The King's adherents were confounded.

The Whigs could not conceal their joy.

The good news encouraged the Prince to take a bold and important step.

He was informed that communications were passing between the French embassy and the party hostile to him.

It was well known that at that embassy all the arts of corruption were well understood; and there could be little doubt that, at such a conjuncture, neither intrigues nor pistoles would be spared.