staff in the royal army, to him, to enter into negotiations for a
surrender. Upon this, General Gilly quickened his advance, and on
reaching Pont-Saint-Esprit found General d'Aultanne and Colonel
Saint-Laurent conferring together at the Hotel de la Poste.

As Colonel Saint-Laurent had received his instructions directly from the
commander-in-chief, several points relating to the capitulation had
already been agreed upon; of these General Gilly slightly altered some,
and approved of the others, and the same day the following convention was
signed:

"Convention concluded between General Gilly and Baron de Damas

"S.A.R. Mgr. le Duc d'Angouleme, Commander-in-Chief of the royal army in
the South, and Baron de Gilly, General of Division and Commander-in-Chief
of the first corps of the Imperial Army, being most anxiously desirous to
prevent any further effusion of French blood, have given plenary powers
to arrange the terms of a convention to S.A.R. M. le Baron de Damas,
Field-Marshal and Under-Chief of Staff, and General de Gilly and Adjutant
Lefevre, Chevalier of the Legion of Honour, and Chief of the Staff of the
first Army Corps; who, having shown each other their respective
credentials, have agreed on the following terms:--

"Art. 1. The royal army is to be disbanded; and the National Guards
which are enrolled in it, under whatever name they may have been levied,
will return to their homes, after laying down their arms. Safe conducts
will be provided, and the general of division commanding-in-chief
guarantees that they shall never be molested for anything they may have
said or done in connection with the events preceding the present
convention.