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[ Mercure de France. October 2, 1790. Letter of the Admiral, M. d'Albert de Rioms, September 16. The soldiers of the Majestueux have refused to drill, and the sailors of the Patriote to obey.—"I wished to ascertain beforehand if they had any complaint to make against their captain?—No.—If they complained of myself?—No.—If they had any complaints to make against their officers?—No.—It is the revolt of one class against another class; their sole cry is 'Vive la Nation et les Aristocrates à la lanterne!' The mob have set up a gibbet before the house of M. de Marigny, major-general of marines; he has handed in his resignation. M. d'Albert tenders his resignation."—Ibid, June 18, 1791 (letter from Dunkirk, June 3).]
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[ De Dampmartin, I. 222, 219. Mercure de France, September 3, 1791. (Sitting of August 23.)—Cf. Moniteur (same date). "The Ancient Régime," p.377.]
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[ Marshal Marmont, "Mémoires," I. 24. "The sentiment I entertained for the person of the King is difficult to define. . . (It was) a sentiment of devotion of an almost religious character, a profound respect as if due to a being of a superior order. At this time the word king possessed a magic power in all pure and upright hearts which nothing had changed. This delicate sentiment. . . still existed in the mass of the nation, especially among the well-born, who, sufficiently remote from power, were rather impressed by its brilliancy than by its imperfections." De Bezancenet, 27. Letter of M. de Dommartin, August 24, 1790. "We have just renewed our oath. I hardly know what it all means. I, a soldier, know only my King; in reality I obey two masters, who, we are told, will secure my happiness and that of my brethren, if they agree together.">[
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[ De Dampmartin, I. 179. See the details of his resignation (III. 185) after June 20, 1792.—Mercure de France, April 14, 1792. Letter from the officers of the battalion of the Royal chasseurs of Provence (March 9). They are confined to their barracks by their soldiers, who refuse to obey their orders, and they declare that, on this account, they abandon the service and leave France.]
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[ Rousset, "Les Volontaires de 1791 à 1794", p. 106. Letter of M. de Biron to the minister (August, 1792); p.225, letter of Vezu, commander of the 3rd battalion of Paris, to the army of the north (July 24, 1793).—"A Residence in France from 1792 to 1795" (September, 1792. Arras). See notes at the end of vol. II. for the details of these violent proceedings.]