He　was　brought　to　the　tower；　where　he　found　Froment　in　a　fury；
  declaring　that　the　Council　had　not　kept　its　promise；　having　sent　no
  relief；　and　having　delayed　to　give　up　the　citadel　to　him。
  The　escort；　however；　had　only　retreated　in　order　to　seek　help；　they
  rushed　tumultuously　to　the　barracks；　and　finding　the　regiment　of
  Guienne　drawn　up　in　marching　order　in　command　of　Lieutenant…Colonel
  Bonne；　they　asked　him　to　follow　them；　but　he　refused　without　a
  written　order　from　a　Town　Councillor。　　Upon　this　an　old　corporal
  shouted；　〃Brave　soldiers　of　Guienne！　the　country　is　in　danger；　let　us
  not　delay　to　do　our　duty。〃　　〃Yes；　yes；〃　cried　the　soldiers；　〃let　us
  march〃　The　lieutenant　colonel　no　longer　daring　to　resist；　gave　the
  word　of　command；　and　they　set　off　for　the　Esplanade。
  As　they　came　near　the　rampart　with　drums　beating；　the　firing　ceased；
  but　as　night　was　coming　on　the　new…comers　did　not　dare　to　risk
  attacking；　and　moreover　the　silence　of　the　guns　led　them　to　think
  that　the　rebels　had　given　up　their　enterprise。　　Having　remained　an
  hour　in　the　square；　the　troops　returned　to　their　quarters；　and　the
  patriots　went　to　pass　the　night　in　an　inclosure　on　the　Montpellier
  road。
  It　almost　seemed　as　if　the　Catholics　were　beginning　to　recognise　the
  futility　of　their　plot；　for　although　they　had　appealed　to　fanaticism；
  forced　the　Town　Council　to　do　their　will；　scattered　gold　lavishly　and
  made　wine　flow；　out　of　eighteen　companies　only　three　had　joined　them。
  〃Fifteen　companies；〃　said　M。　Alquier　in　his　report　to　the　National
  Assembly；　〃although　they　had　adopted　the　red　tuft；　took　no　part　in
  the　struggle；　and　did　not　add　to　the　number　of　crimes　committed
  either　on　that　day　or　during　the　days　that　followed。　　But　although
  the　Catholics　gained　few　partisans　among　their　fellow…citizens；　they
  felt　certain　that　people　from　the　country　would　rally　to　their　aid；
  but　about　ten　o'clock　in　the　evening　the　rebel　ringleaders；　seeing
  that　no　help　arrived　from　that　quarter　either；　resolved　to　apply　a
  stimulus　to　those　without。　　Consequently；　Froment　wrote　the　following
  letter　to　M。　de　Bonzols；　under…commandant　of　the　province　of
  Languedoc；　who　was　living　at　Lunel：
  〃SIR；　Up　to　the　present　all　my　demands；　that　the　Catholic　companies
  should　be　put　under　arms；　have　been　of　no　avail。　　In　spite　of　the
  order　that　you　gave　at　my　request；　the　officials　of　the　municipality
  were　of　opinion　that　it　would　be　more　prudent　to　delay　the
  distribution　of　the　muskets　until　after　the　meeting　of　the　Electoral
  Assembly。　　This　day　the　Protestant　dragoons　have　attacked　and　killed
  several　of　our　unarmed　Catholics；　and　you　may　imagine　the　confusion
  and　alarm　that　prevail　in　the　town。　　As　a　good　citizen　and　a　true
  patriot；　I　entreat　you　to　send　an　order　to　the　regiment　of　royal
  dragoons　to　repair　at　once　to　Nimes　to　restore　tranquillity　and　put
  down　all　who　break　the　peace。　　The　Town　Council　does　not　meet；　none
  of　them　dares　to　leave　his　house；　and　if　you　receive　no　requisition
  from　them　just　now；　it　is　because　they　go　in　terror　of　their　lives
