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tered in Ireland whose reports on a supposed 

 invasion of that country had been approved 

 might be directed to come to England, and 

 send in similar reports on a supposed invasion 

 of that country. 



In the commencement of this plan a great 

 mass of worthless reports would doubtless be 

 sent in, the result of vanity rather than talent ; 

 but if only one first-rate report was received in 

 the course of a dozen years, how great might 

 become its value by making the Commander-in- 

 Chief early acquainted with the writer. 



The reports received at the Horse Guards 

 from our officers in their several expeditions 

 should remain the exclusive property of the 

 nation, and be divided into three classes. The 

 first should be for the reception of reports 

 which displayed an unusually great amount of 

 merit. The writer of such should be rewarded 

 by immediate promotion, and placed in a high 

 staff situation the moment it became vacant. 

 His advancement in rank should be rapid, not 

 only as a proper reward to the officer, but as 

 being of much advantage to the nation to obtain 

 early the greatest services which increased rank 

 enables a talented officer to render to his 



