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324　to　334；　the　correspondence　of　secret　agents　sent　into　the

interior。



＇90＇　Archives　Nationales；　AF。；II。；　37；　to　Fromcastel　on　mission　in

Indre…et…Loire；　Floréal　13；　year　II。　　〃The　Committee　sends　you　a

letter　from　the　people's　club　of　Chinon；　demanding　the　purging　and

organization　of　all　the　constituted　authorities　of　this　district。　　The

committee　requests　you　to　proceed　at　once　to　carry　out　this　important

measure。〃



＇91＇　Words　of　Robespierre；　session　of　the　convention　September　24；

1793。　　…　On　another　representative；　Merlin　de　Thionville；　who　likewise

stood　fire；　Robespierre　wrote　as　follows：　〃Merlin　de　Thionville；

famous　for　surrendering　Mayence；　and　more　than　suspected　of　having

received　his　reward。〃



＇92＇　Guillon；　II。；　207。　　…　〃Fouché；〃　by　M。　de　Martel；　292。



＇93＇　Hamel；　III。；　395；　and　following　pages。　　…　Buchez　et　Roux；　XXX。；

435。　　（Session　of　the　Jacobin　club；　Niv？se　12；　year　II。　　Speech　of

Collot　d'Herbois。）　〃To…day　I　no　longer　recognize　public　opinion；　had　I

reached　Paris　three　days　later；　I　should　probably　have　been　indicted。〃



＇94＇　Marcelin　Boudet；　〃Les　conventionnels　d'Auvergne；〃　438。

（Unpublished　memoir　ot　Maignet。）



＇95＇　Buchez　et　Roux；　XXXIV。；　165；　191。　　（Evidence　of　witnesses　on　the

trial　of　Carrier。）　…　Paris；　II。；　113；　〃Histoire　de　Joseph　Lebon。〃　〃The

prisons；〃　says　Le　Bon；　〃overflowed　at　Saint…Pol。　　I　was　there　and

released　two　hundred　persons。　　Well；　in　spite　of　my　orders；　several

were　put　back　by　the　committee　of　Surveillance；　authorised　by　Lebas；　a

friend　of　Darthé。　　What　could　I　do　against　Darthé　supported　by　Saint…

Just　and　Lebas？　He　would　have　denounced　me。〃　…　Ibid。；　128；　apropos　of

a　certain　Lefèvre；　〃veteran　of　the　Revolution；〃　arrested　and　brought

before　the　revolutionary　tribunal　by　order　of　Lebon。　　〃It　was

necessary　to　take　the　choice　of　condemning　him；　or　of　being　denounced

and　persecuted　myself；　without　saving　him。〃　…　Beaulieu；　〃Essai；〃　V。；

233。　　〃I　am　afraid　and　I　cause　fear　was　the　principle　of　all　the

revolutionary　atrocities。〃



＇96＇　Ludovic　Sciout；　〃Histoire　de　la　Constitution　civile　du　Clergé；

IV。；　136。　　（Orders　of　Pinét　and　Cavaignac；　Pluvi？se　22；　and　Vent？se

2。）　…　Moniteur；　XXIV。；　469。　　（Session　of　Prairial　30；　year　III。；

denunciation　of　representative　Laplanche　at　the　bar　of　the　house；　by

Boismartin。）　On　the　24th　of　Brumaire；　year　II。；　Laplanche　and　General

Seepher　installed　themselves　at　St。　　L？　in　the　house　of　an　old　man　of

seventy；　a　M。　Lemonnier　then　under　arrest。　　〃Scarcely　had　they

entered　the　house　when　they　demanded　provisions　of　every　kind；　linen；

clothes；　furniture；　jewelry；　plate；　vehicles　and　title…deeds　…　all

disappeared。〃　Whilst　the　inhabitants　of　St。　　L？　were　living　on　a　few

ounces　of　brown　bread；　〃the　best　bread；　the　choicest　wines；　pillaged

in　the　house　of　Lemonnier；　were　lavishly　given　in　pans　and　kettles　to

General　Seepher's　horses；　also　to　those　of　representative　Laplanche。〃

Lemonnier；　set　at　liberty；　could　not　return　to　his　emptied　dwelling

then　transformed　into　a　storehouse。　　He　lived　at　the　inn；　stripped　of

all　his　possessions；　valued　at　sixty　thousand　livres；　having　saved

from　his　effects　only　one　silver　table…service；　which　he　had　taken

with　him　into　prison。



＇97＇　Marcelin　Boudet；　446。　　（Notes　of　M。　Ignace　de　Barante。）　Also

440。　　（Unpublished　memoir　of　Maignet）。



＇98＇　Archives　Nationales；　AF。；　II。；　59。　　Extract　from　the　minutes　of

the　meetings　of　the　People's　club　of　Metz；　and　depositions　made　before

the　committee　of　Surveillance　of　the　club；　Floreal　12；　year　II。；　on

the　conduct　of　representative　Duquesnoy；　arrived　at　Metz　the　evening

before　at　six　o'clock。　　…　There　are　thirty…two　depositions；　and　among

others　those　of　M。　Altmayer；　Joly　and　Clédat。　　One　of　the　witnesses

states：　〃As　to　these　matters；　I　regarded　this　citizen　（Duquesnoy）　as

tipsy　or　drunk；　or　as　a　man　beside　himself。〃　…　This　is　customary　with

Duquesnoy。　　…　Cf。　　Paris；　〃His。　　de　Joseph　Lebon；〃　I。；　273；　370。…

