Roland had merely made himself known at the jail, but here he proceeded to explain the matter, and to initiate the captain into the object of his visit.
Roland had solicited the First Consul, as a favor to himself, that the pursuit of the Companions of Jehu be intrusted to him personally, a favor he had obtained without difficulty.

An order from the minister of war placed at his disposal not only the garrison of Bourg, but also those of the neighboring towns.

An order from the minister of police enjoined all the officers of the gendarmerie to render him every assistance.
He naturally applied in the first instance to the captain of the gendarmerie at Bourg, whom he had long known personally as a man of great courage and executive ability.

He found what he wanted in him.
The captain was furious against the Companions of Jehu, who had stopped diligences within a mile of his town, and on whom he was unable to lay his hand.

He knew of the reports relating to the last three stoppages that had been sent to the minister of police, and he understood the latter's anger.