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The Court of Directors were highly incensed at the whole affair, 
and passed a resolution condemning in severe terms, the conduct of 
the Committee iu proceeding Cf upon unaccredited rumours, without 
“ any permission of the Government of China or previous communica- 
“ tion with it, to encourage the Bengal Government to send a Military 
“ Force to take possession of Macau/’ 
In 1801, by a G.O. dated October 16th, officers were permitted to 
wear long uniform coats, and on the line of march, or on regimental 
duty, a plain Swiss jacket with embroidery, and blue cloth pantaloons. 
Round hats cocked to be the usual head dress, till replaced by the 
shako. 
1802 . 
In February 1802, an increase of the Bengal Artillery was 
reluctantly sanctioned by the Home authorities, and two 
companies were added to each battalion, and the strength of a com¬ 
pany raised to 1 Captain, 1 Captain-Lieutenant, 2 Lieutenants, 
2 Lieut.-Fireworkers, 5 Sergeants, 5 Corporals, 2 Drummers, 10 Gun¬ 
ners, and 80 Matrosses. The companies were levelled so as to divide 
the old gunners and matrosses equally amongst them, and the vacan¬ 
cies were filled up as far as possible, by the reduction of the 2nd 
European Regiment. 
1805 In 1^05, the command of the regiment again became vacant 
by the promotion of Colonel Green, who was succeeded by 
Colonel Nicholas Carnegie, the next senior officer present in India. 
1806 On severa l occasions, when small expeditions were sent 
out against petty landholders, or other lawless characters, 
it was found that the light field guns which usually accompanied the 
infantry were not equal to the task of coping successfully with the 
mud forts, which everywhere abounded. Accordingly, on the 8th 
November 1806, a G.O. was issued, directing that whatever fortified 
places were to be attacked, a proportion of battering pieces was to be 
taken, and that less than two guns were never to be detached on any 
service. 
1808 1 Q 1808, Colonel Carnegie resigned the command of the 
Regiment and went home. He was succeeded by Colonel 
J. Horsford, who, with much credit to himself, had been commanding 
the Artillery in the field. 
In this year some alterations proposed by Colonel Carnegie in the 
uniform of the Regiment were sanctioned. Plain double-breasted 
jackets with buttons of a pattern adopted by Lord Lake and epaulettes 
or wings as before, were ordered. The sword and sword-knot were 
to be the same as for the infantry, both for mounted and dismounted 
officers ; waist-belts with frogs for mounted officers being discontinued. 
Crossbelts were worn over the jacket, and over these a sash with the 
ends tucked in. 
1809 . 
Operations 
in Bandelkhand. 
subjection. 
The province of Bandelkhand, was ceded to the Brit¬ 
ish by the Peshwah by the treaty of Bassein in 1802, 
but for ten years afterwards, it required the pre¬ 
sence of a large force to keep it even under nominal 
