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（according to the narratives of aged peasants）。 Mercure de France；
April 30； 1791 （letter from an inhabitant of the Comtat）。 All
public dues put together （octrois and interest on the debt） did not go
beyond 800；000 francs for 126；684 inhabitants。 On the contrary； united
with France； it would pay 3；793；000 francs。 André； 〃Histoire de la
Révolution Avignonaise；〃 I。 61。 The Comtat possessed representative
institutions； an armed general assembly； composed of three bishops；
the elected representative of the nobility； and thirteen consuls of
the leading towns。 Mercure de France； Oct。 15； 1791 （letter from
an inhabitant of the Comtat）。 There were no bodies of militia in
the Comtat； the privileges of nobles were of little account。 Nobody
had the exclusive right to hunt or fish； while people without property
could own guns and hunt anywhere。
＇38＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3272。 Letter of M。 Pelet de la Lozère；
prefect of Vaucluse； to the Minister； year VIII。 Germinal 30。 … Ibid。；
DXXIV。 3。 Letter of M。 Mulot； one of the mediating commissioners； to
the Minister； Oct。 10； 1791。 〃What a country you have sent me to！ It
is the land of duplicity。 Italianism has struck its roots deep here；
and I fear that they are very hardy。〃
＇39＇ The details of these occurrences may be found in André and in
Soulier； 〃Histoire de la Révolution Avignonaise。〃 The murder of their
seven principal opponents； gentlemen； priests and artisans； took place
June 11； 1790。 〃Archives Nationales；〃 DXXIV。 3。 The starting…point
of the riots is the hostility of the Jansenist Camus； deputy to the
Constituent Assembly。 Several letters； the first from April； 1790； may
be found in this file； addressed to him from the leading Jacobins of
Avignon； Mainvielle； Raphel； Richard； and the rest； and among others
the following （3uly； 1790）： 〃Do not abandon your work； we entreat you。
You； sir； were the first to inspire us with a desire to be free and to
demand our right to unite with a generous nation； from which we have
been severed by fraud。〃 As to the political means and enticements；
these are always the same。 Cf。； for instance； this letter of a
protégé； in Avignon； of Camus； addressed to him July 13； 1791： 〃I have
just obtained from the commune the use of a room inside the Palace；
where I can carry on my tavern business 。 。 My fortune is based on
your kindness 。 。 。 what a distance between you and myself！〃
＇40＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 DXXIV。 3。 Report on the events of Oct。10；
1791。 Ibid。； F7； 3197。 Letter of the three commissioners to the
municipality of Avignon； April 21； and to the Minister； May 14； 1791。
〃The deputies of Orange certify that there were at least 500 French
deserters in the Avignon army。 〃 In the same reports； May 21 and
June 8： 〃It is not to be admitted that enrolled brigands should
establish in a small territory； surrounded by France on all sides； the
most dangerous school of brigandage that ever disgraced or preyed upon
this human species。 〃 Letter of M。 Villardy； president of the
Directory of the Bouches…du…Rh？ne May 21。 〃More than two millions of
the national property is exposed to pillage and total destruction by
the new Mandrins who devastate this unfortunate country。 〃 Letter
of Méglé； recruiting sergeant of the La Mark regiment； arrested along
with two of his comrades。 〃The corps of Mandrins which arrested us
set us at liberty。 。 。 We were arrested because we refused to join
them； and on our refusal we were daily threatened with the gallows。〃
＇41＇ Mortimer…Ternaux； I。 379 （note on Jourdan； by Faure； deputy）。
Barbaroux； 〃Mémoires〃（Ed。 Dauban）； 392。 〃After the death of Patrix a
general had to be elected。 Nobody wanted the place in an army that had
just shown so great a lack of discipline。 Jourdan arose and declared
that as far as he was concerned； he was ready to accept the position。
No reply was made。 He nominated himself； and asked the soldiers if
