[Footnote 1330: "Archives Nationales," D. XXIX. 1. Letter of the assessor of the police of Saint-Flour, October 3, 1789. On the 31st of July, a rumor is spread that the brigands are coming. On the 1st of August the peasants arm themselves. "They amuse themselves by drinking, awaiting the arrival of the brigands; the excitement increases to such an extent as to make them believe that M. le Comte d'Espinchal had arrived in disguise the evening before at Massiac, that he was the author of the troubles disturbing the province at this time, and that he was concealed in his chateau." On the strength of this shots are fired into the windows, and there are searches, etc.] [Footnote 1331: "Archives Nationales," D, XXIX, I, Letter of Etienne Fermier, Naveinne, September 18th (it is possible that the author, for the sake of caution, took a fictitious name).--The manuscript correspondence of M. Boullé, deputy of Pontivy, to his constituents, is a type of this declamatory and incendiary writing.--Letter of the consuls, priests, and merchants of Puy-en-Velay, September 16th.--" The Ancient Régime," p. 396.] [Footnote 1332: "Archives Nationales," D. XXIX. 1. Letter of M. Despretz-Montpezat, a former artillery officer, July 24th (with several other signatures). On the same day the alarm bell is sounded In fifty villages on the rumor spreading that 7,000 brigands, English and Breton, were invading the country.] [Footnote 1333: "Archives Nationales," D. XXIX. I. Letter of Briand-Delessart, August 1st (domiciliary visits to the Carmelites of Angoulême where it is pretended that Mme. de Polignac has just arrived.--Beugnot, I. 140.--Arthur Young, July 20th, etc.--Buchez and Roux, IV. 166. Letter of Mamers, July 24th; of Mans, July 26th.] [Footnote 1334: Montjoie, ch. LXXII, p. 93 (according to acts of legal procedure). There was a soldier in the band who had served under M. de Montesson and who wanted to avenge himself for the punishments he had undergone in the regiment.] [Footnote 1335: Mercure de France, August 20th (Letter from Vésoul, August 13th).] [Footnote 1336: M. de Memmay proved his innocence later on, and was rehabilitated by a public decision after two years' proceedings (session of June 4, 1791; Mercure of June 11th).] [Footnote 1337: Journal des Débats et Décrets, I. 258. (Letter of the municipality of Vésoul, July 22nd.--Discourse of M. de Toulougeon, July 29th.)] [Footnote 1338: De Rochambeau, "Mémoires," I. 353.--"Archives Nationales," F7, 3253. (Letter of M. de Rochamheau, August 4th.)--Chronicle of Schmutz (ibid. ), p. 284. "Archives Nationales," D. XXIX. I. (Letter of Mme. Ferrette, of Remiremont, August 9th.)] [Footnote 1339: Sauzay, I. 180. (Letters of monks, July 22nd and 26th.)]