d the Comtat." (March 5, 1792).]

[Footnote 3235: Guillon de Montleon, I. 84, 109, 139, 155, 158,
464.--Ibid., p.441, details concerning Chalier by his companion
Chassagnon.--"Archives Nationales," F7, 3255. Letter by Laussel, Sept.
22, 1792.]

[Footnote 3236: Barbaroux, "Memoires," 85. Barbaroux is an eye-witness,
for he has just returned to Marseilles and is about to preside over the
electoral assembly of the Bouches-du-Rhone.]

[Footnote 3237: C. Rousset, "Les Volontaires," p. 67.--In his report
of June 27, 1792, Albert Dubayet estimates the number of volunteers at
84,000.]

[Footnote 3238: C. Rousset, "Les Volontaires," 101. Letter of
Kellermann, Aug.23, 1792.--"Un sejour en France," I. 347 and following
pages.--"Archives Nationales," F7, 3214. Letter of an inhabitant of
Nogent-le-Rotrou (Eure). "Out of 8,000 inhabitants one-half require
assistance, and two-thirds of these are in a sad state, having scarcely
straw enough to sleep on."(Dec. 3, 1792).--In his report of June 27,
1792, Albert Dubayet estimates the number of volunteers at 84,000.]

[Footnote 3239: C. Rousset, "Les Volontaires," 106 (Letter of General
Biron, Aug. 23, 1792).--226, Letter of Vezu, major, July 24, 1793.]

[Footnote 3240: C. Rousset, "Les Volontaires," 144 (Letter of a district
administrator of Moulins to General Custines, Jan. 27, 1793).--"Un
sejour en France," p.27: "I am sorry to see that most the volunteers
about to join the army are old men or very young boys."--C. Rousset,
Ibid., 74, 108, 226 (Letter of Biron, Nov. 7, 1792); 105 (Letter of
the commander of Fort Louis, Aug. 7); 127 (Letter of Captain Motme).
One-third of the 2d battalion of Haute-Saone is composed of children 13
and 14 years old.]

[Footnote 3241: Moniteur, XIII. 742 (Sept. 21). Marshal Lueckner and his
aids-de-camp just miss being killed by Parisian volunteers.--"Archives
Nationales," BB, 16703. Letter by Labarriere aide-de-camp of General
Flers, Antwerp, March 19, 1793. On the desertion en masse of gendarmes
from Dumouriez's army, who return to Paris.]

[Footnote 3242: Cf. "L'armee et la garde nationale," by Baron Poisson,
III. 475. "On hostilities being declared (April, 1792), the contingent
of volunteers was fixed at 200,000 men. This second attempt resulted in
nothing but confused and disorderly levies. Owing to the spinelessness
of the volunteer troops it was impossible to continue the war in
Belgium, which allowed the enemy to cross the frontier."--Gouver