[6] Léonce de Lavergne， 197. (Letter of the intermediate commission of Poitou， the last month in 1789.) -- Cf. Brissot (Le patriote fran？ais， August， 1789). "General insubordination prevails in the provinces because the restraints of executive power are no longer felt. What were but lately the guarantees of that power？ The intendants， tribunals， and the army. The intendants are gone， the tribunals are silent， and the army is against the executive power and on the side of the people. Liberty is not a nourishment for unprepared stomachs."[7] "Archives Nationales，" D. XXIX. I. (Letter of the clergy， consuls， présidial-councillors and principal merchants of Puy-en-Velay， September 16， 1789.) -- H. 1453. (letter of the Intendant or Alen？on， July 18th). "I must not leave you in ignorance of the multiplied outbreaks we have in all parts of my jurisdiction. The impunity with which they flatter themselves， because the judges are afraid of irritating the people by examples of severity， only emboldens them. Mischief-makers， confounded with honest folks， spread false reports about particular persons whom they accuse of concealing grain， or of not belonging to the Third-Estate， and， under this pretext， they pillage their houses， taking whatever they can find， the owners only avoiding death by flight."[8] A body of magistrates forming one of the lower tribunals.-[Tr.]
[9] "Archives Nationales，" H. 942. (Observations of M. de Ballainvilliers， October 30， 1789.)[10] "Archives Nationales，" D， XXIX. 1. Letter of the municipal assembly of Louviers， the end of August， 1789. - Letter of the communal assembly of Saint-Bris (bailiwick of Auxerre)， September 25th. - Letter of the municipal officers of Ricey-Haut， near Bar-sur-Seine， August 25th； of the Chevalier d'Allouville， September 8th.
[11] "Archives Nationales，" D， XXIX. I. Letter of M. Briand-Delessart (Angoulême， August 1st). -- Of M. Bret， Lieutenant-General of the provostship of Mardogne， September 5th. -- Of the Chevalier de Castellas (Auvergue)， September 15th (relating to the night between the 2nd and 3rd of August). - Madame Campan， II.
65.
[12] Arthur Young， "Voyages in France，" July 24th and 31st， August 13th and 19th.
[13] De Bouillé， 108. - " Archives Nationales，" KK. 1105.
Correspondence of M. deThiard， September 20， 1789 (apropos of one hundred guns given to the town of Saint-Brieuc). "They are not of the slightest use， but this passion for arms is a temporary epidemic which must be allowed to subside of itself. People are determined to believe in brigands and in enemies， whereas neither exist." --September 25th， "Vanity alone impels them， and the pride of having cannon is their sole motive."[14] "Archives Nationales，" H. 1453. Letters of M. Amelot， July 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.