〃Archives　des　Affaires　étrangères；〃　vol。　　329。　　Letter　of　Gadolle；

September　11；　1793。　　〃I　saw　Duquesnoy；　the　deputy；　dead　drunk　at

Bergues；　on　Whit…Monday；　at11　o'clock　in　the　evening。〃　…　〃Un　Séjour　en

France；　1792　to　1796；　p。　　136。　　〃His　naturally　savage　temper　is

excited　to　madness　by　the　abuse　of　strong　drink。　　General　de

。。。。。assures　us　that　he　saw　him　seize　the　mayor　of　Avesnes；　a

respectable　old　man；　by　the　hair　on　his　presenting　him　with　a　petition

relating　to　the　town；　and　throw　him　down　with　the　air　of　a　cannibal。〃

〃He　and　his　brother　were　dealers　in　hops　at　retail；　at　Saint　Pol。　　He

made　this　brother　a　general。〃



＇99＇　Alexandrine　des　Echerolles；　〃Une　famile　noble　sous　la　Terreur；〃

209。　　At　Lyons；　Marin；　the　commissioner；　〃a　tall；　powerful；　robust　man

with　stentorian　lungs；〃　opens　his　court　with　a　volley　of　〃republican

oaths。　　。　　。　　〃　　。　　。　　The　crowd　of　supplicants　melts　away。　　One　lady

alone　dared　present　her　petition。　　〃Who　are　you？〃　She　gives　her　name。

〃What！　You　have　the　audacity　to　mention　a　traitor's　name　in　this

place？〃　Get　away　and；　giving　her　a　push；　he　put　her　outside　the　door

with　a　kick。



＇100＇　Ibid。　　A　mass　of　evidence　proves；　on　the　contrary；　that　people

of　every　class　gave　their　assistance；　owing　to　which　the　fire　was

almost　immediately　extinguished。



＇101＇　Ibid。　　The　popular　club　unanimously　attests　these　facts；　and

despatches　six　delegates　to　enter　a　protest　at　the　convention。　　Up　to

the　9th　of　Thermidor；　no　relief　is　granted；　while　the　tax　imposed　by

Duquesnoy　is　collected。　　On　the　5th　Fructidor；　year　II。；　the　order　of

Duquesnoy　is　cancelled　by　the　committee　of　Public　Safety；　but　the

money　is　not　paid　back。



＇102＇　Paris；　I。；　370。　　（Words　of　Duquesnoy　to　Lebon。）



＇103＇　Carnot；　〃Mémoires；〃　I。；　414。　　（Letter　of　Duquesnoy　to　the

central　bureau　of　representatives　at　Arras。）　The　import　of　these

untranslatable　profanities　being　sufficiently　clear　I　let　them　stand

as　in　the　original。…Tr。



＇104＇　〃Un　Sejour　en　France；〃　158；　171。　　…　Manuscript　journal　of　Mallet

du　Pan　（January；　1795）。…　Cf。　　his　letters　to　the　convention；　the　jokes

of　jailors　and　sbirri；　for　instance。　　…　（Moniteur；　XVIII。；　214；

Brumaire　I；　year　II。）　…　Lacretelle；　〃Dix　Années　d'Epreuves；〃　178。　　〃He

ordered　that　everybody　should　dance　in　his　fief　of　Picardy。　　They

danced　even　in　prison。　　Whoever　did　not　dance　was　〃suspect。〃　He

insisted　on　a　rigid　observance　of　the　fêtes　in　honor　of　Reason；　and

that　everybody　should　visit　the　temple　of　the　Goddess　each　decadi；

which　was　the　cathedral　（at　Noyon）。　　Ladies；　bourgeoises；

seamstresses；　and　cooks；　were　required　to　form　what　was　called　the

chain　of　Equality。　　We　dragoons　were　forced　to　be　performers　in　this

strange　ballet。〃



＇105＇　De　Martel；　〃Fouché；〃　418。　　（Orders　of　Albitte　and　Collot；　Niv？se

13；　year　II。）



＇106＇　Camille　Boursier；　〃　Essai　sur　la　Terreur　en　Anjou；〃　225。　　Letter

of　Vacheron；　Frimaire　15；　year　II。）　〃Republiquain；　it　is　absolutely

necessary；　immediately；　that　you　have　sent　or　brought　into　the　house

of　the　representatives；　a　lot　of　red　wine；　of　which　the　consumption　is

greater　than　ever。　　People　have　a　right　to　drink　to　the　Republic　when

they　have　helped　to　preserve　the　commune　you　and　yours　live　in。　　I

hold　you　responsible　for　my　demand。〃　Signed；　le　republiquain；

Vacheron。〃



＇107＇　Ibid。；　210。　　Deposition　of　Madame　Edin；　apropos　of　Quesnoy；　a

prostitute；　aged　twenty…six；　Brumaire　12；　year　III。；　and　of　Rose；

another　prostitute。　　Similar　depositions　by　Benaben　and　Scotty。



＇108＇　Dauban；　〃La　Demagogie　en　1793；〃　p。369。　　（Extracts　from　the

unpublished　memoirs　of　Mercier　de　Rocher。）　…　Ibid。；　370。　　〃Bourdon　de

l'Oise　had　lived　with　Tuncq　at　Chantonney；　where　they　kept　busy

emptying　bottles　of　fine　wine。　　Bourdon　is　an　excellent　patriot；　a　man

of　sensibility；　but；　in　his　fits　of　intoxication；　he　gives　himself　up

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

says；　〃be　arrested！〃　Then；　going　to　the　window；　…　he　hear