Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-04-22
THr Au'rHOR OrBrnrRA1r.

NICE. BOURG0tI,
TIT AUTHOR or BEUTRAaI.
Pur ieacerS rlly veca!.oct that some time -
so, see i'a1 rued : short out general crituue
Oii ~ i,nUn'aces OF Mr.. alturiH; aud Nct;c-
h.s ia,e Tragedy Of" Ser,raln" \ friend OF
Ours aud 81 the author, t.aasmttea our haaa-
ne review across .1e Atlantic. 10 tue banks OF
tac .aIey. ihc ioiiuwug letter from Mr.. VA
tnrn, I" thai srie"i sc have the liberty OF
presenting 60 oar 81 aa.iS and we do present
a., not because II las pleased tbe authcr TO de
dominate unr hrmnie trtoute O.: admiration
"e,es,dnt ana Uatteriug' but because il far
aishcs as s,tha small hut highly iutCrg~ sting
nOfren a. us biography. he Tragedy Uf
" "eririn, as Sc i5vC.i printed, Is here e il
Ell a " gaihlcd plutom.alr" Of the or sinai. *
tie author trusts that MS nest praluction viii
Dc more worthy the public appreciation. We
itl1h = VIII He somewhat Gthcuit 10 surpass
iicrtrMn ~ The ortraiiure of latled and OF
agony, or in the EOetrN oft ,anrU4gc; Dut ts,-u
virtue, NAV hr Impaired ~ the nc.t prodUCti-
~ which seItram can never po5sCsS--a tCttes.
story GNT q briitr moral. not a the SUfCrinrs
TT iso~tlf can make us svnlpathi-e with her
%nHt-nut al tie dduatlesS iicrois. n oi Rsrtrqui
Ga" atone tor las bloody and unnecessary
revenge. lle n0t Only taxes away She life OF
las enemy ti-f STAT ne allowable but he stahs
the honour o. Woman whom he processes 20
loF"i The !ac tent sY1.oSsa to have raNen
place between t1e thigd aC3 tCcrth aCts-rub,
lmog'Hs 81 her pnniy, ard Of a.l claim to pit, /;
tSc GGeand GLOW ius ltngitare IN wlich rt-
Naturiu cloti.es her passion hoeo.n-s. thtn. go
LONGER eioQucat Size ciHnot recover oar lost
diiectou. he choice Of Tho subject and iie
A''ais of lie pict are, Therefore, hiahiy uiior-
tuNatc. iue>e -ap Dec1sl.y avoided
but sc S,i..i. uct Gsjaiu .u- reader froil t.,.
pcruS-i OF t.sis ..t-ycsiIsg letter. Let rtn at
tend, however. 20 the excellent MOTTO az ,saicb
ne author speatS sad eN ge..eDce has shcwn
that literary fame - nOthiu--yig,i, ~ ps,,ot,s
fts fa.
result Of the former and llat tie most brilliant
talents may lie IN cold ObSuuction'-- unless
some fortunate accident should produce them
10 'Ae world. Southern Patriot.
"nuBLrv. Oct n, ISi6-37, York-street.
ily Dtn Sir,
- cannot express how highly /
am graiided by the very elegant and flatterin,.
testimonial OF The appreciation conferred on my
iJfamduc attempt. | trust the next (Which
the success or It's predecessor has encouraged
notice
: Ia fict, that success seems TO be pheno-
meDon; tle original Play depends almost ex-
ciusiyeiy Oh the Heroine su3 her situations hnt
as they had no Tragic etresS at DrurV aue
they were obliged to omit all the important part
both with regard 20 poety aud action. AMI rest
the weight o!the piece entirely on Mr. Kean's
character.
g A more able support, pnaaabtedlv. could
not lie found than in that geuteman's talents
h9t II mas made the Play very different fron
villa intended It, and the book seller has had
such success with the copy piinted from renre-
sco!atlOa, thar / fear he viii not he prevailed
on TO print from the manuscript. I am there
fore actually jeaioHs Of the praises bestowed
On the CARRIED pantOminie 10 which If nos
been reduced, and wouid be aiai, al some ia.
ture period 10 dc myself Us well as the pub
iic, tae justice 90 print the Play rs originally
written.
Should my nekt attempt be successfi,U
a.
some Other works 0f jmaglndticu un which
have been cMpioyed for some time, but lqifliout
any expectation until .a;teriy) Of being ate
to bring them before Inc public. iu conse
quencc Of the very cold reception ny former
eEorts lleJ W.th both Al this country aud in
England.
=" In Tie mem time, nothing cav be more
Cheering To my progress than tue voice ofrr.ise
across the Atlantic; lis sound have never
heard IN the DunkS O.. tie Liaey. : have la
boured as teacher 'till upwards Of 30 years
OF age, with siir.u encouragement. AMI profits
50 scanty-thai nHt for Inc uneHncrlr.ii, eorti
nate reception NY Play, / s.iDu.j, ti,is wear.
haye beeniteTaiiy without the means or nbsIs'
lance. have oftcH;hou4 al Of ..loasilgInttl,
motto OF my next Essay, Greek seltc1t-r
which, tho' gsed Dy person d. % very die
reot situation, IS too closely applicable 90 nnne
Fl PhiLtiN nGi nos Mcf;--oU DEl euiLcMA-
TOY, nEI ARGURIOu.s
" with the siuccrcst gratitude for the no.
hour OF your notice, AND tnc nope that [ may
4 remain, GEAR sir, your very 01edient ser
vaut,
CHARLES ROBERT MArURIN."
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