On a decree of
the National Assembly the minister had ordered all accused persons
to be brought to Paris by the constabulary and hussars; the National
Guard of Ma?on, "in the greatest state of agitation," declares that,
"as it had arrested M. de Bussy, it would not consent to his
transport by any other body. . . Undoubtedly, the object is to
allow him to escape on the way," but it will know how to keep its
captive secure. The guard, in fine, of its own authority, escorts
M. de Bussy to Paris, into the Abbaye prison, where he is kept
confined for several months - so long, indeed, that, after a new
trial and investigation, the absurdity of the accusation being too
palpable, they are obliged to set him at liberty. - Such is the
situation of most of the gentry on their own estates, and M. de
Bussy, even acquitted and vindicated, will act wisely in not
returning home.
III.
Domiciliary visits. - The fifth jacquerie. - Burgundy and
Lyonnais in 1791. - M. de Chaponay and M.
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