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commissioners； June 19。 〃Since then； many of the farm laborers have
taken the same oath。 It is this class of citizens which most eagerly
desires a return to order。 〃 Other dispatches to the same effect；
Oct。 24 and 29； and Dec。 14； 1791。 Cf。 〃The French Revolution；〃 I。
301； 302。
＇24＇ 〃Archives Nationales。〃 F7； 3196。 Dispatch of the members of the
Directory of Arles and the municipal officers to the Minister； March
3； 1792 （with a printed diatribe of the Marseilles municipality）
＇25＇ Ibid。；F7； 3198。 Dispatches of the procureur… syndic of the
department to the Minister； Aix； Sept。 14； 15； 20； and 23； 1791。 The
electoral assembly declared itself permanent； the constitutional
authorities being fettered and unrecognized。 Dispatch of the
members of the military bureau and correspondence with the Minister；
Arles； Sept。17； 1791。
＇26＇ Ibid。； Dispatch of the commandant of the Marseilles detachment to
the Directory of the department； Sept。 22； 1791： 〃I feel that our
proceedings are not exactly legal； but I thought it prudent to
acquiesce in the general desire of the battalion。〃
＇27＇ 〃Archives Nationales。〃 Official report of the municipal officers
of Arles on the insurrection of the Mint band； Sept。 2； 1791。
Dispatch of Ripert； royal commissioner； Oct。 2 and 8。 Letter of M。
d'Antonelle； to the Friends of the Constitution； Sept。22。 〃I cannot
believe in the counter…orders with which we are threatened。 Such a
decision in the present crisis would be too inhuman and dangerous。 Our
co…workers； who have had the courage to devote themselves to the new
law； would be deprived of their bread and shelter。 。 。 The king's
proclamation has all the appearance of having been hastily prepared。
and every sign of having been secured unawares。〃
＇28＇ De Dampmartin （an eye…witness）； II。 60…70。 〃 Archives
Nationales；〃 F7； 3196。 Dispatch of the two delegated commissioners
to the Minister； Nimes； March 25； 1792。 … Letter of M。 Wittgenstein to
the Directory of the Bouche…du… Rh？ne； April 4； 1792。 Reply and act
passed by the Directory； April 5。 Report of Bertin and Rebecqui to
the administrators of the department； April 3。 Moniteur； XII。 379。
Report of the Minister of the Interior to the National Assembly； April
4。
＇29＇ Moniteur； XII。 408 （session of May 16）。 Petition of M。 Fossin；
deputy from Arles。 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3196。 Petition of
the Arlesians to the Minister； June 28。 Despatches of M。 Lombard；
provisional royal commissioner； Arles； July 6 and 10。 〃Neither persons
nor property have been respected for three months by those who wear
the mask of patriotism。〃
＇30＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3196。 Letter of M。 Borelly； vice…
president of the Directory； to the Minister； Aix； April 30； 1792。 〃The
course pursued by the sieur： Bertin and Rébecqui is the cause of all
the disorders committed in these unhappy districts。 。 。 Their sole
object is to levy contributions； as they did at Aries； to enrich
themselves and render the Comtat…Venaisson desolate。〃
＇31＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3196。 Deposition of one of the keepers
of the sieur Coye； a proprietor at Mouriez…les…Baux； April 4。
Petition of Peyre； notary at Maussane； April 7。 Statement by
Manson； a resident of Mouriez…les…Baux； March 27。 Petition of
Andrieu； March 30。 … Letter of the municipality of Maussane； April 4：
〃They watch for a favorable opportunity to devastate property and
especially country villas。〃
＇32＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 Claim of the national guard presented to
the district administrators of Tarascon by the national guard of
Chateau…Renard； April 6。 Petition of Juliat d'Eyguières； district
administrator of Tarascon； April 2 （in relation to a requisition of
30；000 francs by Camo？n on the commune of Eyguières）。 Letter of M。
Borelly； April 30。 〃Bertin and Rébecqui have openly protected the
infamous Camo？n； and have set him free。 〃 … Moniteur； XII。 408。
Petition of M。 Fossin； deputy from Arles。
＇33＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3195。 Dispatch of M。 Mérard； royal
commissioner at the district court of Apt； Apt； March 15； 1792 （with
official report of the Apt municipality and debates of the district；
March 13）。 Letter of M。 Guillebert； syndic…attorney of the district
March 5。。 （He has fled。 ） Dispatches of the district Directory；
March 23 and 28。 〃It must not be supposed for a moment that either the
court or the juge…de…paix will take the least notice of this
