from the horning chronicle to robert thunderbolt efq dear sit i have lately obferved in the papers feveral hints from you concerning the eftablifhment of a fwearing academy ; ami though fur.li an inttitution might in fome degree clafh with the interetls of my urofeffion yet i have every dispo fition to encourage an undertaking of fuch public advantage i am sir one of thofe perfonages who devote themfelves to thebufinefs of in flrucliiig and entertaining their fellow creatures ; who are unremitting in their efforts to pleafe who live entire ly on the noife of clapping of hands — who bulk in the funuiine of public good humour and expire in a defperate fit i.l narration at the hifs of a critic to keep you no longer in fufpence fir i am an actor — at leall in my own opin ion and have long trod the huge with rapidly encreafnig merit the theatre fir has hitherto an fweicd.fliofl of the purpofes of a fwear ing acudmuy }. as all thcoaths that have been uttered there from time to lime have been • eareiulljr collected by the young gentlen.an who attend and ciiculftted about to.wn for the edili cation ot'the.pubiic now though your inrlitutioa will fu pctcede the importance of lie theatre in this refpect yet us i have beforeob ferved 1 wfln ltthe uxmoltiuccefs to be candid withyou a'ni in hopes that you ,« ill provide aijioiig your i.ih er ai'rongementfl.a theatric tutor who lhv.il be appointed to wait ilp,;ii is du'-'i ring iehearl'als lor the puipofc of giv ing lelfons i the true tn:ihbd off\tenr iim<lui':tcifoitre i an accomplifhmeni ol wlitch.'many oforir corps are very de r,lilnt notttng can he hibre lidicu lous than the manner in which fume ol us uiv delivered of an oath it cither creeps out jb minced and mou thed aiid indiftmctrthat its beauty is en tirely loll or eti'e it bounces forth with a v6ui,-1-ioadlidfe foremoiliinil flie's in your i:iili like a cork from a bottle of l'pa'rkjmg champaign in wouuliilmoll thinjftiistwe fliould be perfecl mailers of the ai veirig how mucrtj piudice we ha.ve'wid_of late 1 or inict he intioduotioti of german dramas we have liulc fo o blit/irarand s'mar lvom one cud of the play to the other one moment we are elevated to tlio climax of p».vion : nnd fwearing with all the : gruce and eloquence of a i'l-ooperj the next clown on our knees praytog with ll-.e moil ivrvent devout liel'si some ol our dramatic authors have thought proper to unite thefe two characlerilliaa of a modern play ; and we now and then " fwear a prayer or two with the moll affecting pathos this cuflomof praying inn'dturns rather expenlive in the end for as we ihiuk proper alivays togd down on our ; knees en thtfe occulions it has a mod melancholy tfl'ccl on the knees of our t'liinil clothes and 1 have had half a do zen puii rendered unfit for for vice on that very account i am now in a lute of the tendered anxiety for the health of my only remai whlg pair ; hs we are old ftiends i can h(rt but fuel the mod lively afieclfon for i turn ; they are a kind of jack of all trades that have ucconipanied me in all my changes from kii'ig to cobler ; a tta'.t ol lior.kintjs rolld over the knees til them for llie habiliments of an old codger a ilalli or two of ilk renders them the court drefa ofu spunilh gran dee hilc three ilips of tinfel and gild ed leather convert them into the armour uf an ancient warrior thus do thefe accornii)oduting fm.ill clothes demean iheml'elves to every litualion in life and figure to equal advantage in alexander the cfreot or alexander the copier smith liow they will hand out ano ther praying campaign 1 cannot ima gine ; but 1 very much fear they will j'oonhave toaccompuny the exile of the in f ruinate black breeches and half boots that formerly graced the extremi ties of the worthy king of scotland " dune an 1 are in their grave .'" rather than my black velvets ihould fllare their untimely fate i will employ my friend shapler to cot them up and convert them into maiks to cover the fa ces ot our performers in carnival felli vilies •' hut hold !" if i do not check my folf i may cxpofe all the domellic ar rangements of our wardrobe ; i may tell all contrivances in turning inlide cut and outlidc in ; of meiamorpholiug n morning gown into a royal aloorilli maml'j ; a he met into u nightcap and a coat of mail into an under-jacket ; i lui^iittell howi&bme performers drefs i for half a dozen characters at once arid change their appearance by taking off a fuit at the end of every scene ; fo that one who with half the wardrobe of the company on his back at the commence ment of the play might have waddled ; in a complete falflaff hall link off the ftage a perfect matter blender at the falling of the curtain i might mention the convenient red dreftwornby a detachment of thofe whom mr