ge that ever disgraced or preyed upon this human
species. "--Letter of M. Villardy, president of the Directory of
the Bouches-du-Rhone May 21. "More than two millions of the national
property is exposed to pillage and total destruction by the new Mandrins
who devastate this unfortunate country. "--Letter of Megle, recruiting
sergeant of the La Mark regiment, arrested along with two of his
comrades. "The corps of Mandrins which arrested us set us at liberty...
We were arrested because we refused to join them, and on our refusal we
were daily threatened with the gallows."]

[Footnote 2441: Mortimer-Ternaux, I. 379 (note on Jourdan, by Faure,
deputy).--Barbaroux, "Memoires"(Ed. Dauban), 392. "After the death of
Patrix a general had to be elected. Nobody wanted the place in an army
that had just shown so great a lack of discipline. Jourdan arose and
declared that as far as he was concerned, he was ready to accept
the position. No reply was made. He nominated himself, and asked the
soldiers if they wanted him for general. A drunkard is likely to please
other drunkards; they applauded him, and he was thus proclaimed."]

[Footnote 2442: After a famous brigand in Dauphiny, named Mandrin.--TR.
Mandrin, (Louis) (Saint Etienne-de--Saint-Geoirs, Isere,
1724--Valence, 1755). French smuggler who, after 1750, was active over
an enormous territory with the support of the population; hunted down
by the army, caught, condemned to death to be broken alive on the wheel.
See also Taine's explanation in Ancient Regime page 356 app. (SR).]

[Footnote 2443: Cf. Andre, passim, and Soulier, passim.--Mercure de
France, June 4, 1791.--"Archives Nationales," F7, 3197. Letter of Madame
de Gabrielli, March 14, 1791. (Her house is pillaged Jan. 10, and she
and her maid escape by the roof.)--Report of the municipal officers of
Tarascon, May 22. "The troop which has entered the district pillages
everything it can lay its hands on."--Letter of the syndic-attorney of
Orange, May 22. "Last Wednesday, a little girl ten years of age, on her
way from Chateauneuf to Courtheson, was violated by one on of them, and
the poor child is almost dead. "--Dispatch of the three commissioners to
the Minister, May 21. "It is now fully proved by men who are perfectly
reliable that the pretended patriots, said to have acted so gloriously
at Sarrians, are cannibals equally execrated both at Avignon and
Carpentras."]

[Footnote 2444: "Archives Nationales," letter of the Di