circumstance。 One step in this direction would； in a week； bring
10；000 men on our hands。〃
＇34＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3195。 Letter of the district
Directory of Apt； March 28。 〃On the 26th of March 600 armed men；
belonging to the communes of Apt； Viens； Rustrel； etc。 betook
themselves to St。…Martin…de…Castillon and； under the pretense of
restoring order； taxed the inhabitants； lodging and feeding themselves
at their charge〃 The expeditions extend even to the neighboring
departments； one of them March 23； going to Sault； near Forcalquier；
in the Upper…Alps。
＇35＇ Ib。； F7； 3195。 On the demand of a number of petitioning soldiers
who went to Aries on the 22d of March； 1792； the department
administration passes an act （September； 1793） granting them each
forty…five francs indemnity。 There are 1；916 of them； which makes
86；200 francs 〃assessed on the goods and property of individuals for
the authors； abettors； and those guilty of the disturbances occasioned
by the party of Chiffonists in the commune of Arles。〃 The municipality
of Aries designates fifty…one individuals； who pay the 86；200 livres；
plus 2；785 francs exchange； and 300 francs for the cost of sojourn and
delays。 Petition of the ransomed； Nov。21； 1792。
＇36＇ Ib。； F7； 3165。 Official report of the Directory on the events
which occurred in Aix； April 27； 28； and 29； 1792。
＇37＇ Michelet； 〃Histoire de la Révolution Fran？aise；〃 III。56
（according to the narratives of aged peasants）。 Mercure de France；
April 30； 1791 （letter from an inhabitant of the Comtat）。 All
public dues put together （octrois and interest on the debt） did not go
beyond 800；000 francs for 126；684 inhabitants。 On the contrary； united
with France； it would pay 3；793；000 francs。 André； 〃Histoire de la
Révolution Avignonaise；〃 I。 61。 The Comtat possessed representative
institutions； an armed general assembly； composed of three bishops；
the elected representative of the nobility； and thirteen consuls of
the leading towns。 Mercure de France； Oct。 15； 1791 （letter from
an inhabitant of the Comtat）。 There were no bodies of militia in
the Comtat； the privileges of nobles were of little account。 Nobody
had the exclusive right to hunt or fish； while people without property
could own guns and hunt anywhere。
＇38＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3272。 Letter of M。 Pelet de la Lozère；
prefect of Vaucluse； to the Minister； year VIII。 Germinal 30。 … Ibid。；
DXXIV。 3。 Letter of M。 Mulot； one of the mediating commissioners； to
the Minister； Oct。 10； 1791。 〃What a country you have sent me to！ It
is the land of duplicity。 Italianism has struck its roots deep here；
and I fear that they are very hardy。〃
＇39＇ The details of these occurrences may be found in André and in
Soulier； 〃Histoire de la Révolution Avignonaise。〃 The murder of their
seven principal opponents； gentlemen； priests and artisans； took place
June 11； 1790。 〃Archives Nationales；〃 DXXIV。 3。 The starting…point
of the riots is the hostility of the Jansenist Camus； deputy to the
Constituent Assembly。 Several letters； the first from April； 1790； may
be found in this file； addressed to him from the leading Jacobins of
Avignon； Mainvielle； Raphel； Richard； and the rest； and among others
the following （3uly； 1790）： 〃Do not abandon your work； we entreat you。
You； sir； were the first to inspire us with a desire to be free and to
demand our right to unite with a generous nation； from which we have
been severed by fraud。〃 As to the political means and enticements；
these are always the same。 Cf。； for instance； this letter of a
protégé； in Avignon； of Camus； addressed to him July 13； 1791： 〃I have
just obtained from the commune the use of a room inside the Palace；
where I can carry on my tavern business 。 。 My fortune is based on
your kindness 。 。 。 what a distance between you and myself！〃
＇40＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 DXXIV。 3。 Report on the events of Oct。10；
1791。 Ibid。； F7； 3197。 Letter of the three commissioners to the
municipality of Avignon； April 21； and to the Minister； May 14； 1791。
〃The deputies of Orange certify that there were at least 500 French
deserters in the Avignon army。 〃 In the same reports； May 21 and
June 8： 〃It is not to be admitted that enrolled brigands should
establish in a small territory； surrounded by France on all sides； the
most dangerous school of brigandage that ever disgraced or preyed upon
this human species。 〃 Letter of M。 Villardy； president of the
Directory