oldstylf urms the buck rams ; but who from the colour of their clothes and the graceful manner of their crawling on the llage they are termed by the wags of the green-room the travelling lobsters thefe pleafant i geniules ftcm to have adopted a drefs tailed to all ages and countries the fame fuit ferves for the armies of con tending nations and the only way of finding out to which party the belong in any battle is to notice whether they come in at the right lide or the left all thefe and many more inttrehing particulars i coul relate but that 1 ne ver permix my fell to indulge in digref lion were that not the cafe oh ! mr thunderbolt «■ i could a tale unfold 11 but this tttnal llassm m*,t tot hi so to die point tl,e mcreafccl habit of fw earing has likewifo increafed the demand for oaths j and we have of late bet-ii nimble to procure enough to fup i ply our ncceflirits you can't think mr j nunderbolt the great advantage it is loan a6lftr toibe well fcffeq in the vocabuia-ry of fwearing when he is iii in hit-part nothing ii more conve nient iliaii a urhig of curies fo uttered while the prompter is giving him his cue when i comedy or farce goes off iieuvil , a few fmart oaths fcaitered here ar.d there have a wonderful effeel in eftejtfag minh among the gods but il is time for reheurftil : ! mud therefore conclude with intrcating you to lake into cbnfideration the expedien cy ol appointing a tutor to attend the theatre ; and in the mean lime hope you will fend the manner an alfort mentof the handfomejj oaths you have oi hand as_a temp'oraii i'upi>l durinc the benefit ftafon as 1 happen to mention our benefits i will add that we f ee i fluttered nc grateful for the countenance the pub lic have licwn to thofe of us who have already had their nights whatever may be our feelings or imperfefclions we have hearts warm with fentiments of gratitude to thofe who honour us with rich unequivocal and fublkmial murks ol their good will sir your ferrmt an actor on friday the i ft of july will be sold at the colleaw's office in newbern one bairri of whisky which was condemned by the ontridt court and ordered for sale john s west m.iflull newbern june 3 thirty dollars reward run-away from the fubferiber about t!:c 4th march laft a negro m low named j i m he is oi a yellow complexion hit teeth very wide has long him irmi thin hair i about twenty years of age and about fix feet high ; was formerly ihr property of benjamin woods esq of newbern i will give the above rewnrd 10 have him delivered to me or fo to havrhjir f e _ cured that 1 get him mailers of vcflels and others are for warned harboring or carrying him away at their peril edmond hatch jonescounty may 27 i8 o j for sale t-'he elegant twollory houfir ir front ■ l/t f rmer yh<f property of the late richard ellis efq now occupiedby mr jemnng s ai indifpurable t.'tle and a liberal credit will b w given to the pur chafer l'or terms enquire of ' john c osborn waited to hike a negro woman for one who is honest .• a good washer and coos ; a gene rous price will begivcii enquire of ihc pr inter list of letters remaining in the post of fee nniubern,vihtch tf not taken out in three months ivill if sent to the gen eral post-office as dead letters newbern june st 1803 nathan adams carteret county ; james l armitage ; cap ander fon brig hoppec arthur barrino near trenton mif martha l baker beaufort ; abraham barge allen backhoufe ; blake baker john bragg ; john brown mount pleaf ant { jolqili briclcell ; r blackledge ; capt benthall ; benjamin brickell ; niel brawley ; benajey bogey ; john barrus trent bridge afa hi hop beaufort ; w g berry ; elizabeth bencroft jones county ; mlf b.irah bat idler beaufort wm bridges ; john barrow beaufort county ; wm blin ; benjamin birch ; capt marks blount mrs lucrctia coons mrs.colman longfidd cox robert chaapman ; pe ler clemmont wm r cray ; john chap man robert carmolt ; john collier onflow ; james clark ; philip crandon ; henry carraway ; ehji'j craniile beau fort william chafe ; thomas cottreil ; john cox ; noah champion robert dudley svvansbcrough ; sam uel dewhurlt oliver dew ey capt john dunn ; mrs dunn ; james davis tar river ; iame dickfon ; chriftopher dud lej swansborough ; capr john dome ; jofirph w davis carteret county ; ro bert dickey beaufort ; thomas dudlay jones co«nty henery ellifon beaufort county ; sam uel icjllon beaufort ; andrew f ehref trom care of mr mckialay ; ifaac r eaves j shadrach emmery merret ed irirdt onflow county j jofeph edwards hichard ellis beaufort john d friou : citpyen fibre ) wm ferrmul swansborougli ; frederick kof cut ; wm french onflow j micnj ih farntrell onflow county john farr swansbofough ; f farnbam lewisfoq vielle ; david furlow ; wm farris ; john f<11 ; fiflier and fuller