He had begun to bore the capricious lady.

Important intrigues were in the air. The Prince resembled 'paper-
sparing Pope' in his use of scraps of writing material. One piece
bears notes both of February and June 1750. On February 16 Charles
wrote to Mr. Dormer, an English Jacobite:

'I order you to go to Anvers, and there to execute my instructions
without delay.'

Goring carried the letter. Then comes a despatch of June, which will
be given under date.

Concerning the fatal hoard of Loch Arkaig, 'Newton' writes thus:-


Tho. Newton to ---

'March 18, 1750.

'You have on the other side the melancholy confirmation of what I
apprehended. Dr. Cameron is no doubt the person here mentioned that
carryd away the horses [money], for he is lately gone to Rome, as is
also young Glengery, those and several others of them, have been very
flush of money, so that it seems they took care of themselves. C.
[Cluny] in my opinion is more to be blamed than any of them, for if
he had a mind to act the honest part he certainly could have given up
the whole long since. They will no doubt represent me not in the
most advantageous light at Rome, for attempting to carry out of their
country what they had to support them. I hope they will one day or