AD It served in the colonies before the Revolution, re­

taining many of the dufeete, since corrected in Great

Britain, under the experience and necessities of long

wars. Provisions inconaudent with the existing system,

copied from other nations, and partial legislation de­

signed for particular interests, have augmented these

evils, and we have committed the fault of adapting our

fundamental organization to a time of peace, instead

of booing It on the exigencies of war.

One of the greatest errors of detail is the separate, in­

dependent character of our staff corps. This remove s

them fron their properposition AD aids or assistants to

the commander