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regular cavalry。 As to the Jacobin mayor of Chaudesaigues； it was
natural that he should preach pillage； on the sale of the effects of
the nuns 〃he kept all bidders away； and had things knocked down to him
for almost nothing。〃
＇93＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3217。 Letter or Castanet； an old
gendarme； N？mes； Aug。21。 Letter of M。 Griolet； syndic…attorney of
the Gard； Sept。 8： 〃I beg； sir； that this letter may he considered as
confidential； I pray you do not compromise me。 〃 Letter of M。
Gilles； juge…de…paix at Rocquemaure； Oct。31 （with official reports）。
＇94＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3227。 Letter of the municipal officers
of Tullins； Sept。 8。
＇95＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3190。 Letter of Danton； Oct。 9。
Memorandum of M。 Casimir Audiffret （with documents in support of it）。
His son had been locked up by mistake； instead of another Audiffret；
belonging to the Comtat； he was slashed with a saber in prison Aug。25。
Report of the surgeon； Oct。 17： 〃The wounded man has two gashes more
on the head； one on the left cheek and the right leg is paralyzed； he
has been so roughly treated in carrying him from prison to prison as
to bring on an abscess on the wrist； if he is kept there he will soon
die。〃
＇96＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3195。 Letter of M。 Amiel； president
of the bureau of conciliation； Oct。 28。 Letter of an inhabitant of
Avignon； Oct。 7。 Other letters without signatures。 Letter of M。
Gilles； juge…de…paix； Jan。 23； 1793。
＇97＇ Fabre； 〃Histoire de Marseilles；〃 II。 478 and following pages。
〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3195。 Letter of the Minister of Justice； M。
de Joly （with supporting documents）； Aug。 6。 Official reports of
the Marseilles municipality； July 21； 22； 23。 Official report of
the municipality of Aix； Aug。 24。 Letter of the syndic…attorney of
the department （with a letter of the municipality of Aubagne）； Sept。
22； etc。； in which M。 Jourdan； a ministerial officer； is accused of
〃aristocracy。〃 A guard is assigned to him。 About midnight the guard is
overcome； he is carried off； and then killed in spite of the
entreaties of his wife and son。 The letter of the municipality ends
with the following： 〃Their lamentations pierced our hearts。 But； alas；
who can resist the French people when aroused？ We remain； gentlemen；
very cordially yours； the municipal officers of Aubagne。〃
＇98＇ This stage of revolution seems to be sought after by the secret
communist revolutionaries arranging for the break…up of formerly
powerful independent states such as Germany； Yougoslavia； India etc。
（SR）。
＇99＇ Moniteur； XIII。 560。 Act passed by the administrators of the
Bouches…du…Rh？ne； Aug。 3； 〃forbidding special collectors from
henceforth paying taxes with the national treasury。〃 …Ibid。； 744。 A
report by Roland。 The department of Var； having called a meeting of
commissaries at Avignon to provide for the defense of these regions；
the Minister says： 〃This step； subversive of all government； nullifies
the general regulations of the executive power。〃 〃Archives
Nationales；〃 F7； 3195。 Deliberation of the three administrative bodies
assembled at Marseilles； Nov。 5； 1792。 Petition of Anselme； a
citizen of Avignon； residing in Paris； Dec。 14。 … Report of the Saint…
Rémy affair； etc。
＇100＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 CII。 I。 32。 Official Report of the
Electoral Assembly of Bouches…du…Rh？ne； Sept。 4。 〃To defray the
expenses of this expenditure the syndic…attorney of the district of
Tarascon is authorized to draw upon the funds of public registry and
vendor of revenue stamps； and in addition thereto on the collector of
direct taxation。 The expenses of this expedition will be borne by the
anti…revolutionary agitators who have made it necessary。 A list；
therefore； is to be drawn up and sent to the National Assembly。 The
commissioners will be empowered to suspend the district
administrations； municipal officers； and generally all public
functionaries who； through incivism or improper conduct； shall have
endangered the public weal。 They may even arrest them as well as
suspected citizens。 They will see that the law regarding the disarming
of suspected citizens and the banishment of priests be faithfully
executed。〃 … Ibid。； F7； 3195。 Letter of Truchement； commissary of the
department； Nov。 15。 Memorandum of the community of Eyguières and
letter of the municipality of Eyguières； Sept。 13。 Letter of M。
