$6B THE BEE. March 2, 



cafioned thefe he cannot be a proper judge; but from their being; unufual 

 In the quarter from whence they have proceeded, they muft probably be 

 occafioned by circuniftances equally unavoidable in a beginning work, 

 as thofe which affeefted hinifelf. Had time permitted, nther than have 

 allowed fome of the numbers to have gone abroad in their prefent incor- 

 reft ftate, he would willingly have been at the expcnce of having them 

 reprinted ; but this was impoffible : meafures however, mufr, and Ihall 

 be adopted at any rate to guard againft fimilar defcfls in future. If ever 

 another edition of this volume Ihall be called for, in circuniftances whici* 

 admit of its being done more leifurely and correftly, the editor will tliink 

 himfelf bound to exchange that more corrcft copy for the prefent, to 

 fuch of his fubfcribers as (hall defire it. As to the mixture of paper, ? 

 the inaccuracies in folding which were unavoidable at the beginning_jQ 

 hopes his fubfcribers find already much lefs room for complaint than h^ 

 fore, and that in future things will ftiU be better. ^ _ 



It was propofed to extend the prefent number fo far beyond the ufual 

 Cze, as to include the chronicle (which for this volume will be lefs per- 

 fedl than is intended in others), and index ; but it was found that this 

 would have retarded the publication of this number beyond the ufual 

 time of publication ; it is therefore publilhed without them. The chro- 

 nicle and index will be publilhed feparately with all Convenient difpatch 

 and Ihall be deliv ered gralh to the fubfcribers. 



No endeavour fhallbe wanting to render the fucccding volume more 

 deferving the public favour than the prefent. But the editor will be 

 tautious of exciting cxpeiftations which he may not have in his power to 

 the extent he would indine. % 



The difpute with Spain has greatly interrupted his communicttion* 

 with that kingdom and the fouthern parts of Europe; and the winter 

 has precluded communications by fea with the coafts of the Baltic, 

 which has greatly.curtailed his correfpondence with Germany. But thef' 

 interruptions it is hoped will now be foon removed. 



