ne
of the victims. Of the bas-reliefs on the mausoleum, one represents the
heroic act of Gesril du Papeu, with the words "I hoped in God, and shall
not be afraid;" the other, the landing of the emigrants on the shore of
Carnac, with "All my brothers are dead for Israel;"--these inscriptions are
all in Latin. Others are round the monument:--"Unworthily slain for God and
the King;"--"Precious before God is the blood of his saints;"--"For our
lives and our laws;"--"You will receive a greater glory and an eternal
name." Our deaf and dumb guide let a light down into the vault to show us
the bones of the victims, collected in one common sepulchre. The
Chartreuse convent therefore commemorates two great tragedies of history:
in ancient times the battle of Auray, which caused the death of Charles of
Blois, the captivity of Du Guesclin, and the slaughter of the flower of
Breton chivalry by the swords of their fellow Bretons. In modern days, the
massacre of the royalists at Quiberon--both the horrible consequence of
civil war.

We then repaired to the "Champ des Martyrs," where took place the
execution of the royalists. At the end of an avenue of silver firs is the
expiatory chapel, with a granite portico, in the Doric style. Above is
inscribed, "It is here they fell," and "The memory of the just shall be
eternal."

On the tomb is written, "Tombeau des royalistes courageux defenseurs de
l'autel et du trone, ils tomberent martyrs de leurs nobles efforts. Quel
Francais penetre des droits de la couronne ignore ce qu'il doit a ces
illustres morts."

The inn Pavilion d'en Haut is particularly comfortable and reasonable, and
the people very obliging. Wishing to taste the crepes we had seen before,
they procured some, and gave them to us hot--we thought they resembled a
greasy crumpet.

[Illustration: 34. Champ des Martyrs. Auray.]

Auray is a good central point for visiting the Celtic remains:--menhirs,
dolmens, cromlechs, all of which are as plentiful here as are calvaries,
shrines, and churches in Leon. They seem all concentrated on these dreary
wild landes, sometimes covered with furze bushes, at others strewn along
the coast.

Next day we drove to Locmariaker, nine miles from Auray, through Crach. On
the right is the river or estuary of that name; over which a bridge is
contemplated at La Trinite, to communicate with Carnac. Locmariaker is at
the extremity of the peninsula formed by the rivers of Crach and Auray, at
the ent