Occasionally；　likewise；　as；　since　the　amnesty　of　September；　1791；
  the　prisons　have　been　emptied；　as　one…half　of　the　courts　are　not　yet
  installed；＇63＇　as　there　has　been　no　police　for　thirty　months；　the
  common　robbers；　bandits；　and　vagrants；　who　swarm　about　without
  repression　or　surveillance；　join　the　mob　and　fill　their　pockets。
  Here；　in　Pas…de…Calais；＇64＇　three　hundred　villagers；　headed　by　a
  drummer；　burst　open　the　doors　of　a　Carthusian　convent；　steal
  everything；　eatables；　beverages；　linen；　furniture；　and　effects；
  whilst；　in　the　neighboring　parish；　another　band　operates　in　the　same
  fashion　in　the　houses　of　the　mayor　and　of　the　old　curé；　threatening
  〃to　kill　and　burn　all；〃　and　promising　to　return　on　the　following
  Sunday。　　…　　There；　in　Bas…Rhin；　near　Fort　Louis；　twenty　houses　of
  the　aristocrats　are　pillaged。　　…　　Elsewhere　in　Ile…et…Vilaine；
  bodies　of　rural　militia；　combined；　go　from　parish　to　parish；　and；
  increasing　in　numbers　in　consequence　of　their　very　violence　until
  they　form　bands　of　two　thousand　men。　　They　close　churches；　drive
  away　nonjuring　priests；　remove　clappers　from　the　bells；　eat　and
  drink　what　they　please　at　the　expense　of　the　inhabitants；　and　often；
  in　the　houses　of　the　mayor　or　tax…registrar；　indulge　in　the　pleasure
  of　breaking　everything　to　pieces。　　Should　any　public　officer
  remonstrate　with　them　they　shout；　〃At　the　aristocrat！〃　One　of　these
  unlucky　counselors　is　struck　on　the　back　with　the　but…end　of　a
  musket；　and　two　others　have　guns　aimed　at　them；　the　chiefs　of　the
  expedition　are　in　no　better　predicament；　and；　according　to　their　own
  admission；　if　they　are　at　the　head　of　the　mob　it　is　to　make　sure
  they　themselves　will　not　be　pillaged　or　hung。　　The　same　spectacle
  presents　itself　in　Mayenne；　in　Orne；　in　Moselle；　and　in　the
  Landes。＇65＇　　…　　These；　however；　are　but　isolated　irruptions；　and
  very　mild；　in　the　south　and　in　the　center；　the　plague　is　apparent　in
  an　immense　leprous　spot；　which　extending　from　Avignon　to　Perigueux；
  and　from　Aurillac　to　Toulouse；　suddenly　covers；　nearly　without　with
  any　discontinuity；　ten　departments；　Vaucluse；　Ardèche；　Gard；　Cantal；
  Corrèze；　Lot；　Dordogne；　Gers；　Haute…Garonne；　and　Hérault。　　Vast
  rural　masses　are　set　in　motion　at　the　same　time；　on　all　sides　and
  owing　to　the　same　causes：　the　approach　of　war　and　the　coming　of
  Easter。　　…　　In　Cantal；　at　the　assembly　of　the　canton　held　at
  Aurillac　for　the　recruitment　of　the　army；＇66＇　the　commander　of　a
  village　National　Guard　demands　vengeance　〃against　those　who　are　not
  patriots；〃　and　the　report　is　spread　that　an　order　has　come　from
  Paris　to　destroy　the　chateaux。　　Moreover；　the　insurgents　allege　that
  the　priests；　through　their　refusal　to　take　the　oath；　are　bringing
  the　nation　into　civil　war：　〃we　are　tired　of　not　having　peace　on
  their　account；　let　them　become　good　citizens；　so　that　everybody　may
  go　to　mass。〃　On　the　strength　of　this；　the　insurgents　enter　houses；
  put　the　inhabitants　to　ransom；　not　only　priests　and　former　nobles；
