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citizen on his government must not be estimated by his fortune; such a

principle is false; and destructive of equality of rights。 We trust

that the King will consent to revoke his proclamation。〃



'19' Ib。; Letters of Borelly; vice…president of the Directory; to the

Minister; April 10; 17; and 30; 1792。  Letter from another

administrator; March 10。 〃They absolutely want us to march against

Arles; and to force us to give the order。 … Ibid。; F7; 3195。  Letters

from Aix; March 12 and 16; addressed to M。 Verdet。



'20' 〃Archives Nationales;〃 F7; 3195。 Letter of the administrators of

the department Council to the Minister; March 10; 〃The Council of the

administration is surprised; sir; at the fa1se impressions given you

of the city of Marseilles; it should be regarded as the patriotic

buckler of the department 。 。 。 If the people of Paris did not wait

for orders to destroy the Bastille and begin the Revolution; can you

wonder that in this fiery climate the impatience of  good  citizens

should make them anticipate legal orders; and that they cannot comply

with the slow forms of justice when their personal safety and the

safety of the country is in peril?〃



'21' 〃Archives Nationales。〃 F7; 3197。 Dispatches of the three

commissioners; passim; and especially those of May 11; June 10 and 19;

1791 (on affairs in Arles)。 〃The property…owners were a long time

subject to oppression。 A few of the factions maintained a reign of

terror over honest folks; who trembled in secret。〃



22 Ibid。; Dispatch of the commissioners; June 19: 〃One of the Mint

gang causes notes to be publicly distributed (addressed to the

unsworn) in these words: 'If you don't 〃piss…off〃 you will have to

deal with the gang from the Mint。'〃



'23' 〃Archives Nationales。〃 F7; 3198。 Narration (printed) of what

occurred at Arles; June 9 and 10; 1791。  Dispatch of M。 Ripert;

royal commissioner; Aug。 5; 1791。  F 7;  3197。 Dispatch of the three

commissioners; June 19。 〃Since then; many of the farm laborers have

taken the same oath。 It is this class of citizens which most eagerly

desires a return to order。 〃   Other dispatches to the same effect;

Oct。 24 and 29; and Dec。 14; 1791。  Cf。 〃The French Revolution;〃 I。

301; 302。



'24' 〃Archives Nationales。〃 F7; 3196。 Dispatch of the members of the

Directory of Arles and the municipal officers to the Minister; March

3; 1792 (with a printed diatribe of the Marseilles municipality)



'25' Ibid。;F7; 3198。 Dispatches of the procureur… syndic of the

department to the Minister; Aix; Sept。 14; 15; 20; and 23; 1791。 The

electoral assembly declared itself permanent; the constitutional

authorities being fettered and unrecognized。  Dispatch of the

members of the military bureau and correspondence with the Minister;

Arles; Sept。17; 1791。



'26' Ibid。; Dispatch of the commandant of the Marseilles detachment to

the Directory of the department; Sept。 22; 1791: 〃I feel that our

proceedings are not exactly legal; but I thought it prudent to

acquiesce in the general desire of the battalion。〃



'27' 〃Archives Nationales。〃 Official report of the municipal officers

of Arles on the insurrection of the Mint band; Sept。 2; 1791。 

Dispatch of Ripert; royal commissioner; Oct。 2 and 8。  Letter of M。

d'Antonelle; to the Friends of the Constitution; Sept。22。 〃I cannot

believe in the counter…orders with which we are threatened。 Such a

decision in the present crisis would be too inhuman and dangerous。 Our

co…workers; who have had the courage to devote themselves to the new

law; would be deprived of their bread and shelter。 。 。 The king's

proclamation has all the appearance of having been hastily prepared。

and every sign of having been secured unawares。〃



'28' De Dampmartin (an eye…witness); II。 60…70。  〃 Archives

Nationales;〃 F7; 3196。  Dispatch of the two delegated commissioners

to the Minister; Nimes; March 25; 1792。 … Letter of M。 Wittgenstein to

the Directory of the Bouche…du… Rh?ne; April 4; 1792。  Reply and act

passed by the Directory; April 5。  Report of Bertin and Rebecqui to

the administrators of the department; April 3。  Moniteur; XII。 379。

Report of the Minister of the Interior to the National Assembly; April

4。



'29' Moniteur; XII。 408 (session of May 16)。 Petition of M。 Fossin;

