noble harbour, and taking up its position with its cannon pointed menacingly toward the town. The naval force consisted of eight ships-of-war. The military force which it escorted was composed of two regiments, of a detachment of a third, and of a train of artillery. The memorable landing of the troops took place on the 1st of October. As they marched through the crowded streets with their bayonets fixed, their drums beating, their fifes playing, and their colours flying, the inhabitants of Boston regarded the novel spectacle in no other light than as an insolent display of power, and as an arbitrary invasion of their liberties and rights. With the soldiers individually, however, they had no cause of quarrel, and consequently they received them with a kindness and a hospitality which were rendered interesting by subsequent unhappy events. According to an accomplished Englishman, General Wentworth,' who arrived soon afterward on the spot, "The troops landed under very strict discipline, and the officers conducted themselves with discreet firmness and moderation. Whence it happened that no mischief ensued. On the contrary, at night, the soldiers being under arms, waiting a determination for barracks, had victuals and drink brought plentifully and given them by the inhabitants, very differently

'John Wentworth, Esq., Lieutenant-Governor of New Hampshire. His son, Sir John Wentworth, was created a baronet, May 16, 1795.

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Photo-etching after the painting by Blackburne.