This change and improvement both in Congress and the States came none too soon.

Indeed, as it was, the results of their renewed efforts were too slow to be felt at once by the army, and mutinies broke out even after the new spirit had shown itself.
Washington also sent Knox to travel from State to State, to see the various governors, and lay the situation of affairs before them; yet even with such a text it was a difficult struggle to get the States to make quick and strong exertions sufficient to prevent a partial mutiny from becoming a general revolt.

The lesson, however, had had its effect.

For the moment, at least, the cause was saved.

The worst defects were temporarily remedied, and something was done toward supplies and subsistence.