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have leaders； and that drilling goes on under their orders。 …
Vendémiarie 27； year VIII。） 〃Twenty…five armed brigands or drafted men
in the cantons of Réauté and Bolbec have put farmers to ransom。〃 …
（Niv？se 12~ year VIII。） In the canton of Cuny another band of brigands
do the same thing。 … （Germinal 14； year VIII。） Twelve brigands stop
the diligence between Neufchatel and Rouen； a few days after； the
diligence between Rouen and Paris is stopped and three of the escort
are killed。 … Analogous scenes and mobs in the other departments。
＇7＇ 〃Souvenirs〃； by PASQUIER （Etienne…Dennis； duc）； Librarie Plon；
Paris 1893。 I。； 260。 Under the Directory；〃 one day； in order to
dispatch a special courier； the receipts of the Opera had to be taken
because they were in coin。 Another day； it was on the point of sending
every gold piece in the musée of medals to be melted down （worth in
the crucible from 5000 to 6000 francs）。〃
＇8＇ 〃Théorie constitutionnelle de Sieyès。〃 （Extract from unpublished
memoirs by Boulay de la Meurthe。） Paris； 1866； Renouard。
＇9＇ 〃Correspondance de Napoleon 1er；〃 XXX。。 345。 （〃Mémoires。〃） …
〃Mémorial de Sainte…Hélène
＇10＇ 〃Extrait des Mémoires〃 de Boulay de la Meurthe； p。50。 （Words of
Bonaparte to Roederer about Sieyès； who raised objections and wanted
to retire。） 〃If Sieyès goes into the country； draw up for me at once
the plan of a constitution。 I will summon the primary assemblies in a
week and make them accept it after discharging the （Constituant）
committees。〃
＇11＇ 〃Correspondance de Napoléon ler〃 XXX。； 345； 346。 （〃Mémoires。〃）
〃Circumstances were such as to still make it necessary to disguise the
unique magistracy of the president。〃
＇12＇ The Revolution；〃 III。； 458； 417。 … 〃 Mercure britannique；〃 nos。
for November 1798 and January 1799。 （Letters from Belgium。） … 〃 More
than 300 millions have been seized by force in these desolated
provinces； there is not a landowner whose fortune has not been ruined；
or sequestrated； or fatally sapped by forced levies and the flood of
taxes which followed these； by robberies of movable property and the
bankruptcy due to France having discredited claims on the emperor and
on the governments； in short through confiscation。〃 … The insurrection
breaks out； as in Vendée； on account of the conscription； the war…cry
of the insurgents is； 〃Better die here than elsewhere。〃
＇13＇ De Martel； 〃Les Historiens fantaisistes；〃 part 2 （on the
Pacification of the West； according to reports of the royalist leaders
and of the republican generals）。
＇14＇ Archives nationales； F7； 3218。 （Summary of dispatches arranged
according to dates。…Letters of Adjutant…General Vicose； Fructidor 3；
year VII。 … Letters of Lamagdelaine； commissioner of the executive
Directory； Thermidor 26 and Fructidor 3； year VII。） … 〃 The rascals
who led the people astray had promised them； in the King's name； that
they should not be called on for further taxes； that the conscripts
and requisitionnaires should not leave； and； finally； that they should
have the priests they wanted。〃 … Near Montréjean 〃the carnage was
frightful； nearly 2000 men slain or drowned and 1000 prisoners。〃 …
（Letter of M。 Alquier to the first consul； Pluvi？se 18； year VIII。）
〃The insurrection of Thermidor caused the loss of 3000 cultivators。 …
（Letters of the department administrators and of the government
commissioners； Niv？se 25 and 27； Pluvi？se 13； 15； 25； 27； and 30； year
VIII。） … The insurrection is prolonged through a vast number of
isolated outrages； with sabers or guns； against republican
functionaries and partisans； justices of the peace； mayors； etc。 In
the commune of Balbèze； fifty conscripts； armed deserters with their
knapsacks； impose requisitions ；give balls on Sunday； and make
patriots give up their arms。 Elsewhere； this or that known patriot is
assaulted in his house by a band of ten or a dozen young folks who
make him pay a ransom； shout 〃Vive le Roi！〃 etc。 … Cf。 〃Histoire de I'
insurrection royaliste de l'an VII；〃 by B。 Lavigne； 1887。
＇15＇ Archives nationales； F7； 3273 （Letter of the commissioner of the
executive Directory； Vaucluse； Fructidor 6； year VII。）： 〃Eighty armed
royalists have carried off； near the forest of Suze； the cash…box of
the collector； Bouchet； in the name of Louis XVIII。 These rascals； it
must be noted； did not take any of the money belonging to the
collector himself。〃 … （Ibid。； Thermidor 3； year VII。） 〃On looking
around among our communes I find all of them under the control of
royalist or town…councillors。 That is the spirit of the peasants
generally。 。 。 。 Public spirit it so perverted； so opposed to the
constitutional regime； that a miracle only will bring them within the
pale of freedom。〃 … Ibid。； F7； 3199。 （Similar documents on the
department of Bouches…du…Rh？ne。） Outrages continue here far down into
the consulate； in spite of the vigor and multitude of military
executions。 … （Letter of the sub…prefect of Tarascon； Germinal 15；
year IX。） 〃In the commune of Eyragues； yesterday； at eight o'clock； a
band of masked brigands surrounded the mayor's house； while some of
them entered it and shot this public functionary without anybody
daring to render him any assistance。 。。 。 Three…quarters of the
inhabitants of Eyragues are royalists。〃… In series F7； 7152 and those
following may be found an enumeration of political crimes classified
by department and by the month； especially for Messidor； year VII。
＇16＇ Barère； representative of Hautes Pyrénées； had preserved a good
deal of credit in this remote department； especially in the district
of Argeles； with populations which knew nothing about the 〃Mountain。〃
In 1805； the electors presented him as a candidate for the legislative
body and the senate； in 1815； they elected him deputy。
＇17＇ 〃Souvenirs〃； by PASQUIER （Etienne…Dennis； duc）； chancelier de
France。 in VI volumes； Librarie Plon； Paris 1893。 I。； 158。 At the
time the concordat was under consideration the aversion to 〃 priest
rule〃 was very great in the army； there were secret meetings held
against it。 Many of the superior officers took part in them； and even
some of the leading generals。 Moreau was aware of them although he did
not attend them。 In one of these gatherings； things were carried far
enough to resolve upon the assassination of the first consul。 A
certain Donnadieu； then of a low rank in the army； offered to strike
the blow。 General Oudinot； who was present； informed Davoust； and
Donnadieu； imprisoned in the Temple； made revelations。 Measures were
at once taken to scatter the conspirators； who were all sent away more
or less farther off； some were arrested and others exiled； among them
General Mounier； who had commanded one of Desaix's brigades at
Marengo。 General Lecourbe was also one of the conspirators。
＇18＇ On the 18th Fructidor Napoléon used grape…shot and artillery to
sweep the royalists off the streets of Paris。 （SR。）
＇19＇ 〃Ex