ARTILLERY SERVICE UNDER “JOHN COMPANY.” 
1 Captain. 
1 Captain-Lieutenant. 
1 First Lieutenant. 
1 Second Lieutenant. 
3 Lieut.-Fireworkers. 
4 Sergeants. 
Total 7 Officers and 102 
4 Corporals. 
2 Drummers. 
2 Fifers. 
10 Bombardiers. 
20 Gunners. 
60 Matrosses. 
N.C.O.'s and men. 
The Effective Staff of a company consisted of 1 Adjutant, 1 
Quarter-Master, 1 Surgeon's Mate, 1 Deputy Commissary and 2 Con¬ 
ductors ; the Non-Effective Staff of 1 Sergeant-Major, 1 Quarter- 
Master-Sergeant, 1 Pay Sergeant, 1 Drill Sergeant, 1 Park Sergeant 
with 3 camp colour-men, and 1 Bullock Sergeant. 
The “ Matross " was the equivalent of the present Gunner, the 
term is derived from the German and takes us back to the times when 
sailors performed the duties of Artillerymen. 
A large but indefinite number of Lascars was attached, to assist in 
working the guns belonging to the company, and the field-pieces 
attached to each battalion of infantry, which consisted generally of 
two 3 -pounders. A couple of European Artillerymen, belonging to 
one of the companies, were also attached to these battalion gun 
details. 
The ordnance with a company appears to have consisted of six 
light 6-pounders and two howitzers, probably, forming a battery 
or “ Field-Train " as it was then termed of eight pieces. 
Heavy guns and mortars were kept in store at the head-quarters of 
the brigade, and supplied to the extent available and required for 
any particular service. 
In the earlier stage of its existence, service in the Artillery being 
neither so lucrative, nor offering so good prospects of advancement as 
the infantry, it is not surprising to hear that considerable difficulty was 
experienced in obtaining suitable candidates. Accordingly we find 
that in the select committee's letter of the 30 th September, 1765 , to 
the Court of Directors, it is stated that “ it would be of the utmost 
benefit to our plan that you should send out every year six or seven 
gentlemen from the Academy at Woolwich for Artillery officers, this 
being a service that suffers extremely for want of persons properly 
instructed in their business, since no officer who knows the benefit of 
the infantry service here, will choose to quit it for any advantages 
the Artillery affords." 
In this year the alarming mutiny, known as the “ Batta 
1766 ‘ Mutiny." broke out among the officers of the army, on ac¬ 
count of the reduction of their allowances, and was only surpressed 
by the firmness and decision of Lord Clive. Of the part taken in 
this business, by Artillery officers, little but the names of the offend¬ 
ers is known. Captain-Lieutenant Patrick Duff, First Lieutenant 
William Mason, and Lieutenant-Fireworkers Thomas McDonald and 
Charles Scott, all belonging to the 4 th company were implicated in 
the proceedings* Duff seems to have been most prominent owing to 
