In
vain "were they given plenty to eat and to drink;" they go away "in
bad humor, especially the women who led the mules and asses to carry
away the booty, and who had not anticipated returning home with
empty hands." (De Dampmartin, I. 195.)
In relation to the siege of Nantes by the Vend?ans: "An old woman
said to me, 'Oh, yes, I was there, at the siege. My sister and
myself had brought along our sacks. We counted on entering at least
as far as the Rue de la Casserie'" (the street of jeweler's shops).
(Michelet, V 211.)
[69] "Archives Nationales," F7, 3209. Letters of the royal
commissioner at the tribunal of Mucidan, March 7, 1792; of the
public prosecutor of the district of Sarlat, January. 1792. -
Ibid. , F7, 3204. Letters of the administrators of the district of
Tulle, April 15, 1792; of the directory of the department, April 18;
petition of Jacques Labruc and his wife, with official statement of
the justice of the peace, April 24. "All these acts of violence
were committed under the eyes of the municipal authorities.
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