Vm ADVERTISEMENT. 



In the first place, on page 30, I have quoted seven lines from the 

 Angler's Guide, introduced by seven lines, complimentary to Mr. 

 Brown, his work, and his tackle depot. On page 153, 1 corrected an 

 error in his Latinity, Essex for Esox, with another complimentary no- 

 tice of his book. On pages 291 to 302 passim, I extracted quotations 

 from the writings of a gentleman — with whose papers, originally pub- 

 lished in the Buffalo Commercial, and republished in the N. Y. Spirit 

 of the Times, I had long been acquainted — from Mr. Brown's book, 

 in which they were again quoted, crediting them to the author, not to 

 Mr. Brown. 



I was informed, while in Buffalo in the Spring, by mutual friends 

 of myself and the author, Messrs. Seaver and Haskins, of the Buf- 

 falo Courier, that there could be no objection to my using these quo- 

 tations; and, desiring to do so, I cut the quotations from Mr. Brown's 

 book, in preference to hunting up old files of newspapers. 



In Mr. Brown's work, appended to a quotation from this writer, on 

 the Black Bass, was one original paragraph of six unimportant lines, 

 connecting a second quotation from another hand. This connecting 

 paragraph, and the fact of its being a second quotation, I casually 

 overlooked ; and the six original lines of Mr. Brown were printed, on 

 my page 302, without quotation marks. The second quotation was 

 marked as quoted, though attributed to a wrong person. 



These facts speak for themselves, I trust, and need no comment. 



Herewith, therefore, I dismiss forever an unpleasant topic, and, with 



much gratitude, and all kind wishes to my friends in particular, and 



the public in general, subscribe myself, as ever. 



Their Fripnd and Servant, 



Frank Fore.ster, 

 The Cedatis, .Tanuary, 1850. 



