COLUMBIAN CENTINEL, Boston, Sept. 27, 1797  Page 2 has an interesting article: "Review Of Militia" commanded by Major-General Hull, with various particulars. The back page features 14 illustrated ship ads.
Four pages, nice condition.

Background: The September 1797 militia review commanded by Major-General William Hull captures a critical inflection point in early American history, highlighting the nation's fragile transition from a loose confederation of states to a unified, federally trained defense force. During the late 1790s, the United States was deeply entangled in the Quasi-War with France, an undeclared naval conflict that stoked intense fears of a foreign invasion and domestic subversion. Reviews like this one in Boston were not just empty military pageantry; they were high-stakes demonstrations designed to reassure a jittery public, showcase the readiness of the Massachusetts militia, and project national strength under the newly enacted Militia Acts of 1792. Furthermore, the prominent role of William Hull—a celebrated Revolutionary War hero whose reputation would later be utterly ruined by his controversial surrender of Fort Detroit during the War of 1812—adds a layer of dramatic historical irony, capturing a moment when both the republic's military institutions and Hull's own career were viewed with unbridled optimism.