i$4 to the reader! of the ^ee. Aug, 



To CORKESPONDENTS. 



The ingeinous disquisition of A. M. M. is come to hand, and flial| 

 be duly attended to. 



The sensible reflections of Philadelphtis, thongh on a subject that 

 las been very often treated, still deserve to be attended to. 



The letter of Amicus, which has been received, he will see had been 

 answered before it was written. 



The efsav on friendjhip, is rather long for our Miscellany ; but 

 room Ihall be made for i t if pofsible. 



Thanks to an ingenious correspondent for his curious excerptsfrons 

 Barrel's M. S journal ivritten in the year 1758 &c- 



The favour of Ci-ois, is thankfully acknowledged. 



Noil XSedicus Ihall have his query inserted soon. 



Timothy Hairbrairi^ s queries are received. 



TO THE READEHS OF THE BEE. 



Some of the early numbers of the Bee fine paper, being now again out 

 ef print for the third time. fVI)oever has copies of these that they 

 are luitling to part luith, ivill p lease send themto the Bee office. 



Tlie Editor havir:g noiv obtained an engraver capable of doing 

 justice to the drauiings put into his hands, has it in eontemplatiott 

 to make a nenu ertgra'ving of a head of Dr Cullen, that he may have 

 it in his power to cancel that ivretched head ivhich he was forced to 

 g'rje along ixiith the first number, that he might fulfilhis engagements to 

 the public, having had no time then to get it done anew. On this 

 occasion, he ixiijbes, if pofsible, to have a goodlikenefs of that great 

 man ; and as he has never yet seen a picture of Dr Cullen that 

 pleases him in every respect ; be ivill be much obliged to any per- 

 son into whose hands this may fati, nvhofball chance to have_ a pri- 

 'vate drawing of the Dr, for a sight of it, if convenient. The Editor 

 has seen tb'e following original portr/iits of Dr Cullen ,• viz. one done 

 by Mr of Glasgow ; from which the mez^etinto head was 

 done; oneby Mr Martin,from whirh the portrait engraved by Beu^o 

 loas taken; one in the pofsefsion of the late Mr William Cooper of 

 Edinburgh; the small fketch in black lead by Brown, from which 

 Tvas done the print given in the Bee ; a paste head by Tafsie ; ajhade 

 taken by Miers ; and he once saiv a small portrait oftheDrin the lid 

 nfa snuff box,hebelieves in the pofsefsion of the late Dr Brovjn. If 

 there are any others remaining they have not come to his knoivledge. 



When this portrait is properly engraven, intimation will be made, 

 and copies of it ivill be given to all those 'who fball return the first 

 bead given vuith the Bee, that it may be entirely destroyed. Carenvill 

 he taken that copies Jballbe sent to steiscribers in foreign countries. 



