Written by Captain of the British army (43rd Regiment of Foot, later Colonel of the 65th & Lieut.-General)) during the siege of Boston, expressing contempt of the American "habituated by notions of independence ... the same spirit shews itself from Nova Socita to the Carolinas; burning with the fiercest flame in Philadelphia, New York and New England. The people indolent in all but mischief, base, treacherous and cunning ..." & claiming the British army's confident victory, despite the British casualities at Bunker Hill a month earlier: "every officer and solider in this army insures victory to himself whenver order to attack ,,," The recipient, Sir Alexander Dick (formerly Cunyngham) was the friend of Boswell & pillar of the Scottish enlightenment. Docketed on verso: "Sir Alesander Dick Preson Field near Edinburgh. By London ..." with ship letter postmark & ms. postal marking (1/1d to pay).