He immediately proceeded to inspect in person the different points where M.de Broglie had placed detachments of the Tournon and Marsily regiments.

It is true that he arrived by the light of thirty burning village churches.
M.de Broglie, M.de Baville, M.de Julien, and Captain Poul met together to consult as to the best means of putting an end to these disorders.

It was agreed that the royal troops should be divided into two bodies, one under the command of M.de Julien to advance on Alais, where it was reported large meetings of the rebels were taking place, and the other under M.de Brogue, to march about in the neighbourhood of Nimes.
Consequently, the two chiefs separated.

M.le Comte de Broglie at the head of sixty-two dragoons and some companies of foot, and having under him Captain Poul and M.de Dourville, set out from Cavayrac on the 12th of January at 2 a.m., and having searched without finding anything the vineyards of Nimes and La Garrigue de Milhau, took the road to the bridge of Lunel.

There he was informed that those he was in search of had been seen at the chateau of Caudiac the day before; he therefore at once set out for the forest which lies around it, not doubting to find the fanatics entrenched there; but, contrary to his expectations, it was vacant.