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17th and 24th。 〃Several wealthy private persons of the town
（Auxonne） have been put to ransom by this band； of which the largest
portion consists of ruffians。〃 … Letter of nine cultivators of
Breteuil （Picardy） July 23rd （their granaries were pillaged up to
the last grain the previous evening）。 〃They threaten to pillage our
crops and set our barns on fire as soon as they are full。 M。
Tassard； the notary； has been visited in his house by the populace；
and his life has been threatened。〃 Letter of Moreau； Procureur du
Roi at the Senechal's Court at Bar…le…Duc； September 15； 1789； D；
XXIX； 1。 〃On the 27th of July the people rose and most cruelly
assassinated a merchant trading in wheat。 On the 27th and 28th his
house and that of another were sacked；〃 etc。
＇15＇ Chronicle of Dominick Schmutz （〃Revue d'Alsace；〃 V。 III。 3rd
series。 These are his own expressions： Gesindel； Lumpen…gesindel。
De Rochambeau； 〃Mémoires；〃 I。 353。 … Arthur Young （an eye…
witness）； July 21st。 Of Dampmartin （eye…witness）； I。 105。 M。
de Rochambeau shows the usual indecision and want of vigor： whilst
the mob are pillaging houses and throwing things out of the windows；
he passes in front of his regiments （8；000 men） drawn up for action；
and says； 〃My friends； my good friends； you see what is going on。
How horrible！ Alas！ these are your papers； your titles and those of
your parents。〃 The soldiers smile at this sentimental prattle。
＇16＇ Dumouriez （an eye…witness）； book III。 ch。 3。 … The trial
was begun and judgment given by twelve lawyers and an assessor； whom
the people； in arms； had themselves appointed。 Hippeau； IV。
382。
＇17＇ Archives Nationales；〃 F7 3248。 （Letter of the mayor； M。
Poussiaude de Thierri； September 11th。）
＇18＇ Floquet； VII。 551。
＇19＇ De Goncourt； 〃La Société fran？aise pendant la Révolution；〃 37。
＇20＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 D。 XXIX。 1。 Letter of the officers of
the bailiwick of D？le； August 24th。 … Sauzay I。 128。
＇21＇ There is a similar occurrence at Strasbourg； a few days after
the sacking of the town…hall。 The municipality having given each
man of the garrison twenty sous； the soldiers abandon their post；
set the prisoners free at the Pont…Couvert； feast publicly in the
streets with the women taken out of the penitentiary； and force
innkeepers and the keepers of drinking…places to give up their
provisions。 The shops are all closed； and； for twenty…four hours；
the officers are not obeyed。 （De Dampmartin； I。 105。）
＇22＇ Albert Babeau； I。 187…273。 Moniteur； II。 379。 （Extract
from the provost's verdict of November 27； 1789。）
＇23＇ Moniteur； ibid。 Picard； the principal murderer； confessed
〃that he had made him suffer a great deal； that the said sieur Huez
did not die until they came near the Chaudron Inn ； that he
nevertheless intended to make him suffer more by stabbing him in the
neck at the corner of each street； （and） by contriving it so that he
might do it often； as long as there was life in him； that the day on
which M。 Huez died yielded him ten francs； together with the neck…
buckle of M。 Hues； found on him when he was arrested in his flight。〃
＇24＇ Mercure de France； ； September 26； 1789。 Letters of the
officers of the Bourbon regiment and of members of the general
committee of Caen。 … Floquet； VII。 545。
＇25＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 H。 1453。 … Ibid。 D。 XXIX。 I。
Note of M。 de la Tour…du…Pin； October 28th。
＇26＇ Decree； February 5； 1789； enforced May 1st following。
＇27＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 D。 XXIX。 I。 Letter of the count de
Montausier； August 8th； with notes by M。 Paulian； director of the
excise （an admirable letter； modest and liberal； and ending by
demanding a pardon for people led astray）。 H。 1453。 Letter of
the attorney of the election district of Falaise； July 17th； etc。 …
… Moniteur； I。 303； 387； 505 （sessions of August 7th and 27th and
of September 23rd）。 〃The royal revenues are diminishing steadily。〃
Buchez and Roux； III。 219 （session of October 24； 1789）。
Discourse of a deputation from Anjou： 〃Sixty thousand men are armed；
the barriers have been destroyed； the clerks' horses have been sold
by auction； the employees have been told to withdraw from the
province within eight days。 The inhabitants have declared that they
will not pay taxes so long as the salt…tax exists。
＇28＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃F7 3253 （Letter of September 8； 1789）。
