hed." In his
speech to the people of Moulins-Engelbert, St. Pierre-le-Montier, and
Nevers, Laplanche asked girls to surrender themselves and let modesty
go. "Beget children," he exclaims, "the Republic needs them. continence
is the virtue of fools." Bibliotheque Nationale, Lb. 41, No. 1802.
(Denunciation, by the six sections of the Dijon commune to the
convention, of Leonard Bourdon and Piochefer Bernard de Saintes, during
their mission in Cote-d'Or.) Details on the orgies of Bernard with the
municipality, and on the drunkenness and debaucheries of Bourdon with
the riff-raff~ of the country; authentic documents proving the robberies
and assassinations committed by Bernard. He pillaged the house of
M. Micault, and, in four hours, had this person arrested, tried and
guillotined; he attended the execution himself, and that evening, in
the dead man's house, danced and sang before his daughter with his
acolytes.]

[Footnote 32112: "Souvenirs," by General Pelleport, p.8. He, with his
battalion, is inspected in the Place du Capitale, at Toulouse, by
the representative on mission. "It seems as if I can still see that
charlatan: He shook his ugly plumed head and dragged along his saber
like a merry soldier, wishing to appear brave. It made me feel sad."]

[Footnote 32113: Fervel, "Campagnes des Francais dans les Pyrenees
Orientals," I., 169. (October, 1793.)--Ibid., 201, 206.--Cf. 188. Plan
of Fabre for seizing Roses and Figuieres, with eight thousand men,
without provisions or transports. "Fortune is on the side of fools,"
he said. Naturally the scheme fails. Collioure is lost, and disasters
accumulate. As an offset to this the worthy general Dagobert is removed.
Commandant Delatre and chief-of-staff Ramel are guillotined. In the face
of the impracticable orders of the representatives the commandant
of artillery commits suicide. On the devotion of the officers and
enthusiasm of the troops, Ibid., 105, 106, 130, 131, 162.]

[Footnote 32114: Sybel (Dosquet's translation, French:), II.,
435; III., 132, 140. (For details and authorities, cf. the Memoirs of
Marshal Soult.)]

[Footnote 32115: Gouvion St. Cyr, "Memoires sur les campagnes de 1792 a
la paix de Campio-Formio," I., pp.91 to 139.--Ibid., 229. "The effect
of this was to lead men who had any means to keep aloof from any sort
of promotion."--Cf., ibid., II., 131 (November, 1794,) the same order of
things still kept up. By order of the representatives the army encamps
dur