The Works of the Right Honourable Edmund Burke

surrendered, and vacated his place of Commander-in-Chief of the Company's forces in
India.

"Resolved, That Richard Barwell, Esquire, by virtue of the said act of Parliament, and by
the death of the Honorable George Monson, Esquire, is promoted to the office of Senior
Counsellor of the Presidency of Fort William in Bengal, in consequence of the said
relinquishment, resignation, surrender, and vacation of General Clavering.

"Resolved, That the office of Commander-in-Chief of the Company's forces in India, by the
relinquishment, resignation, surrender, and vacation of General Clavering, and by the death
of the Honorable George Monson, Esquire, does no longer exist.

"Resolved, That, for the preservation of the legality of our proceedings, Lieutenant-General
John Clavering be not in future summoned or admitted as a member of the Governor-
General and Council."

And the said Warren Hastings and Richard Barwell, Esquire, did again sit in Council on the
next day, being the 23d of June, without summoning either General Clavering or Philip
Francis, Esquire, and did come to several other resolutions, and make several orders,
contrary to law or justice, and inconsistent with the tranquillity and the security of the
settlement: that is to say, they ordered their secretary "to notify to General Clavering that
the board had declared his offices of Senior Counsellor and Commander-in-Chief to be
vacant, and to furnish him with a copy of these proceedings, containing the grounds of the
board for the aforesaid declaration."

And they ordered extracts of the said proceedings "to be issued in general orders, with

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