Duc de Crillon’s compliments respecting the 29 works—Subterranean galleries—Their supposed inefficiency—Henry Ince—Quickness of sight of two boys of the company—Employment of the boys during the siege—Thomas Richmond and John Brand—Models constructed by them 1783. State of the fortress—Execution of the works depended upon 39 the company—Casualties filled up by transfers from the line—Composition—Recruiting—Relieved from all duties, garrison and regimental—Anniversary of the destruction of the Spanish battering flotilla 1786-1787. Company divided into two—Numerous discharges—Cause of the 43 men becoming so soon ineffective—Fourth augmentation—Labourers—Recruiting, reinforcements—Dismissal of foreign artificers—Wreck of brig ‘Mercury’—Uniform dress—Working ditto—Names of officers—Privileges—Cave under the signal-house 1779-1788. Colonel Debbieg’s proposal for organizing a corps of 53 artificers—Rejected—Employment of artillerymen on the works at home—Duke of Richmond’s “Extensive plans of fortification”—Formation of corps ordered—Singular silence of the House of Commons on the subject—Mr. Sheridan calls attention to it—Insertion of corps for first time in the Mutiny Bill—Debate upon it in both Houses of Parliament 1787-1788. Constitution of corps—Master artificers—Officers—Rank and 64 post of the corps—Captains of companies; stations—Allowance to captains; adjutants—Recruiting—Labourers—“Richmond’s whims”—Progress of recruiting—Articles of agreement—Corps not to do garrison duty—Sergeant-Majors—John Drew—Alexander Spence—Uniform dress—Working dress—Hearts o' pipe-clay—“The Queen’s bounty”—Arms, &c.—Distinction of ranks—Jews’ wish 1789-1792. Appointment of Quartermaster and 72 Colonel-Commandant—Distribution of corps, Captains of companies—Jealousy and ill-feeling of the civil artificers—Riot at Plymouth—Its casualties—Recruits wrecked on passage to Gibraltar—Song, “Bay of Biscay, O!”—Defence of the Tower of London against the Jacobins—Bagshot-heath encampment—Alterations in the uniform and working dress 1793. War with France—Artificers demanded for foreign 81 service—Consequent effects—Detachment to West Indies—Fever at Antigua—Detachment to Flanders—Siege of Valenciennes—Waterdown Camp—Reinforcement to Flanders—Siege of Dunkirk—Nieuport—Another reinforcement to Flanders—Toulon—Private Samuel Myers at Fort Mulgrave—Formation of four companies for service abroad—Establishment and strength of corps 1794-1795.