1792' on the iiiper. 5 



caveer, til! his death en the 13th of December J']66, 

 the most rapid (per-haps) that ever took place in any 

 age or country. 



I caimot conclude this memoir, without observing 

 that Milton, at the age of seventy, witli all the vigour, 

 spirit, and political rectitude of his excellent qncle 

 Andrew Fletclier of Salton, entered into the supporL- 

 of the proposal for a Scotch militia, with the zeal of 

 a true patriot ; and wrote an excellent letter to the 

 then minister, Mr Grenville, which ought to be yet 

 s«bjected to the consideration of his succefsors and of 

 the country. 



It is indeedtruly astonifliing, that the descendants 

 (5f men who fought under the banners of Wallace 

 and Bruce, and wrote the famous letter to the pope, 

 fhould not aspire after the same honour and security 

 vvhich is enjoyed by Znglifnmen. An honour which 

 is pofsefsed by the Prufsians and the subjects of the 

 strictest monarchies on the continent. Pudet hcec 

 opprobria nobis, et dicipotuifse et non potuifse refelli. 



A. B. 



ON THE VIPER. 

 Sir, Ts the Editor of the Bee. 



As I am one of your constant readers, I have fre- 

 quently observed in your most industrious Bee, some 

 extracts from the natural history of insects and ani- 

 mals, with which a great many of your readers are 

 unacquainted. The reptile which is to be the sub- 

 ject of this letter, is known to a great many in thia 

 inland j but I suppose very few know the way. and 