they wanted him for general。 A drunkard is likely to please other
drunkards； they applauded him； and he was thus proclaimed。〃
＇42＇ After a famous brigand in Dauphiny； named Mandrin。…TR。 ＇Mandrin；
（Louis） （Saint étienne…de… Saint…Geoirs； Isère； 1724 … Valence；
1755）。 French smuggler who； after 1750； was active over an enormous
territory with the support of the population； hunted down by the army；
caught； condemned to death to be broken alive on the wheel。 See also
Taine's explanation in Ancient Régime page 356 app。 （SR）。＇
＇43＇ Cf。 André； passim； and Soulier； passim。 … Mercure de France；
June 4； 1791。 〃Archives Nationales；〃 F7； 3197。 Letter of Madame de
Gabrielli； March 14； 1791。 （Her house is pillaged Jan。 10； and she and
her maid escape by the roof。） Report of the municipal officers of
Tarascon； May 22。 〃The troop which has entered the district pillages
everything it can lay its hands on。〃 Letter of the syndic…attorney
of Orange； May 22。 〃Last Wednesday； a little girl ten years of age； on
her way from Chateauneuf to Courtheson； was violated by one on of
them； and the poor child is almost dead。 〃 Dispatch of the three
commissioners to the Minister； May 21。 〃It is now fully proved by men
who are perfectly reliable that the pretended patriots； said to have
acted so gloriously at Sarrians； are cannibals equally execrated both
at Avignon and Carpentras。〃
＇44＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 letter of the Directory of the Bouches…du…
Rh？ne； May 21； 1791。 Deliberations of the Avignon municipality；
associated with the notables and the military committee； May 15： 〃The
enormous expense attending the pay and food for the detachments 。 。
。forced contributions。 。 。 What is most revolting is that those who
are charged with the duty arbitrarily tax the inhabitants； according
as they arc deemed bad or good patriots。 。 。 The municipality； the
military committee； and the club of the Friends of the Constitution
dared to make a protest； the proscription against them is their reward
for their attachment to the French constitution。
＇45＇ Letter of M。 Boulet； formerly physician in the French military
hospitals and member of the electoral assembly； May 21。
＇46＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 DXXIv。 16…23； No。3。 Narrative of what took
place yesterday； August 21； in the town of Avignon。 Letters by the
mayor； Richard； and two others； Aug。 21。 Letter to the president of
the National Assembly； Aug。22 （with five signatures； in the name of
200 families that had taken refuge in the Ile de la Bartelasse）。
＇47＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 DXXIV。 3。 Letter of M。 Laverne； for M。
Canonge； keeper of the Mont…de…Piété。 （The electoral assembly of
Vaucluse and the juge…de…paix had forbidden him to give this box
into any other hands。） Letters of M。 Mulot； mediating commissioner；
Gentilly les Sorgues； Oct。 14； 15； 16； 1791。 Letter of M。 Laverne；
mayor； and the municipal officers； Avignon； Jan。 6； 1792。 Statement
of events occurring at Avignon； Oct。 16； 17； and 18 （without a
signature； but written at once on the spot）。 Official rapport of
the provisional administrators of Avignon； Oct。 16。 Certified copy
of the notice found posted in Avignon in different places this day；
Oct。 16 （probably written by one of the women of the lower class and
showing what the popular feeling was）。 A letter written to M。
Mulot； Oct。 13' already contains this phrase： 〃Finally； even if they
delay stopping their robberies and pillage； misery and the miserable
will still remain 〃 Testimony of Joseph Sauton； a chasseur in the
paid guard of Avignon； Oct。 17 （an eye…witness of what passed at the
Cordeliers）。
＇48＇ André。 II。62。 Deposition of la Ratapiole。 Death of the girl
Ayme and of Mesdames Niel et Crouzet。 De Dampmartin； II。 2。
＇49＇ 〃Archives Nationales；〃 DXXIV； 3。 Report on the events of Oct。
16： 〃Two sworn priests were killed； which proves that a counter…
revolution had nothing to do with it； 。 。 Six of the municipal
officers were assassinated。 They had been