Containing miscellaneous Pieces, To which is prefixed, STOCKTON: PRINTED AND SOLD J. ATKINSON. THE Publisher of the STOCKTON BEE takes this Opper"tunity of returning bis fincere thanks to the Encouragers of that Work. To speak of the Applause it has been received itb, or the greatness of its Sale, bas been fo long the Practice on fimilar Occafions, that He wifbes to avoid those Expreffions. Let this fuffice: The Encouragement be has wet with will prompt him to continue the Work another Year, and Gratitude for the Public's Favours will incie kim to render it worthy the Patronage it may experience. IN Order to make the next Voluve more respectable in its Appearance, it will be printed in a fomething-larger Size, and the Price of each Number will be THREBPINCEBut it is not intended to deviate fo far from the Sixe of this Volume, as to render the fucceeding Ones inconvenient for the Pocket. AS the Publisher has not heard of any Objections to the prefent Plan of the Exr, by does not intend to alter it ; but, as the enlarged Size will give him a little more Room, be purpofes occafionally to intersperse a small Portion of Biography hand Natural Hiftory; and as be dijdoins to take the Advantage (which is commonly taken by the Publishers of periodicol Works) of running bae Volume into another, each Year will prefent a complete Work, independent of the preceding or fucceeding Volumes. The Publisher wifbes to make very grateful Acknowledgmonte to his numerous Correfpondents for their Favours, but he is at a Lofs for proper Expreffions. He, however, requests a Continuance of their Kindness, and affures them of his intention to ebserve the firišteßt Impartiality. EC |