  〃but　also　those　who　are　suspected　of　being　their　partisans；　those
  who　do　not　attend　the　mass　of　the　constitutional　priest；〃　and　even
  poor　people；　artisans　and　tillers　of　the　ground；　whom　they　tax　five；
  ten；　twenty；　and　forty　francs；　and　whose　cellars　and　bread…bins　they
  empty。　　Eighteen　chateaux　are　pillaged；　burnt；　or　demolished；　and
  among　others；　those　of　several　gentlemen　and　ladies　who　have　not
  left　the　country。　　One　of　these；　M。　d'Humières；　is　an　old　officer　of
  eighty　years；　Madame　de　Peyronenc　saves　her　son　only　by　disguising
  him　as　a　peasant；　Madame　de　Beauclerc；　who　flies　across　the
  mountain；　sees　her　sick　child　die　in　her　arms。　　At　Aurillac；　gibbets
  are　set　up　before　the　principal　houses；　M。　de　Niossel；　a　former
  lieutenant　of　a　criminal　court；　put　in　prison　for　his　safety；　is
  dragged　out；　and　his　severed　head　is　thrown　on　a　dunghill；　M。
  Collinet；　just　arrived　from　Malta；　and　suspected　of　being　an
  aristocrat；　is　ripped　open；　cut　to　pieces；　and　his　head　is　carried
  about　on　the　end　of　a　pike。　　Finally；　when　the　municipal　officers；
  judges；　and　royal　commissioner　commence　proceedings　against　the
  assassins；　they　find　themselves　in　such　great　danger　that　they　are
  obliged　to　resign　or　to　run　away。　　In　like　manner；　in　Haute…
  Garonne；＇67＇　it　is　also　〃against　non…jurors　and　their　followers〃
  that　the　insurrection　has　begun。　　This　is　promoted　by　the　fact　that
  in　various　parishes　the　constitutional　curé　belongs　to　the　club；　and
  demands　the　riddance　of　his　adversaries。　　One　of　them　at　Saint…Jean…
  Lorne；　〃mounted　on　a　cart；　preaches　pillage　to　a　mob　of　eight
  hundred　persons。〃　Each　band；　consequently；　begins　by　expelling
  refractory　priests；　and　by　forcing　their　supporters　to　attend　the
  mass　of　the　sworn　priest。　　…　　？But　such　success；　wholly　abstract　and
  barren；　is　of　little　advantage；　and　peasants　in　a　state　of　revolt
  are　not　satisfied　so　easily。　　When　parishes　march　forth　by　the　dozen
  and　devote　their　day　to　the　service　of　the　public；　they　must　have
  some　compensation　in　wood；　wheat；　wine；　or　money；＇68＇　and　the
  expense　of　the　expedition　may　be　defrayed　by　the　aristocrats。　　Not
  merely　the　upholders　of　non…jurors　are　aristocrats；　as；　for　example；
  an　old　lady　here　and　there；　〃very　fanatical；　and　who　for　forty　years
  has　devoted　all　her　income　to　acts　of　philanthropy；〃　〃but　well…to…do
  persons；　peasants　or　gentlemen；〃　for；　〃by　keeping　their　wine　and
  grain　unsold　in　their　cellars　and　barns；　and　by　not　undertaking　more
  work　than　they　need；　so　as　to　deprive　workmen　in　the　country　of
  their　means　of　subsistence；〃　they　design　〃to　starve　out〃　the　poor
  folk。　　Thus；　the　greater　the　pillage；　the　greater　the　service　to　the
  public。　　According　to　the　insurgents；　it　is　important　〃to　diminish
  revenues　enjoyed　by　the　enemies　of　the　nation；　in　order　that　they
  may　not　send　their　revenues　to　Coblentz　and　other　places　out　of　the
  kingdom。〃　Consequently；　bands　of　six　or　eight　hundred　or　a　thousand
  men　overrun　the　districts　of　Toulouse　and　Castelsarrasin。　　All
