wretches, being in poetic vein, had composed, the chorus of which was--,

"Our work's well done,
We spare none!"

Seventeen fatal outrages were committed, and yet neither the reports of
the firearms nor the cries of the victims broke the peaceful slumbers of
M, le Prefet and M. le Commissaire General de la Police. But if the civil
authorities slept, General Lagarde, who had shortly before come to town
to take command of the city in the name of the king, was awake. He had
sprung from his bed at the first shot, dressed himself, and made a round
of the posts; then sure that everything was in order, he had formed
patrols of chasseurs, and had himself, accompanied by two officers only,
gone wherever he heard cries for help. But in spite of the strictness of
his orders the small number of troops at his disposition delayed the
success of his efforts, and it was not until three o'clock in the morning
that he succeeded in securing Trestaillons. When this man was taken he
was dressed as usual in the uniform of the National Guard, with a cocked
hat and captain's epaulets. General Lagarde ordered the gens d'armes who
made the capture to deprive him of his sword and carbine, but it was only
after a long struggle that they could carry out this order, for
Trestaillons protested that he would only give up his carbine with his
life. However, he was at last obliged to yield to numbers, and when
disarmed was removed to the barracks; but as there could be no peace in
the town as long as he was in it, the general sent him to the citadel of
Montpellier next morning before it was light.

The disorders did not, however, cease at once. At eight o'clock A.M.
they were still going on, the mob seeming to be animated by the spirit of
Trestaillons, for while the soldiers were occupied in a distant quarter