336 lo correspondents. -^"g- 28- 



The obliging favour of fi. C. is acknowledged ; nothing but the 

 multiplicity of engagements the Editor lies under, and the impofsibili- 

 tT of complying at once with^the wilhes of all his correspondents, pre- 

 vents him from doing what would be agreeable to them. He is in the 

 train of bringing forward the index indicatorius as fast as pofsible, and 

 fliallcontirme to do so. 



Nor has he forgotten his promise respecting the poor laws ; 

 nothing but want of room, and a fear of obtruding his own observa- 

 tions impertinently in preference of others has kept that so long back. 

 But as several correspondents have exprefsed a willi that it fhould be 

 done, he will endeavour to bring it forward as soon as his other en- 

 gagements will permit. 



The poem hy A. Z. C, is unfortunately too long for this miscellany. 

 Indeed were all the poems the Editor gets sent him to be inserted, 

 there would be no room for any thing else. He has often exprefsed 

 his w.fli that hrs poetical correspondents would rather exert thcm- 

 , selves to polifh rt^f/;;, than to bring forth whole mafses of urfpurified 

 ore fronj the mine faster than they can ijet it refined. 



The po<;ms by Iphigcnia. — Justus, Humanus alter, and Tiresias are 

 iJl received. 



The obliging favour of Anonymous containing another packet from 

 Isabella to Albert, is thankfully received. He feared the whole had 

 been exhausted. 



And the Editor acknowledges with great pleasure the favour of the 

 much rfspected Senex," who was lost and is now found ;" the earliest 

 opportuniiy will be taken to introduce his welcome letter. 

 To the readers of the Bee. 

 The Editor begs leave to announce to his readers that he has 

 lately obtained a htcrary morsel by the favour of a man of emi- 

 sencein the literary world; which he hopes will gratify the curiosity of 

 most of his readers. It is a moral tale, written by the present Em- 

 prefs of Rufsia, in ths Rnfs language, which his informant says has 

 lofisiderable merit, independent of its being the undoubted production 

 ofsuch an illustricus personage. It is just now in the hands of the 

 translator; and it is hoped will be ready for one of the early num- 

 ber? of the next volume. Ke is also promised some account of the 

 life of Lomanosof, the Sha'ie-^i-eare of Kufsia, with translations of some 

 of his l:istori(?al and misce'la;.eous tracts, by a gentlemen well versed 

 in K-ufsiah literature, and thoroughly accjuamted with the langiiai^e of 

 that country ; which he says is the most btautitul he knows, whether 

 antient or r.'.odern. 



The Editor has also just received from his valuable correspondent 

 Aixtiait, a full account of allthe iron manufactures in Rufsia. With 

 the names of the proprietors; where situated; quantity made in one 

 year ; price at which it is sold ; the nature 01 the ore from which 

 it is made tiV ; which will be inserted fn the course of the ensuing 

 volume. As also an account of the mode of tanning all the diflerent 

 kinds of Rufsian leather, ^c. iSc. 



*ji;.* Tl}e engraver has not be^n able to get fcr't'ard 'wiih.the 

 platen pf the fljeep. Tiiose iuanti-ig wiH be give:: in the nextiolume 

 as soon as they canle get r. a fy. 



