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to impracticable views。   〃Let those rascally administrators;〃 he

says; 〃be arrested!〃 Then; going to the window; … he heard a runaway

horse galloping in the street… 〃That's another anti…revolutionary! Let

'em all be arrested!〃 … Cf。  〃Souvenirs;〃 by General Pélleport; p。21。

At Perpignan; he attended the fête of Reason。  〃The General in command

of the post made an impudent speech; even to the most repulsive

cynicisim。  Some prostitutes; well known to this wretch; filled one of

the tribunes; they waved their handkerchiefs and shouted 〃 Vive la

Raison! 〃 After listening to similar harangues by representatives

Soubrang and Michaud; Pélleport; although half cured (of his wound)

returns to camp: 〃I could not breathe freely in town; and did not

think that I was safe until facing the enemy along with my comrades。〃



'109' Archives des Affaires étrangères; vol。332; correspondence of

secret agents; October; 1793。  〃Citizen Cusset; representative of the

people; shows no dignity in his mission; he drinks like a Lapithe; and

when intoxicated commits the arbitrary acts of a vizier。〃 For the

style and orthography of Cusset; see one of his letters。  (Dauban;

〃Paris en 1794;〃 p 14。) … Berryat St。  Prix; 〃La Justice

Révolutionnaire;〃 (2nd ed。) 339。



'110' Ibid。; 371。  (According to 〃Piecès et Documents〃 published by M。

Fajon。) … Moniteur; XXIV。; 453。  (Session of Floréal 24; year III。)

Address of the commune of Saint…Jean du Gard。  … XXI。; 528。  (Session

of Fructidor 2; year III。) Address of the Popular club of N?mes。



'111' Moniteur; XXIV。; 602。  (Session of Prairial 13; year III。) Report

of Durand Meillan: 〃This denunciation is only too well supported by

documents。  It is for the convention to say whether it will hear them

read。  I have to state beforehand that it can hear nothing more

repulsive nor better authenticated。〃… De Martel; 〃Fouché; 246。

(Report of the constituted authorities of la Nièvre on the missions of

Collot d'Herbois; Laplanche; Fouché and Pointe; Prairial 19; year

III。) Laplanche; a former Benedictine; is the most foul…mouthed。〃 In

his speech to the people of Moulins…Engelbert; St。  Pierre…le…Montier;

and Nevers; Laplanche asked girls to surrender themselves and let

modesty go。  〃Beget children;〃 he exclaims; 〃the Republic needs them。

continence is the virtue of fools。〃 Bibliotheque Nationale; Lb。  41;

No。  1802。  (Denunciation; by the six sections of the Dijon commune to

the convention; of Leonard Bourdon and Piochefer Bernard de Saintes;

during their mission in C?te…d'Or。) Details on the orgies of Bernard

with the municipality; and on the drunkenness and debaucheries of

Bourdon with the riff…raff~ of the country; authentic documents

proving the robberies and assassinations committed by Bernard。  He

pillaged the house of M。 Micault; and; in four hours; had this person

arrested; tried and guillotined; he attended the execution himself;

and that evening; in the dead man's house; danced and sang before his

daughter with his acolytes。



'112' 〃Souvenirs;〃 by General Pélleport; p。8。  He; with his battalion;

is inspected in the Place du Capitale; at Toulouse; by the

representative on mission。  〃It seems as if I can still see that

charlatan: He shook his ugly plumed head and dragged along his saber

like a merry soldier; wishing to appear brave。  It made me feel sad。〃



'113' Fervel; 〃Campagnes des Fran?ais dans les Pyrenees Orientals;〃

I。; 169。  (October; 1793。) … Ibid。; 201; 206。  … Cf。  188。  Plan of

Fabre for seizing Roses and Figuières; with eight thousand men;

without provisions or transports。  〃Fortune is on the side of fools;〃

he said。  Naturally the scheme fails。  Collioure is lost; and

disasters accumulate。  As an offset to this the worthy general

Dagobert is removed。  Commandant Delatre and chief…of…staff Ramel are

guillotined。  In the face of the impracticable orders of the

representatives the commandant of artillery commits suicide。  On the

devotion of the officers and enthusiasm of the troops; Ibid。; 105;

106; 130; 131; 162。



'114' Sybel (Dosquet's translation 'French'); II。; 435; III。; 132;