deputy from Arles。  〃Archives Nationales;〃  F7; 3196。 Petition of

the Arlesians to the Minister; June 28。  Despatches of M。 Lombard;

provisional royal commissioner; Arles; July 6 and 10。 〃Neither persons

nor property have been respected for three months by those who wear

the mask of patriotism。〃



'30' 〃Archives Nationales;〃 F7; 3196。 Letter of M。 Borelly; vice…

president of the Directory; to the Minister; Aix; April 30; 1792。 〃The

course pursued by the sieur: Bertin and Rébecqui is the cause of all

the disorders committed in these unhappy districts。 。 。 Their sole

object is to levy contributions; as they did at Aries; to enrich

themselves and render the Comtat…Venaisson desolate。〃



'31' 〃Archives Nationales;〃 F7; 3196。 Deposition of one of the keepers

of the sieur Coye; a proprietor at Mouriez…les…Baux; April 4。 

Petition of Peyre; notary at Maussane; April 7。  Statement by

Manson; a resident of Mouriez…les…Baux; March 27。   Petition of

Andrieu; March 30。 … Letter of the municipality of Maussane; April 4:

〃They watch for a favorable opportunity to devastate property and

especially country villas。〃



'32' 〃Archives Nationales;〃 Claim of the national guard presented to

the district administrators of Tarascon by the national guard of

Chateau…Renard; April 6。  Petition of Juliat d'Eyguières; district

administrator of Tarascon; April 2 (in relation to a requisition of

30;000 francs by Camo?n on the commune of Eyguières)。  Letter of M。

Borelly; April 30。 〃Bertin and Rébecqui have openly protected the

infamous Camo?n; and have set him free。 〃 … Moniteur; XII。 408。

Petition of M。 Fossin; deputy from Arles。



'33' 〃Archives Nationales;〃 F7; 3195。  Dispatch of M。 Mérard; royal

commissioner at the district court of Apt; Apt; March 15; 1792 (with

official report of the Apt municipality and debates of the district;

March 13)。  Letter of M。 Guillebert; syndic…attorney of the district

March 5。。 (He has fled。 )  Dispatches of the district Directory;

March 23 and 28。 〃It must not be supposed for a moment that either the

court or the juge…de…paix will take the least notice of this

circumstance。 One step in this direction would; in a week; bring

10;000 men on our hands。〃



'34' 〃Archives Nationales;〃 F7; 3195。  Letter of the district

Directory of Apt; March 28。 〃On the 26th of March 600 armed men;

belonging to the communes of Apt; Viens; Rustrel; etc。 betook

themselves to St。…Martin…de…Castillon and; under the pretense of

restoring order; taxed the inhabitants; lodging and feeding themselves

at their charge〃  The expeditions extend even to the neighboring

departments; one of them March 23; going to Sault; near Forcalquier;

in the Upper…Alps。



'35' Ib。; F7; 3195。 On the demand of a number of petitioning soldiers

who went to Aries on the 22d of March; 1792; the department

administration passes an act (September; 1793) granting them each

forty…five francs indemnity。 There are 1;916 of them; which makes

86;200 francs 〃assessed on the goods and property of individuals for

the authors; abettors; and those guilty of the disturbances occasioned

by the party of Chiffonists in the commune of Arles。〃 The municipality

of Aries designates fifty…one individuals; who pay the 86;200 livres;

plus 2;785 francs exchange; and 300 francs for the cost of sojourn and

delays。   Petition of the ransomed; Nov。21; 1792。



'36' Ib。; F7; 3165。 Official report of the Directory on the events

which occurred in Aix; April 27; 28; and 29; 1792。



'37' Michelet; 〃Histoire de la Révolution Fran?aise;〃 III。56

(according to the narratives of aged peasants)。  Mercure de France;

April 30; 1791 (letter from an inhabitant of the Comtat

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