  and　fear　to　appear　openly。　　Two　red　flags　have　been　carried　about　the
  streets；　and　municipal　officers　without　guards　have　been　obliged　to
  take　refuge　in　patriotic　houses。　　Although　I　am　only　a　private
  citizen；　I　take　the　liberty　of　asking　for　aid　from　you；　knowing　that
  the　Protestants　have　sent　to　La　Vannage　and　La　Gardonninque　to　ask
  you　for　reinforcements；　and　the　arrival　of　fanatics　from　these
  districts　would　expose　all　good　patriots　to　slaughter。　　Knowing　as　I
  do　of　your　kindness　and　justice；　I　have　full　trust　that　my　prayer
  will　receive　your　favourable　attention。
  FROMENT；　Captain　of　Company　No。　39
  〃June　13；　1790；　11　o'c。　　p。m。〃
  Unfortunately　for　the　Catholic　party；　Dupre　and　Lieutaud；　to　whom
  this　letter　was　entrusted　for　delivery；　and　for　whom　passports　were
  made　out　as　being　employed　on　business　connected　with　the　king　and
  the　State；　were　arrested　at　Vehaud；　and　their　despatches　laid　before
  the　Electoral　Assembly。　　Many　other　letters　of　the　same　kind　were
  also　intercepted；　and　the　red…tufts　went　about　the　town　saying　that
  the　Catholics　of　Nimes　were　being　massacred。
  The　priest　of　Courbessac；　among　others；　was　shown　a　letter　saying
  that　a　Capuchin　monk　had　been　murdered；　and　that　the　Catholics　were
  in　need　of　help。　　The　agents　who　brought　this　letter　to　him　wanted
  him　to　put　his　name　to　it　that　they　might　show　it　everywhere；　but
  were　met　by　a　positive　refusal。
  At　Bouillargues　and　Manduel　the　tocsin　was　sounded：　the　two　villages
  joined　forces；　and　with　weapons　in　their　hands　marched　along　the　road
  from　Beaucaire　to　Nimes。　　At　the　bridge　of　Quart　the　villagers　of
  Redressan　and　Marguerite　joined　them。　　Thus　reinforced；　they　were
  able　to　bar　the　way　to　all　who　passed　and　subject　them　to
  examination；　if　a　man　could　show　he　was　a　Catholic；　he　was　allowed　to
  proceed；　but　the　Protestants　were　murdered　then　and　there。　　We　may
  remind　our　readers　that　the　〃Cadets　de　la　Croix　〃　pursued　the　same
  method　in　1704。
  Meantime　Descombiez；　Froment；　and　Folacher　remained　masters　of　the
  ramparts　and　the　tower；　and　when　very　early　one　morning　their　forces
  were　augmented　by　the　insurgents　from　the　villages　（about　two　hundred
  men）；　they　took　advantage　of　their　strength　to　force　a　way　into　the
  house　of　a　certain　Therond；　from　which　it　was　easy　to　effect　an
  entrance　to　the　Jacobin　monastery；　and　from　there　to　the　tower
  adjoining；　so　that　their　line　now　extended　from　the　gate　at　the
  bridge　of　Calquieres　to　that　at　the　end　of　College　Street。　　From
  daylight　to　dusk　all　the　patriots　who　came　within　range　were　fired　at
  whether　they　were　armed　or　not。
  On　the　14th　June；　at　four　o'clock　in　the　morning；　that　part　of　the
  legion　which　was　against　the　Catholics　gathered　together　in　the
  square　of　the　Esplanade；　where　they　were　joined　by　the　patriots　from
  the　adjacent　towns　and　villages；　who　came　in　in　small　parties　till
  they　formed　quite　an　army。　　At　five　A。M。　M。　de　St。　Pons；　knowing　that
  the　windows　of　the　Capuchin　monastery　commanded　the　position　taken　up
  by　the　patriots；　went　there　with　a　company　and　searched　the　house
