered by said persons. It is with great reluctance that we make this announcement, but our circumstances, and the nature of our business requires it; as it is impossible to sustain the press without means.
We give in this number a few extracts of the dreadful calamity which has lately befallen the city of Natchez, a parallel of which cannot be
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