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on the 13th。
＇74＇ Most of the domiciliary visits end in similar damages。 For
example； （〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3265； letter of the
administrators of Seine…Inferieure； Sept。 18； 1792）。 Visit to the
chateau de Catteville； Sept。 7； by the national guard of the
neighborhood。 〃The national guard get drunk； break the furniture to
pieces； and fire repeated volleys at the windows and mirrors； the
chateau is a complete ruin。〃 The municipal officers on attempting to
interfere are nearly killed。
＇75＇ The letter ends with the following： 〃No； never will I abandon the
French soil！〃 He is guillotined at Paris； Thermidor 5； year II。； as an
accomplice in the pretended prison…plot。
＇76＇ Raid on Protestants under Louis XIV。 （SR）。
＇77＇ '〃Archives Nationales；〃 Letter of the Oise administrators； Sept。
12 and 15。 Letter of the syndic…attorney of the department； Sept。
23。 Letter of the administrators； Sept。 20 （on Chantilly）。 〃The
vast treasures of this domain are being plundered。〃 In the forest of
Hez and in the park belonging to M。 de Fitz…James； now national
property； 〃the finest trees are sold on the spot； cut down； and
carried off。〃 … F7； 3268； Letter of the overseer of the national
domains at Rambouillet； Oct。 31。 Woods devastated 〃at a loss of more
than 100；000 crowns since August 10。〃 〃The agitators who preach
liberty to citizens in the rural districts are the very ones who
excite the disorders with which the country is menaced。 They provoke
the demand for a partition of property； with all the accompanying
threats。〃
＇78＇ Albert Babeau； I。504 （Aug。20）。
＇79＇ Mortimer…Ternaux； III。 322 （Sept 4）。
＇80＇ Mortimer…Ternaux； III。325。 …〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3239。
Official report of the municipality of Rheims； Sept 6。
＇81＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 4394。 Correspondence of the ministers
in 1792 and 1793。 Lists presented by Roland to the convention； on the
part of various districts and departments； containing the names of
priests demanding passports to go abroad； those who have gone without
passports； and of sick or aged priests in the department asylums。
＇82＇ Albert Babeau； I。 515…517。 Guillon de Montléon； I。 120。 At Lyons
after the 10th of August the unsworn conceal themselves； the
municipality offers them passports； many who come for them are
incarcerated； others receive a passport with a mark on it which serves
for their recognition on the road； and which excites against them the
fury of the volunteers。 〃A majority of the soldiers filled the air
with their cries of 'Death to kings and priests！' 〃 Sauzay； III。
ch。 IX。； and especially p。 193： 〃M。 Pescheu； while running along the
road from Belfort to Porentruy； is seen by a captain of the
volunteers； riding along the same road with other officers； demanding
his gun； he aimed at M。 Pescheur and shot him。〃
＇83＇ 〃Histoire de Chalons…sur…Marne et de ses monuments；〃 by L。
Barbat； pp。 420； 425
＇84＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3207。 Letter of the directory of the
C？te d'Or； Aug。 28 and Sept。 26。 Address of the Beaune municipality；
Sept。 2。 Letter of M。 Jean Sallier； Oct。 9： 〃Allow me to appeal to you
for justice and to interest yourself in behalf of my brother； myself；
and five servants； who on the 14th of September last； at the order of
the municipality of La Roche…en…Bressy； where we have lived for three
years； were arrested by the national guard of Saulieu； and； first
imprisoned here in this town； were on the 18th transferred to Semur；
no reason for our detention being given； and where we have in vain
demanded a trial from the directory of the district； which body；
making no examination or inquiry into our case； sent us on the 25th；
at great expense； to Dijon； where the department has imprisoned us
again without； as before； giving any reason therefore。〃 The
directory of the department writes 〃the communes of the towns and of
the country arrest persons suspected by them； and instead of caring
for these themselves； send them to the district〃 Such arbitrary
imprisonment multiply towards the end of 1792 and early in 1793。 The
commissaries of the convention arrest at Sedan 55 persons in one day：
at Nancy； 104 in three weeks； at Arras； more than 1；000 in two months；
in the Jura； 4；000 in two months。 At Lons…le…Saulnier all the nobles
with their domestics； at Aix all the inhabitants of one quarter
without exception are put in prison。 （De Sybel； II。 305。）