＇29＇ Arthur Young； September 30th。 〃It is being said that every
rusty gun in Provence is at work； killing all sorts of birds； the
shot has fallen five or six times in my chaise and about my ears。〃 …
… Beugnot； I。142。 … 〃Archives Nationales；〃 D。 XXIX。 I。 Letter
of the Chevalier d'Allonville； September 8； 1789 （Near Bar…sur…
Aube）。 〃The peasants go in armed bands into the woods belonging to
the Abbey of Trois…Fontaines； which they cut down。 They saw up the
oaks and transport them on wagons to Pont…Saint…Dizier； where they
sell them。 In other places they fish in the ponds and break the
embankments。〃
＇30＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 D。 XXIX。 1。 Letter of the assessor of
the police of Saint…Flour； October 3； 1789。 On the 31st of July； a
rumor is spread that the brigands are coming。 On the 1st of August
the peasants arm themselves。 〃They amuse themselves by drinking；
awaiting the arrival of the brigands； the excitement increases to
such an extent as to make them believe that M。 le Comte d'Espinchal
had arrived in disguise the evening before at Massiac； that he was
the author of the troubles disturbing the province at this time； and
that he was concealed in his chateau。〃 On the strength of this shots
are fired into the windows； and there are searches； etc。
＇31＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 D； XXIX； I； Letter of Etienne Fermier；
Naveinne； September 18th （it is possible that the author； for the
sake of caution； took a fictitious name）。 … The manuscript
correspondence of M。 Boullé； deputy of Pontivy； to his constituents；
is a type of this declamatory and incendiary writing。 … Letter of
the consuls； priests； and merchants of Puy…en…Velay； September 16th。
… 〃 The Ancient Régime；〃 p。 396。
＇32＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 D。 XXIX。 1。 Letter of M。 Despretz…
Montpezat； a former artillery officer； July 24th （with several other
signatures）。 On the same day the alarm bell is sounded In fifty
villages on the rumor spreading that 7；000 brigands； English and
Breton； were invading the country。
＇33＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 D。 XXIX。 I。 Letter of Briand…
Delessart； August 1st （domiciliary visits to the Carmelites of
Angoulême where it is pretended that Mme。 de Polignac has just
arrived。 … Beugnot； I。 140。 Arthur Young； July 20th； etc。 …
Buchez and Roux； IV。 166。 Letter of Mamers； July 24th； of Mans；
July 26th。
＇34＇ Montjoie； ch。 LXXII； p。 93 （according to acts of legal
procedure）。 There was a soldier in the band who had served under M。
de Montesson and who wanted to avenge himself for the punishments he
had undergone in the regiment。
＇35＇ Mercure de France； August 20th （Letter from Vésoul； August
13th）。
＇36＇ M。 de Memmay proved his innocence later on； and was
rehabilitated by a public decision after two years' proceedings
（session of June 4； 1791； Mercure of June 11th）。
＇37＇ Journal des Débats et Décrets； I。 258。 （Letter of the
municipality of Vésoul； July 22nd。 Discourse of M。 de
Toulougeon； July 29th。）
＇38＇ De Rochambeau； 〃Mémoires；〃 I。 353。 〃Archives Nationales；〃
F7； 3253。 （Letter of M。 de Rochamheau； August 4th。） Chronicle
of Schmutz （ibid。 ）； p。 284。 〃Archives Nationales；〃 D。 XXIX。 I。
（Letter of Mme。 Ferrette； of Remiremont； August 9th。）
＇39＇ Sauzay； I。 180。 （Letters of monks； July 22nd and 26th。）
＇40＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 D。 XXIX。 I。 （Letter of M。 de
Bergeron； attorney to the présidial of Valence； August 28th； with
the details of the verdict stated。） Official report of the militia
of Lyons； sent to the president of the National Assembly； August
10th。 （Expedition to Serrière； in Dauphiny； July 31st。）
＇41＇ Letter of the Count of Courtivron； deputy substitute （an eye…
witness）。 〃Archives Nationales；〃 D。 XXIX。 I。 Letter of the
municipal officers of Crémieu （Dauphiny）； November 3rd。 Letter of
the Vicomte de Carbonnière （Auvergne）； August 3rd。 Arthur Young；
July 30th （Dijon） says； apropos of a noble family which escaped
almost naked from its burning chateau； 〃 they were esteemed by the
neighbors； their virtues ought to have commanded the love of the
poor； for whose resentment there was no cause。〃
＇42＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 XXIX。 I。 （Letter of the commission of
the States of Dauphiny； July 31st。）
＇43＇ 〃Désastres du Maconnais；〃 by Puthod de la Maison…Rouge （August；
1789）。 〃Ravages du Maconnais。〃 Arthur Young； July 27th。 …
Buchez and Roux； IV。 215； 214。 Mercure de France；