He hoped to be given the position of secretary of war in the new Irish government but the new lord-lieutenant, Lord Camden, was only able to offer him the post of Surveyor-General of the Ordnance.
他希望在爱尔兰新政府中任战争大臣，但新的中尉阁下，卡姆登勋爵只给了他军械副将的职位。