140。  (For details and authorities; cf。  the Memoirs of Marshal

Soult。)



'115' Gouvion St。  Cyr; 〃Mémoires sur les campagnes de 1792 à la paix

de Campio…Formio;〃 I。; pp。91 to 139。  … Ibid。; 229。  〃The effect of

this was to lead men who had any means to keep aloof from any sort of

promotion。〃 … Cf。; ibid。; II。; 131 (November; 1794;) the same order of

things still kept up。  By order of the representatives the army

encamps during the winter in sheds on the left bank of the Rhine; near

Mayence; a useless proceeding and mere literary parade。  〃They would

listen to no reason; a fine army and well…mounted artillery were to

perish with cold and hunger; for no object whatever; in quarters that

might have been avoided。〃 The details are heart…rending。  Never was

military heroism so sacrificed to the folly of civilian commanders。



'116' See Paris; 〃Histoire de Joseph Lebon;〃 I。; ch。  I; for

biographical details and traits of character。



'117' Ibid。; I。; 13。  … His mother became crazy and was put in an

asylum。  Her derangement; he says; was due to 〃her indignation at his

oath of allegiance (to the Republic) and at his appointment to the

curacy of Nouvelle…Vitasse。〃



'118' Ibid。; I。; 123。  Speech by Lebon in the church of Beaurains。



'119' Ibid。; II。; 71; 72。  … Cf。  85。  〃Citizen Chamonart; wine…

dealer; standing at the entrance of his cellar; sees the

representative pass; looks at him and does not salute him。  Lebon

steps up to him; arrests him; treats him as an 〃agent of Pitt and

Cobourg。〃。  。  。  。〃 They search him; take his pocket…book and lead

him off to the Anglaises (a prison〃)。



'120' Ibid。; II。; 84。



'121' Moniteur; XXV。; 201。  (Session of Messidor 22; year III。) 〃When

in the tribune (of the Convention) prison conspiracies were announced。

。  。  。  my dreams were wholly of prison conspiracies。〃



'122' Ibid。; 211。  (Explanations given by Lebon to the Convention。) …

Paris; II。; 350; 351。  (Verdict of the jury。)



'123' Paris; II。; 85。



'124' Buchez et Roux; XXXIV。; 181。  (Depositions of Monneron; a

merchant。)



'125' Ibid。; 184。  (Deposition of Chaux。) … Cf。  200。  (Depositions of

Monneron and Villemain; merchants。)



'126' Ibid。; 204。  (Deposition of Lamarie; administrator of the

department。)



'127' Ibid。; 173。  (Deposition of Erard; a copyist。) … 168。

(Deposition of Thomas; health officer。) 〃To all his questions; Carrier

replied in the grossest language。〃



'128' Ibid。; 203。  (Deposition of Bonami; merchant。)



'129' Ibid。; 156。  (Deposition of Vaujois; public prosecutor to the

military commission。)



'130' Ibid。; 169。  (Deposition of Thomas。) … Berryat Saint…Prix; pp。

34; 35。。  … Buchez et Roux; 118。  〃He received the members of the

popular club with blows; also the municipal officers with saber

thrusts; who came to demand supplies〃。  。  。  。〃 He draws his saber

(against the boatman) and strikes at him; which he avoids only by

running away。〃



'131' Buchez et Roux; XXXIV。; 196。  (Deposition of Julien。) 〃Carrier

said to me in a passion: 〃It is you; is it; you damned beggar; who

presumes to denounce me to the Committee of Public Safety。  。  。  。

As it is sometimes necessary for the public interests to get rid of

certain folks quickly; I won't take the trouble to send you to the

guillotine; I'll be your executioner myself!〃



'132' Ibid。; 175。  (Deposition of Tronjolly。) 295。  (Depositions of

Jean Lavigne; a shopkeeper; of Arnandan; civil commissioner; also of

Corneret; merchant。) 179。  (Deposition of Villemain)。  … Berryat

Saint…Prix; 34。  〃Carrier; says the gendarme Desquer; who carried his

letters; was a roaring lion rather than an officer of the people。〃 〃He

looked at once like a charlatan and a tiger;〃 says another witness。



'133' Ibid。; XXXIV。; 204。  (Deposition of Lamarie。)



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