beaufort wm gtorge j one county ; amelia green richard gaul a'ehibaldgifcfon onflow county ; john gooding fen cra ten county a hcmlerfon thomas holder elias hi we ; peter henry ; robert hay ; za ch*fiah haiker beaufort mift harriet harrimond ; chandler holmes ; sarah hancock carteret county ; mrs mary haine ; james hancock sen richard huhbard ; abiezer holhrosk ; mrs han nah hall ; jcffc hughes jofeph hearnc ; e,dward harris ; solomon hailing ; ja cob henry beaufort jofeph harrifon ; durant hatch john d jcnning ; thomas johnfton : rachel jar men jonet county jacob john ion jones county ; solomon lagle ; scl don jailer ; thomas jarrett onflow coun ty ; john jerrard ; conoant johufon : daniel jinkins onflow ; amos johnlon jones ; kilbyjonei svnnsborough ; john ilhr jones ; jofeph johnfton beaufort ; capt benjamin ingram wm ja/main jones ; arthur jones abraham kornegsy jones county ; tliomas ki g ; jonathan key jones coun ty;;stephenkinfey joue daniel koonce nie jones jonathan keicham onflow county nancy 5-nng ; dr nathaniel loomia orflow ; capt lingo samifel letfers be.tufort ; gerflion l.yvere martha l'w is ; capt wm lambert ; capt exra lewis sally marihall beaufort ; robert mc kic ; william m.nllull beaufort capt wm mccolioch ; thomas m^ihon ; na than millet , win vtallifon ; ifaac mun dy ; dr lid ward marcy onflow ; an drew mcrfhon dean nickerfon ; jofeph norris ma thew rsjorrisi sheriffof carteret ; george nicholli ; mrs sarah nixon micajab pigott beaulort ,• edward phelps george parris broad creek ; ma thew peck ; mrs parror beaufort samuel rand ; daniel reynolds beau fort ; lot ruflel cartercl county ; lud wick g roberts do gilbert riimbly benufort ; james ringgold ; gaius rowe onflow ; jofeph robinfon beaufort ; j.imes roberfon swansborough mr smitl , james stanton beaufort ; mrs betfy smith ; john staple ; mary strong ; win snead ; barnabas swain t benjamimr smith jones county ; amos simmons : henry salter shell caftle : capt james sandy : john shefheld ,• col thomas smith : edwjril simpfon ; mrs scanlar capt shotwell charles stewart : charles huh metier smilh'scrcek roland smith jolhua slurtevant : thorn as steel reuben thomas : col john tillman : philip thomplon : wm taylor jones county : capt enoch toley : mifs mar rarct taylor chirles thomfon onflow i thorra tippcn bcaufoit : john thomas cartcrct : jane tiiorafom do 1 mifs ann winfetr jones county ; ro i bert winfett do capt win wickham : 1 got john wallace : joseph winfett i james wordy jefle willis swift-creek : george wilfon : george ward onflow : wm watfon : robert watfoa johns pafteur,p-m scheme of a lottery for the purpofe of completing ther building of masons hall i the urwn of newbern 1 prize of 2000 is 2000 doll 1 do 1000 1000 1 do 500 500 3 do 250 750 15 do 100 1500 4 0 do 50 2000 50 do 25 1500 200 do jo 2000 1000 tlo 5 5000 . 1 firft drawn 1 i day 250 1 do 2d day 35o 1 do 3d day 250 1 laft drawn ticket 500 1-25 17,500 2175 . 3500 tickets at 5 dol is 1 7,500 dols icpnot two blanks to a prize the drawing will commence as foon as the tickets are difpofed of of which due notice will be given it is expect ed this will take placeon or before the tirft day of auguft next prizes will be paid immediately after the drawing fubject to a deduction of fifteen per cent all prizes not claimed in fix month after the drawing will be conlidercdas a donation to the mafons hall ... • jambs m'kixlat william siiepaitn k man silas w anverr john snead ay hit store in pollock street three ' doors above mr h bettners near ly oppofite the church hat juft imported and now opening a very haatifomc and general aflortment of spring goods also loaf sugar hyfon tea french bran dy gin sherry winr jamaica rum coffee sugar and molafses a kw ladies elegant bonnets see all of which will be fold cheap for cafh or fliort credit may 13 abner pafteur informs his friends nnd the pub lie that he has imported from new york a general and iiamifunie allure ment of spring goods ; which he is determined to fell low far cash or country produce may 20 mills and land for sale x he fubferiber wi(he9 to difpo/e op i her mills and land on swifts-creek — any pcrfon inclined to purcliafe would have the terms of parment matle ezly to him — only part of the purchafe money would be required 10 be paid down and 1 gen erous credit allowed on the balance elizabeth haslen january 10 1803 just published ajidfor sale at this office a new and chcup edition of ihe very highly celebrated lettfcrs of mrs chapone ; on the impiiovuibkt of the mixdj addrelfed to a vouxg lady the person who fome time ago borrowed \ shenstone's works : is requested to leav them wirh the printer april 8 rags cash willbe given lor clean linen and cotton rags at this office neif r bern printkd by john s pasteuiu