Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . re unsuited. This corps died out after thepeace. Britisli officers serving on the permanentIndian establishment join what is called the IndianStaff Corps, and are appointed from it to do dutywith native regiments, or to till other positionseither military or civil. Tlieir promotion goes onaccording to lengtli of service. In the Navy the staff of a fleet consists of theFlag-officei-s (), the Flag-lieutenants (), andSecretaries (q. v.); also of the inspector-general ofhospitals (see Army, p. 438; Navv, p. 422), andan inspect
Chambers's encyclopaedia; a dictionary of universal knowledge . re unsuited. This corps died out after thepeace. Britisli officers serving on the permanentIndian establishment join what is called the IndianStaff Corps, and are appointed from it to do dutywith native regiments, or to till other positionseither military or civil. Tlieir promotion goes onaccording to lengtli of service. In the Navy the staff of a fleet consists of theFlag-officei-s (), the Flag-lieutenants (), andSecretaries (q. v.); also of the inspector-general ofhospitals (see Army, p. 438; Navv, p. 422), andan inspector of machinery. Staffa (Scand., jiillar-island), a celebratedislet on tlie west of Scotland, lies 4 miles S\V. ofUlva, 6 N. by E. of lona, and 54 W. of Oban. Itforms an oval uneven tableland, rising at its highestto 144 feet above the water, lA mile in circum-ference, and 71 acres in area. In the north-east,in the lee of the pievailitig winds, is a tract oflow shore, stretching out in beaches, and forming alanding place ; but elsewhere the coast is girt with.
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