  thoroughly；　and　also　the　Amphitheatre；　but　found　nothing　suspicious
  in　either。
  Immediately　after；　news　was　heard　of　the　massacres　that　had　taken
  place　during　the　night。
  The　country…house　belonging　to　M。　and　Mme。　　Noguies　had　been　broken
  into；　the　furniture　destroyed；　the　owners　killed　in　their　beds；　and
  an　old　man　of　seventy　who　lived　with　them　cut　to　pieces　with　a
  scythe。
  A　young　fellow　of　fifteen；　named　Payre；　in　passing　near　the　guard
  placed　at　the　Pont　des　files；　had　been　asked　by　a　red…tuft　if　he　were
  Catholic　or　Protestant。　　On　his　replying　he　was　Protestant；　he　was
  shot　dead　on　the　spot。　　〃That　was　like　killing　a　lamb；〃　said　a
  comrade　to　the　murderer。　　〃Pooh！〃　said　he；　〃I　have　taken　a　vow　to
  kill　four　Protestants；　and　he　may　pass　for　one。〃
  M。　Maigre；　an　old　man　of　eighty…two；　head　of　one　of　the　most
  respected　families　in　the　neighbourhood；　tried　to　escape　from　his
  house　along　with　his　son；　his　daughter…in…law；　two　grandchildren；　and
  two　servants；　but　the　carriage　was　stopped；　and　while　the　rebels　were
  murdering　him　and　his　son；　the　mother　and　her　two　children　succeeded
  in　escaping　to　an　inn；　whither　the　assassins　pursued　them；
  Fortunately；　however；　the　two　fugitives　having　a　start；　reached　the
  inn　a　few　minutes　before　their　pursuers；　and　the　innkeeper　had　enough
  presence　of　mind　to　conceal　them　and　open　the　garden　gate　by　which　he
  said　they　had　escaped。　　The　Catholics；　believing　him；　scattered　over
  the　country　to　look　for　them；　and　during　their　absence　the　mother　and
  children　were　rescued　by　the　mounted　patrol。
  The　exasperation　of　the　Protestants　rose　higher　and　higher　as　reports
  of　these　murders　came　in　one　by　one；　till　at　last　the　desire　for
  vengeance　could　no　longer　be　repressed；　and　they　were　clamorously
  insisting　on　being　led　against　the　ramparts　and　the　towers；　when
  without　warning　a　heavy　fusillade　began　from　the　windows　and　the
  clock　tower　of　the　Capuchin　monastery。　　M。　Massin；　a　municipal
  officer；　was　killed　on　the　spot；　a　sapper　fatally　wounded；　and
  twenty…five　of　the　National　Guard　wounded　more　or　less　severely。　　The
  Protestants　immediately　rushed　towards　the　monastery　in　a　disorderly
  mass；　but　the　superior；　instead　of　ordering　the　gates　to　be　opened；
  appeared　at　a　window　above　the　entrance；　and　addressing　the
  assailants　as　the　vilest　of　the　vile；　asked　them　what　they　wanted　at
  the　monastery。　　〃We　want　to　destroy　it；　we　want　to　pull　it　down　till
  not　one　stone　rests　upon　another；〃　they　replied。　　Upon　this；　the
  reverend　father　ordered　the　alarm　bells　to　be　rung；　and　from　the
  mouths　of　bronze　issued　the　call　for　help；　but　before　it　could
  arrive；　the　door　was　burst　in　with　hatchets；　and　five　Capuchins　and
  several　of　the　militia　who　wore　the　red　tuft　were　killed；　while　all
  the　other　occupants　of　the　monastery　ran　away；　taking　refuge　in　the
  house　of　a　Protestant　called　Paulhan。　　During　this　attack　the　church
  was　respected；　a　man　from　Sornmieres；　however；　stole　a　pyx　which　he
  found　in　the　sacristy；　but　as　soon　as　his　comrades　perceived　this　he
  was　arrested　and　sent　to　prison。
  In　the　monastery