These are the true principles on which I acted, although I at times thought and said that the Russian alliance is not the only resource for Denmark, and that it was not well to sacrifice all other considerations to it. STRUENSEE. _April 14, 1772._ This apology, though obscure in some parts, is decidedly clever and modest. In any ordinary court of justice it ought to have produced its effect, and the minister who could not be condemned for mere errors of judgment, ought to have been acquitted. But it was the old story of the wolf and the lamb, and the bought judges were of opinion that any rope was good enough to hang a dog. END OF VOL. II. FOOTNOTES: [Footnote 93: Moltke, elder son of the favourite of Frederick V., had but little ambition, but he was ruled by Mademoiselle d'Eyben, first lady-in-waiting on the queen, and this lady was not without ambition, or sense, or disposition for intrigue. Moltke died suddenly, which disconcerted this party: for Mademoiselle d'Eyben, being ugly, could not easily fill up his place.--_Mémoires de Falckenskjold_, p. 181.] [Footnote 94: The repetition was unavoidable here without breaking the entire sequence of the report of this remarkable trial. I was obliged partly to incorporate Struensee's apology with my text in the first instance, and now find that I am compelled to make room for it here again. I hope my readers will forgive me, in consideration that I have really made very few attempts at "padding" throughout my narrative, and have rather let facts speak for themselves than take advantage of the constant opportunities for fine writing which have presented themselves.] INDEX TO VOL. II., HISTORICAL AND BIOGRAPHICAL. A. Administration, the new one, and its members, 129. Adeler, major von, 56. Adultery, on the law of, 237, 250. Ahrenfeld, major von, a favourite of the guards, 74. Army, changes in the, 55. "Atticus," his libellous attacks on the British ministry, 172; his condemnation of Caroline Matilda and Struensee, 172, 173; his scandalous charges, 175. B. Bang, lawyer in the exchequer court, engaged against the queen, 213; his indictment and recapitulation of charges, 214-229; selected for defending Brandt, 255. Berger, professor, his attendance on the king, 59; his arrest, 112; his treatment in prison, and his examination before the privy council, 201. Bering, Magnus (_see_ BERINGSKJOLD). Beringskjold, von, joins in a conspiracy against Struensee, 84-102; his position and character, 90; his baptismal name, _ib._; his rewards, 125; his punishment, 142. Bernstorff, count von, his opposition to count Rantzau, 345. Biälke, von, marshal of the court, 16, 139. Body guard, its dismissal justified, 307.