69. 

 THE BEE, 



OB. 



LITERARY WEEKLY INTELLIGENCER, 



FOR 



Wednesday, April ii. 1792. 



ORIGINAL MEMOIRS OF BRIGADIER RESEN, 



COMMUMCATED TO THE EDITOR EY A CORRESPONDENT AT 

 ST. PETERSBURG. 



Sir, To the Eduor of the Bee. 



Jdy reflecting a moment on the motley groupe of 

 characters, with their various tastes and modes of 

 thinking, which constitute what is called the pMbli"", 

 we see immediately that the subjects treated in such 

 a work as the Bee, cannot be too much varied ; nor 

 is it easy to say what species of writing fhould be 

 refused, v>'hich does not militate against morality 

 jind manners. For my own part, I am strongly of 

 opinion, that the more it resembles the descriptioa 

 £>i the public itself, the more it promises to please. 



To contribute then my mite to your chequered 

 cfsays, I send you a very rough outline of a very 

 extraordinary northern character, drawn up in ra- 

 .th^r an unusual form. In spite of much diligence 

 iind research I have not beea able to find any of 

 those charming and interesting prognostics of bud- 

 \ OL, viii. c c t 