  proprietors；　aristocrats；　and　patriots　are　put　under　contribution。
  Here；　in　the　house　of　〃the　philanthropic　but　fanatical　old　maid；
  they　break　open　everything；　destroy　the　furniture；　taking　away
  eighty…two　bushels　of　wheat　and　sixteen　hogsheads　of　wine。〃
  Elsewhere；　at　Roqueferrière；　feudal　title…deeds　are　burnt；　and　a
  chateau　is　pillaged。　　Farther　on；　at　Lasserre；　thirty　thousand
  francs　are　exacted　and　the　ready　money　is　all　carried　off。　　Almost
  everywhere　the　municipal　officers；　willingly　or　unwillingly；
  authorize　pillaging。　　Moreover；　〃they　cut　down　provisions　to　a　price
  in　assignats　very　much　less　than　their　current　rate　in　silver；〃　and
  they　double　the　price　of　a　day's　work。　　In　the　meantime；　other　bands
  devastate　the　national　forests；　and　the　gendarmes；　in　order　not　to
  be　called　aristocrats；　have　no　idea　but　of　paying　court　to　the
  pillagers。
  After　all　this；　it　is　manifest　that　property　no　longer　exists　for
  anybody　except　for　paupers　and　robbers。　　…　　In　effect；　in
  Dordogne；＇69＇　under　the　pretext　of　driving　away　nonjuring　priests；
  frequently　mobs　gather　to　pillage　and　rob　whatever　comes　in　their
  way。　　。　　。　　。　　All　the　grain　that　is　found　in　houses　with
  weathercocks　is　sequestrated。〃　The　rustics　exploit；　as　communal
  property；　all　the　forests；　all　the　possessions　of　the　emigrants；　and
  this　operation　is　radical；　for　example；　a　band；　on　finding　a　new
  barn　of　which　the　materials　strike　them　as　good；　demolish　it　so　as
  to　share　with　each　other　the　tiles　and　timber。　　…　　In　Corrèze；
  fifteen　thousand　armed　peasants；　who　have　come　to　Tulle　to　disarm
  and　drive　off　the　supporters　of　the　non…jurors；　break　everything　in
  suspected　houses；　and　a　good　deal　of　difficulty　is　found　in　sending
  them　off　empty…handed。　　As　soon　as　they　get　back　home；　they　sack　the
  chateaux　of　Saint…Gal；　Seilhac；　Gourdon；　Saint…Basile；　and　La
  Rochette；　besides　a　number　of　country…houses；　even　of　absent
  plebeians。　　They　have　found　a　quarry；　and　never　was　the　removal　of
  property　more　complete。　　They　carefully　carry　off；　says　an　official
  statement；　all　that　can　be　carried　　…　　furniture；　curtains；　mirrors；
  clothes…presses；　pictures；　wines；　provisions；　even　floors　and　wooden
  panels；　〃down　to　the　smallest　fragments　of　iron　and　wood…work；〃
  smashing　the　rest；　so　that　nothing　〃remains　of　the　house　but　its
  four　walls；　the　roof　and　the　staircase。〃　In　Lot；　where　for　two　years
  the　insurrection　is　permanent；　the　damage　is　much　greater。　　During
  the　night　between　the　30th　and　31st　of　January；　〃all　the　best　houses
  in　Souillac〃　are　broken　open；　〃sacked　and　pillaged　from　top　to
  bottom；〃＇70＇　their　owners　being　obliged　to　fly；　and　so　many
  outbreaks　occur　in　the　department；　that　the　directory　has　no　time　to
  render　an　account　of　them　to　the　minister。　　Entire　districts　are　in
  revolt；　as；　〃in　each　commune　all　the　inhabitants　are　accomplices；
  witnesses　cannot　be　had　to　support　a　criminal　prosecution；　and　crime
  remains　unpunished。〃　In　the　canton　of　Cabrerets；　the　restit