[15] Bourbon-Lancy, Bourbon-
l'Archambault, Saint-Pierre-le-Moutier, Montlu?on, Saint-Amand,
Chateau-Gontier, Decises, each petty community is an islet assailed
by the mounting tide of rustic insurrection. The militia pass the
night under arms; detachments of the National Guards of the large
towns with regular troops come and garrison them. The red flag is
continuously raised for eight days at Bourbon-Lancy, and cannon
stand loaded and pointed in the public square. On the 24th of May
an attack is made on Saint-Pierre-le-Moutier, and fusillades take
place all night on both sides. On the 2nd of June, Saint-Amand,
menaced by twenty-seven parishes, is saved only by the preparations
it makes and by the garrison. About the same time Bourbon-Lancy is
attacked by twelve parishes combined, and Chateau-Gontier by the
sabotiers of the forests in the vicinity. A band of from four to
five hundred villagers arrests the convoys of Saint-Amand, and
forces their escorts to capitulate; another band entrenches itself
in the Chateau de la Fin, and fires throughout the day on the
regulars and the National Guard.
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