It must be noted, moreover, that the death or retirement of an officer above the grade of second-lieutenant makes several vacancies, vacancies which are more numerous the higher the rank.

When a captain is killed there are three promotions and so on.] [Footnote 3340: "The Revolution" III., 335.

(Laff.II.p.

250)--Already, in 1795, the need of competent and specialized men was so great that the government sought, even among royalists, for financial and diplomatic heads of these services; it made offers to M.Dufresne and to M.de Rayneval .-- Ib.

406 .-- (Cf.