What an Heap of _Billingsgate_ does the Author employ (pag. 56.) to vilify the _American_ Regiment? _The Officers_ (he affirms) _were in particular composed of Blacksmiths, Taylors, and all the Banditti that the Country affords_. Had he been so candid as to have informed himself of those Gentlemens true Characters, he would have known, that the Field Officers were all Men of long Service, named by his Majesty, and sent from _Britain_: That the Companies were chiefly raised by the Interest, and at the Charge of their respective Captains; of whom some were Members of the Assemblies in the Provinces where they resided; others liv'd upon their own Plantations, and had Commands in the Militia; and some few of them had been concerned in Traffick. His Majesty was pleased to send to _North-America_ thirty young Gentlemen, under the Direction of Brigadier _Blakeney_, who were to serve in that Corps as Lieutenants; they had carried Arms either in the old Corps at home, or in the _Scotish_ Regiments in the _Dutch_ Service, and were most of them Cadets of good Families in _North Britain_. The rest of the Subaltern Officers were recommended by the Governors, and by the Gentlemen of the first Rank in the Provinces where the Companies were raised; and were either younger Sons of the principal Families, bred to no particular Profession, or such of them as had been brought up to the Law, to Merchandize, or who had served at Sea. It is certain, that the greatest Part of the private Soldiers, who were inlisted in _North-America_, were either _Irish_ (and many of those suspected to be Papists) or _English_, who had been under a Necessity of quitting their Native Country. As the Levy was made in Haste, there was neither Time for strictly examining into their respective Circumstances, nor for their being well-disciplin'd before they joined the Army; whence it became in a great Measure, necessary to employ them chiefly on board the Fleet. Tho' this infamous Libel appears to be levell'd against that Corps of _Land Forces in general_, yet the Author is pleased more eminently to distinguish the Engineers, _&c._ belonging to the Train; he very roundly affirms, that _worse never bore the Name, nor could be pick'd out of all_ Europe. The principal Engineer (Mr. _Moor_) was deservedly esteemed for his Bravery, his Capacity and Skill in his Profession; the Battery, on which he was killed, viewing the Effects of the Shot thro' an Embrasure, was well constructed, and fully answered the End for which it was raised: He had served with Applause in the Defence of _Gibraltar_, one of the principal Fortresses in _Europe_, which was attacked by an Army of 40,000 Men, composed of the best Troops in _Spain_, and batter'd by 100 Pieces of large Cannon; yet this Army was by the gallant Defence of the Garrison obliged to retire, after having been almost totally ruin'd at this _simple_ Siege, as the Author of the Pamphlet is pleased to stile it.