＇85＇〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3276。 Letters of the administrators of
the Yonne； Aug。 20 and 21 。…Ibid。； F7； 3255。 Letter of the
commissary； Bonnemant； Sept。 22。 Mortimer…Ternaux； III。 338。
Lavalette； 〃Mémoires；〃 I。100。
＇86＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3；255。 Letter of the district
administrator of Roanne； Aug。 18。 Fourteen volunteers of the canton of
Néronde betake themselves to Chenevoux； a mansion belonging to M。
Dulieu； a supposed émigré。 They exact 200 francs from the keeper of'
the funds of the house under penalty of death； which he gives them。
Letter of the same。 Sept。 1。 〃Every day repressive means are non…
existent。 Juges…de…paix before whom complaints are made dare not
report them； nor try citizens who cause themselves to be feared。
Witnesses dare not give testimony for fear of being maltreated or
pillaged by the criminals。〃 Letter of the same； Aug。 22。
Official report of the municipality of Charlieu； Sept。 9； on the
destruction of the land registry books。 〃We replied that not having
the force with which to oppose them； since they themselves were the
force； we would abstain。〃 Letter of an officer of the gendarmerie；
Sept。9； etc。
＇87＇ 〃Lettres autographes de Madame Roland；〃 published by Madame
Bancal des Issarts； p。 5 （June 2； 1790）
＇88＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3245。 Letter of the mayor and
municipal officers of Lyons； Aug。 2。 Letter of the deputy procureur
of the commune； Aug。 29。 Copy of a letter by Dodieu； Aug。 27。
（Roland replies with consternation and says that there must be a
prosecution。） Official report of the 9th of September； and letter
of the municipality； Sept。 11。 Memorandum of the officers of the
Royal…Pologne regiment； Sept。 7。 Letter of M。 Perigny； father…in…
law of one of the officers slain； Sept。 19。 Mortimer…Ternaux； III。
342。 … Guillon de Montléon； I。 124。 … Balleyder； 〃Histoire du peuple
de Lyon；〃 91。
＇89＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 Letter of Danton； Oct。 3。
＇90＇ Decius； Roman emperor from 248 to 251 famous for having
persecuted the Christians。 He was unable to tolerate their refusal to
join in communal corporate pagan observances。 He insisted that they do
so and once they had done it； a Certificate of Sacrifice （libellus）；
was issued。 （SR）。
＇91＇ 〃Etude sur Madame Roland；〃 by Dauban； 82。 Letter of Madame
Roland to Bosc； July 26； 1798。 〃You busy yourselves with a
municipality and allow heads to escape which will devise new horrors。
You are mere children； your enthusiasm is merely a straw bonfire！ If
the National Assembly does not try two illustrious heads in regular
form or some generous Décius strike them down； you are all lost。 〃
Ibid。；； May 17； 1790： 〃Our rural districts are much dissatisfied with
the decree on feudal privileges 。 。 。 A reform is necessary； in which
more chateaux must be burnt。 It would not be a serious evil were there
not some danger of the enemies of the Revolution profiting by these
discontents to lessen the confidence of the people in the National
Assembly。〃 Sept。 27； 1790。 〃The worst party is successful； it is
forgotten that insurrection is the most sacred of duties when the
country is in danger。〃 Jan。24； 1791。 〃The wise man shuts his eyes
to the grievances or weaknesses of the private individual； but the
citizen should show no mercy； even to his father； when the public
welfare is at stake。〃
＇92＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3202。 Report of the commissary； member
of the Cantal directory； Oct。 24。 On the 16th of October at
Chaudesaigues the volunteers break open a door and then kill one of
their comrades who opposes them； whom the commissary tries to save。
The mayor of the place； in uniform； leads them to the dwellings of
aristocrats； urging them on to pillage； they enter a number of houses
by force and exact wine。 The next day at Saint…Urcize they break into
the house of the former curé； devastate or pillage it； and 〃sell his
furniture to different persons in the neighborhood。〃 The same
treatment is awarded to sieur Vaissier； mayor； and to lady Lavalette；
their cellars are forced open； barrels of wine are taken to the public
square； and drinking takes place from the tap。 After this 〃the
volunteers go in squads into the neighboring parishes and compel the
inhabitants to give them money or effects。〃 The commissary and
municipal officers of St。 Urcize who tried to mediate were nearly
killed and were saved only through the efforts of a detachment of
regular cavalry。 As to the Jacobin mayor of Chaudesa