Extract of a Letter from Connecticut to Mr. Rivington

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One day last week, a Presbyterian Minister not far distant from North-Haven, applied to a Lieutenant of the Militia to step into the market and give him the words of command, in order to his performing the manual exercise; the officer declined it, but being repeatedly pressed to a compliance, consented. The Minister declared he had practised the military exercise with an intention of going to Boston against the King' s Troops, if there should be occasion for his service. Having taken post in the market, he shouldered, faced, marched, and performed all the motions with much exactness, to the great delight of a turbulent Hibernian, (who was about eighteen years ago sold in this part of the world,) and on all occasions, insults the name and Government of our most gracious Sovereign, and bids defiance to the laws. This Republican thanked the Divine for his fine performance, applauded his gallant resolution, and conducted him to enjoy a mug of flip at his own house; a gentleman parsing by, whilst the puritan was exhibiting, a-la-militaire, asked him if he had quite forsaken his spiritual, for a Soldier' s profession, on which the crowd menaced him with the discipline of tar and feathers, but the former secured himself by a precipitate retreat.