Colonel Pearse, although a colonel and the officer next in seniority in the Company’s service to the commander-in-chief, was declared available to command a battalion, thus lowering him from the command of a brigade, which the artillery had hitherto been, to that of a battalion, a command below what his rank entitled him to. This indignity was not, however, long continued, for in August he was appointed to the general command of the artillery stationed at the Presidency, and allowed an aide-de-camp. The lascars lately broken up and dispersed among the regiments were withdrawn, to reform the companies, the first 6 of which were stationed at Caunpoor, the next 4 at Futteygurh, next 4 at Dinapoor, next 4 at Berhampoor, 6 with first battalion, and 6 with third battalion, at the Presidency; the tindals lately discharged were re-entertained; all lascars in excess of the establishment were discharged, and none in future were to be entertained, except such as were _seamen_ or _boatmen_ by profession; and in March, 1787, 5 feet 6 inches was the standard fixed for them. The artillery companies were stationed, 10 at the Presidency, 1 at Berhampoor, 1 at Dinapoor, 2 at Caunpoor, and 1 at Futteygurh, and the companies were enrolled in the battalions according to the seniority of their captains at first; this, however, was shortly altered, by making the first and second battalions change numbers. The regiment now stood, according to this arrangement— ──────────────────────────────┬─────────────┬────────────────── │Establishment│Actual ──────────────────────────────┼─────────────┼────────────────── Colonel. │ │ 1 ──────────────────────────────┼─────────────┼────────────────── Lieut-Colonels. │ 3│ 2 ──────────────────────────────┼─────────────┼────────────────── Majors. │ 3│ 3 ──────────────────────────────┼─────────────┼────────────────── Captains. │ 15│ 15 ──────────────────────────────┼─────────────┼────────────────── Capt-Lieutenants. Lieutenants.│ 30│ 30 ──────────────────────────────┼─────────────┼────────────────── Lieut.-Fireworkers. │ 30│ 30 ──────────────────────────────┼─────────────┼────────────────── Adjutants. │ 3│ 3 non-eff. ──────────────────────────────┼─────────────┼────────────────── Quarter-Masters. │ 3│ 3 〃 ──────────────────────────────┼─────────────┼────────────────── Serj-Major. │ 3│ 3 ──────────────────────────────┼─────────────┼────────────────── Qr.-Master Serj. │ 3│ 3 ──────────────────────────────┼─────────────┼────────────────── Drill Serjeants. │ 3│ non-effect.