les
the beneficiaries of the nation's favors, and finally, to receiving
contributions from gambling halls and brothels. These commissioners give
notice to their proteges, even the crooks, when warrants against them
are to be enforced."]

[Footnote 2403: Blanc-Gilly, "Reveil d'alarme d'un depute de Marseilles"
(cited in the Memoirs" of Barbaroux, 40, 41). Blanc-Gilly must have been
acquainted with these characters, inasmuch as he made use of them in the
August riot, 1789, and for which he was indicted.--Cf. Fabre "Histoire
de Marseilles," II. 422.]

[Footnote 2404: "Archives Nationales," F7, 3197. Correspondence of
Messrs. Debourge, Gay, and Lafitte, commissioners sent to Provence to
restore order in accordance with an act of the National Assembly. Letter
of May 10, 1791. Letter of May 10. 1791, and passim.]

[Footnote 2405: Mayor Martin, says Juste, was a sort of Petion, weak and
vain.--Barbaroux, clerk of the municipality, is the principal opponent
of M. Lieutaud.--The municipal decree referred to is dated Sept. 10,
1790.]

[Footnote 2406: "Archives Nationales," F7, 3197. Letters of three
commissioners, April 13, 17, 18, and May 10, 1791.]

[Footnote 2407: Blanc-Gilly, "Reveil d'Alarme." Ibid., "Every time that
the national guard marched outside the city walls, the horde of homeless
brigands never failed to close up in their rear and carry devastation
wherever they went."]

[Footnote 2408: "Archives Nationales," F7, 3197. Correspondence of
the three commissioners, letter of May 10,1791. "The municipality of
Marseilles obeys only the decrees it pleases, and for eighteen months
has not paid a cent into the city treasury.-Proclamation of April
13.--Letters of April 13 and 18.]

[Footnote 2409: "Archives Nationales," letter of the municipal officers
of Marseilles to the minister, June 11, 1791.--They demand the recall
of the three commissioners, one of their arguments being as follows:
"In China, every mandarin against whom public opinion is excited is
dismissed from his place; he is regarded as an ignorant instructor, who
is incapable of gaining the love of children for their parent."]

[Footnote 2410: "Archives Nationales," letter of the commissioners,
May 25, 1791. "It is evident, on recording the proceedings at Aix
and Marseilles, that only the accusers and the judges were
guilty."--Petition of the prisoners, Feb. 1. "The municipality, in
despair of our innocence and not knowing how to justify its conduct,
i