know it, it is unnecessary for me to say any thing about it; and yet I will take the liberty of observing, I am not insensible that you have here to do with a very obstinate and stubborn enemy; and that it will take some hard fighting and good generalship to dislodge him from his strong hold. I am aware also that he will try hard, and practice all the subtlety belonging to his infernal nature, to keep within the breast-work; and no wonder, seeing this is his strong hold. Here he rallies his forces, fires his hot shots, and resolves here to abide either by fraud or force. If you at any time should be enabled, in company with the chief Captain, to compel him to cringe a little, yet still he will be there, for that is his lurking place; and as soon as ever opportunity offers, he will again show his head and his hand, and will scatter around fire-brands, arrows, and death as common things. In fact, I know him so well, as also what he is after, that I am persuaded he will never wholly break up house-keeping with you as long as he can find any thing in the breast-work to feed on. If indeed you could starve him out, you might then hope for better days; but until that can be done, you will have your hands full of fighting, and the breast-work full of thieves. And all that I can say about this business, is, you must try and make the best of a bad

matter.

I know very well that your being a disciplinarian

is much in your favour; but this will not do alone; the Captain must be daily consulted, and reinforcements must be obtained from him, otherwise the war will end disastrous on your part, so sure as I draw the breath of life. And to see a female soldier, who is a vessel of mercy, completely conquered and overcome by the common enemy of mankind, would be altogether a novel sight, as such a thing was never yet known to take place, nor can I think it will in this

case.

Again, I would remark, I have seen some other traits in your character, besides that of a disciplinarian, which I have greatly admired, and which seem to go farther with me, than all that has yet been said, and they are,

1. Your decided loyalty, and warm attachment to the King and his true subjects, and your tender regard for his standard bearers. It appears to me that you can detect and see through an usurper, or one who says he is a standard bearer in the camp of Israel, but does lie, almost as soon as any soldier I ever met with. And even though these imposters say many good things, and tell some pretty stories, yet if they cannot come up to a certain point, and are not acquainted with the watch-word, are destitute of a particular mark, and in the dark about some very necessary things, I find you set them down as men that came in over the wall, instead of coming in by the gate at

the head of the way. That's right, Madam. Stick to your text, and pay no regard to outward adorning, where you find no inward beauty.

2. Your close adherence to truth, to the pure truth, as it is in him, under whose wings we are come to trust, and under whose banner we are willing to fight and to die, is a trait much to be admired; and very much I do admire it, as it is a thing so very necessary in this awful day of rebuke and blasphemy. Men in our day pride themselves in, and boast of their departure from the ancient clear streams of the Gospel, and of fouling the residue of the water with their feet. Come out, Madam, or rather keep out from such vain boasters and hypocritical mockers at feasts, and be not partakers of their evil deeds.

3. Your great intimacy with the chief Captain, your frequent interviews with him, your great longing, hungering, thirsting and panting after him whenever he withdraws himself, is to me a pleasing sight; as also your tenderness of conscience, your fear of offending the Captain, and also your utter aversion to errors and false notions, are things that please me well; and I hope they will continue with you and abound, so that you may be neither barren nor unfruitful in the service of the great King.

I hope you will never grow weary in well-doing. I hope also that you will enjoy all that peace, rest,

comfort, liberty, and tranquility that are to be enjoyed, realized, and felt, or that can warrantably be expected in a military life; and that when all fighting is over, you will have conferred on you the victor's crown, and wear the same to the honour of our Mighty Prince Immanuel through vast eternity. Amen.

A TRUE BLUE.

Strait Street, sign of the bugle horn, opposite the parade ground.

LETTER II.

To the same.

DEAR MADAM.I won't detain you long. I am come to inform you, that there is no just ground for you to indulge the opinion, that you will long enjoy the blessing of uninterrupted peace and rest, or to use a military phrase, as we are military characters, a complete cessation of arms. As this is not our rest, it would be madness and folly in the extreme, for you and me to calculate upon settling down at rest in the palace yard.

As for the enemy being at times a little quiet, it is only that he may the deeper lay his plots, and the better prepare himself for another and a more violent assault. Therefore, give a good look out, keep upon your watch-tower, observe his various movements, draw water for the siege, fortify your strong holds, petition the King for reinforcements, wait on him daily, and he shall strengthen your faith, your hope, your heart, your hands, your feet, your loins, and all that is within you; so that you shall feel like a mighty