"Seeing that General Muller is still in full enjoyment of this esteem, of this friendship, and of this confidence; that he alone can carry on the campaign to its completion as he alone has the clue to its workings; and finally, that this campaign and war can hardly last more than another three weeks, or even less; "Considering that General Dumas (against whom, let it be understood, the Representatives of the People have no personal objections) cannot obtain a knowledge of these localities, of the plans and of the positions, in a less period than six weeks, as he himself admitted in the _friendly_ Conference which the Representatives of the People have had with him; "And as order and discipline, harmony and concord have reigned more forcibly and with more marked success since the provisional election of General Muller and the reforms made in the army; "It is resolved, in the highest interests of the Republic, that temporarily, and until a definite command comes from the National Assembly, General Muller shall retain the command-in-chief of the Army of the Western Pyrenees; "But it is also resolved that General Dumas be left at liberty to serve in this same army as general of division until a definite decree is received. "At Bayonne, 2nd day of the 2nd month in the year II of the Republic, one and indivisible. "_Signed_: "J. B. B. MONESTIER (of Puy-de-Dôme), D'ARTIGOYTE, GARREAU, CAVAIGNAC, and PINET (senior.)" My father had obtained the satisfaction he desired. The Representatives of the People had declared that they had no complaint to make against him, and had withdrawn the clause in their decree that had enjoined him to leave Bayonne. As to the sanction they granted him to serve as general of division, it may easily be guessed he meant to ignore it altogether. So he installed himself and his staff in the square where lodgings had been taken for him in advance. Unluckily, all the executions took place in this square. When the ghastly hours arrived, and all other windows were filled with spectators, my father closed his, pulled down the blinds and drew his curtains. Soon a terrible commotion began under his closed windows--all the _sans-culottes_ of the countryside gathered below and yelled: "Hah! _Monsieur de l'Humanité!_ Come to your windows! Show yourself!" But in spite of these yells, which were of such a threatening character that my father and his aides-de-camp stood sword and pistols in hand, fearing, more than once, matters would develop into an attack, not one of the windows were opened, not one of the officers belonging to my father's general staff appeared at the balcony.