Jaubert； secretary of the Salon popular club； Oct。 22： 〃The department
of Bouches…du…Rh？ne has for a month past been ravaged by commissions。
。 。 The despotism of one is abolished； and we now stagger under the
much more burdensome yoke of a crowd of despots。〃 Situation of the
department in September and October； 1792 （with supporting documents）。
＇101＇ Barbaroux； 〃Mémoires；〃 89。
＇102＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3196 。 Letters and petition of
citizen de Sades； Nov。； 1792； Feb。17； 1793； and Ventose 8； year III。：
〃Towards the middle of Sept。； 1792 （old style）； some Marseilles
brigands broke into a house of mine near Apt。 Not content with
carrying away six loads of furniture 。 。 they broke the mirrors and
wood…work。〃 The damage is estimated at 80；000 francs。 Report of the
executive council according to the official statement of the
municipality of Coste。 On the 27th of September Montbrion；
commissioner of the administration of the Bouche…du…Rh？ne； sends two
messengers to fetch the furniture to Apt。 On reaching Apt Montbrion
and his colleague Bergier have the vehicles unloaded； putting the most
valuable effects on one cart； which they appropriate to themselves；
and drive away with it to some distance out of sight； paying the
driver out of their own pockets： 〃No doubt whatever exists as to the
knavery of Montbrion and Bergier； administrators and commissioners of
the administration of the department。〃 De Sades； the author of
〃Justine；〃 pleads his well…known civism and the ultra…revolutionary
petitions drawn up by him in the name of the section of the Pikes。
＇103＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3272。 Read in this file the entire
correspondence of the directory and the public prosecutor。
＇104＇ Deliberation of the commune of Toulon。 July 28 and following
days。 That of the three administrative bodies； Sep。 10
Lauvergne； 〃Histoire du department du Var；〃 104…137。
＇105＇ 〃Mémoires〃 of Chancelier Pasquier。 Vol。 I。 p。 106。 Librarie
Plon； Paris 1893 … Pasquier and his wife stopped in Picardy； brought
to Paris by a member of the commune； a small； bandy…legged fellow
formerly a chair…letter in his parish church； imbued with the
doctrines of the day and a determined leveler。 At the village of
Saralles they passed the house of M。 de Livry； a rich man enjoying an
income of 50；000 francs； and the lover of Saunier； an opera…dancer。
〃He is a good fellow；〃 exclaims Pasquier's bandy…legged guardian： 〃we
have just made hint marry。 Look here； we said to him； it is time that
to put a stop to that behavior！ Down with prejudice！ Marquises and
dancers ought to marry each other。 He made her his wife； and it is
well he did； otherwise he would have been done for a long time ago； or
caged behind the Luxembourg walls。〃 … Elsewhere； on passing a chateau
being demolished； the former chair…letter quotes Rousseau： 〃For every
chateau that falls； twenty cottages rise in its place。〃 His mind was
stored with similar phrases and tirades； uttered by him as the
occasion warranted。 This man may be considered as an excellent
specimen of the average Jacobin。
＇106＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3；207。 Letter of the administrators
of the C？te d'Or to the Minister； Oct。 6； 1792。
＇107＇ 〃Archives Nationales〃 F7； 3195。 Letter of the administrators
of the Bouche…du…Rh？ne； Oct 29； and the Minister's answer on the
margin。
＇108＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3249。 Letter of the administrators
of the Orne； Sept。 7； and the Minister's reply noted on the margin。
＇109＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F'； 3；249。 Correspondence with the
municipality of Saint…Firmin （Oise）。 Letter of Roland； Dec。 3： 〃I have
read the letter addressed to me on the 25th of the past month； and I
cannot conceal from you the pain it gives me to find in it principles
so destructive of all the ties of subordination existing between
constituted authorities； principles so erroneous that should the
communes adopt them every form of government would be impossible and
all society broken up。 Can the commune of Saint…Firmin； indeed； have
persuaded itself that it is sovereign； as the letter states？ and have
the citizens composing it forgotten that the sovereign is the entire
nation； and not the forty…four thousandth part of it？ that Saint…
Firmin is simply a fraction of it； contributing its share to endowing
the deputies of the National Convention； the administrators of
departments and districts with the power of acting for the greatest
advantage of the commune； but which； the moment it elects its own