made by the colonel, or by the majority of the votes of the field-officers and captains according to the practice in the King's service. If the selection be made by the colonel, he is to be responsible for the conduct of the paymaster, otherwise the responsibility to rest with the captains and officers."

"As the promotions in the Company's army fully compensate for the diminution of certain allowances, which have occasioned jealousies and discontentments between the establishments at different presidencies, we have resolved that the double full batta to officers be abolished, that the half batta as now allowed in Bengal, and at the same rate, be made generally to King's and Company's officers under the other presidencies, except to colonels, who are always to be allowed full batta; and that full batta be the highest allowance of that kind to be granted in any situation whatever, except in the case of officers doing duty in the Vizier's dominions, who shall have such additional allowance as the Bengal government may deem adequate to defray the extra charges incurred by the officers in that particular station."

"Furlough.

"That the following proportion of Company's officers at each presidency be allowed to be absent; viz. one-third of the lieutenant-colonels, a major, and a fourth of the captains and surgeons to the

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troops, and one-sixth of the subalterns and assistant

surgeons to the army."

Head Quarters, Choultry Plain, 13th July, 1796. "GENERAL ORDERS BY COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF. "The 1st and 3rd battalions of Europeans ordered to compose the 1st Regiment of European Infantry, being in a dispersed state on foreign service, will be gradually reduced to the new formation as circumstances shall permit. The 1st battalion will compose the grenadier and four battalion companies of the 1st regiment, and the 3rd battalion the light and four battalion companies of the same.

"The six companies of the European Regiment in Ceylon to be reduced to three battalion companies, and the two battalion and flank companies on service to the eastward, to be considered for the present as a grenadier and a battalion company.

"The detachment of the 3rd European battalion at Tripasore to be formed into two battalion companies, and the details from it on foreign service to be formed into a light and two battalion companies.

"The 2nd and 4th European battalions to conform immediately to the new establishment, the 2nd battalion composing the grenadier and 4th battalion companies; and the 4th the light and four battalion companies of the 2nd regiment.

"Supernumerary non-commissioned drums and fifes are not to suffer in their rank or pay.

"The flank companies under the new formation to be selected from the grenadier companies of the

battalions respectively, as nearly as the present situation of those corps will admit; and so soon as the corps or regiments can be brought into a collected state, such exchanges may take place between men of the flank companies as may be necessary for giving the grenadier companies the men of the greatest bulk and stature, and the light companies those who from activity of make may appear best suited for the duties of the latter.

"The flank companies to consist of a captain and three lieutenants; the battalion companies of a field-officer or captain, two lieutenants, and an ensign. The colonel's companies to have the lieutenant-captain in place of one of the lieutenants. The junior lieutenant-colonel and major are not to have companies.

"The commanding officer may post the companies in battalion, and officers to companies, as he thinks proper, until the two divisions of each of the 1st and 2d regiments can join their companies, and they are to be considered as independent, and returned accordingly. The division from the 1st European battalion to be called the 1st division of the 1st regiment, and that formed from the 3d European battalion, the 2d. The division of the 2d regiment at Pondicherry, to be called the 1st division of the 2d regiment, and that at Masulipatam, the 2d; each division to retain the non-commissioned staff allowed to a complete regiment as non-effectives until a junction takes place."

"FIELD OFFICERS appointed to European Infantry as follows:

1st Regiment European Infantry.
Colonel Eccles Nixon.

Lieut.-Col. Henry Malcolm.
Lieut.-Col. Robert Croker.
Major Thomas Parr.

Major Johnson Kennedy
2d Regiment European Infantry.

Colonel John Braithwaite.
Lieut.-Col. George Wahab.
Lieut.-Col. George Waight.
Major P. A. Agnew.

Major Aldwell Taylor.

"Establishment of the different corps of the Company's army on the coast of Coromandel, as fixed by the Honorable Court of Directors.

"EUROPEAN INFANTRY.

"The battalions on the present establishment to be formed into two regiments of ten companies each, to consist of

ALTERATIONS.

One adjutant and one quartermaster as on the old establishment, to be continued to each battalion until the battalions of each regiment are ordered to join.

1 Colonel.

2 Lieutenant-Colonels. (Junior Lieut.-Colonel and junior Major to be without companies.) 2 Majors.

7 Captains.

1 Captain Lieutenant.

21 Lieutenants.

8 Ensigns.

40 Serjeants.

50 Corporals.

22 Drums and Fifes.

950 Privates.

20 Puckallies.
STAFF.

1 Adjutant.

1 Quart.-Master.
1 Paymaster.

1 Surgeon.

2 Mates.

Non-effective..

On the 20th July, 1797, the 1st division of the 2d regiment, and the 33d battalion of native infantry stationed at Pondicherry, were ordered to be held in readiness for foreign service on the projected expedition to Manilla. The detachment of the regiment sailed and reached Penang, when the enterprise was abandoned by the Government.

From the 1st of August, 1796, European women, the wives of soldiers who accompanied their husbands from England, were granted an allowance of one fanam and a half per diem, at the same time they were ordered to be regularly mustered; this was the first time soldiers' wives received pay.