“GENERAL 
femble them in fhape, and other qualities, they frame an idea 
which they find thofe many palma do pa ms to 
&e. 
what } is common ; 
And thus they come to have a pee Oe name, anda pane 
idea. 
the fame method they advance to a Fee 
names and notions ; for obferving feveral things that differ 
from their idea of © man, and which cannot, therefor, be 
comprehended under that name, to agree wi th man in fom 
certain qualities; by retaining only eee cual, fn 
uniting them into one idea, they have another m e€ ge eneral 
idea ; to which, giving a name, they make a term Of a more 
comp ae ae extenfio 
Thus, by leaving out “aie fhape, and fome other proper- 
ties fignified by the name, maa; and retaining only body 
and fpontaneous motion, we form the idea 
name ead fter ae fame a the 
mind proce to ance, and at la cing, 
thing, and Fach ee pee ite fland for a ideas 
whatfoever. 
Hence, we fee the whole myftery of genus and fpecies is 
nothing but abftract ideas, more or lefs ccomprehenfive, 
with naines annexed to them: age apa us the reafon w ys 
in defining words, we make ufe e genus ; name ely, t 
fave the labour of enumerating on feveral fimple ideas, 
which the next general term ftands for 
has been faid, it is plain, that general and 
and con en 
words do a barely fignify one particular thing ; 3 for ave 
they would not be general terms, but proper names: neither 
a 
ideas in the ea wh a ideas, as things exiting are 
found to agree, fo they come to be ranked under that name, 
or to be of that fort. 
The effences then of the forts, or {pecies of things, are 
e makes things alike, and 
fo lays the Fain of this ae and claffing ; but the 
forts or fpecies themfelves are the workmanthip of human 
eience; and the names that ftand for fuch difting® 
ideas, are the names of things piles! different. ‘Thus 
oval, circle, rain, ai , are effentially different. See 
this further illuftrated under ABSTRACTION, EssENCE, ‘IpEA, 
and SUBSTANCE. 
GENERAL Verdid, Warrant, Wind. See the Subftan- 
tives. 
GENERAL of an Army, is ie si commanding officer ; 
vege bunt is to reg*late ¢ » and encampment o 
o choofe the no advantageous ground in the 
ad a he to difpofe the army; to pojt the artillery ; and 
to fend his order ° taille er there is occafion, by his ae 
an ade ttacks ; ; to vifit the ee. 
nts for fecuring the convoy ; and 
for f foraging. ee GENERAL 
The natural qualities of a general fhould be a martial 
genius, a folid judgment, a healthy robuft conftitution, 
mtrepidity and felf-pofle effion on critical occafions, goodnefs 
rt, and liberality: he fhould alfo be of a mean age, 
AY, 
of GEN » Brigad: Majo 
have ee “Uivided into different diftri¢ts, each diftriG being, 
been 
neither too young, becaufe he would want prudence and 
experience, nor too old, becaufe. he would want vivacity and 
activity. He fhould be e fleady and uniform in his condudts ‘ 
in his oe and yet a in maintaiming’ 
affable 
the ean or of his army. His acquired qualities fhould be 
fecrecy, jultice, fobriety, temp an qe ge of the art 
of 9 war, both from theory and practice art of eommand- 
appears in: 
eftablithing his magazines in the moft convenient places ; ; in 
or fighting, retreating, or 
fhunning a battle. His Seer infpires his a vith 
confidence ; his quality, by creating refpeCt, au ae his 
authority: ; Tis liberality enables him to procure intelligence 
of the ftrength and sear of the enemy, and thus to take 
a moft ficceterul meaiu 
o be fond of glory, to eee an to ery 
himfl beloved, and to keep a-firict difeipline cad re rdi- 
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fervations, or the c aids-de-camp, 
‘he is enabled to fend reinforcements, as ine exigences of the: 
conflict may require. 
GENERAL, Adjutant, is an officer who attends the general, . 
sei 7 in council, and carries the rae orders to ee 
He diftributes the daily orders the majors o 
He is likewife hag Se with ee genet yen of 
The ran of brigade fe 
ee 
the ati of the ree 
battle, ae a aoraneees fees the infantry 7 up, after 
which: he places himfelf by the gene ve any orders 
which may regard the corps of hich mi — the detail. ‘ 
a fiege, he orders the number of workmen selena ay 
1s 
eed 
e line, to carry fuch o 
fend from the general. 
GENERAL of the ae ae ARTILLERY. 
GENERAL, Brigadier, is next in rank, in the Britith fer- 
vice, to that of peene nea, ae ae rior to all clones 
and having a feparate command. Brigadier-generals are n 
entitled to oe 3 but they have each one beales 
major. RIGADIER 
r. As England and Scotland’ 
under the command of. a general.officer, it has found. 
neceflary, for the difpatch of pire to eftablith an offic 
which {hall be folely confined to brigade duties 
The firft ere -general was appointed in 
Since this. orders dagells Oo co of officers, 
which are eal from the ander-in-chief to the 
ee of diftri€ts, pafs dog an = sal of. interme- 
diate communication. 
By the laft general regulations, it is particularly direCted, 
that va al officers. commanding brigades, fhall very 
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