The Place has to capitulate: glorious victory; honorable defence: and Minorca gone.
And England is risen to a mere smoky whirlwind, of rage, sorrow and darkness, against Byng and others.

Smoky darkness, getting streaked with dangerous fire.

"Tried ?" said his Grace of Newcastle to the City Deputation: "Oh indeed he shall be tried immediately; he shall be hanged directly!"-- assure yourselves of that.

[Walpole, ii.

231: Details of the Siege, ib.