Also hardly had M.de Julien set his hand to the work than he received information from M.de Montrevel, who had heard the news through a letter from Flechier, that while the royal troops were busy in the mountains the Camisards had come down into the plain, swarmed over La Camargue, and had been seen in the neighbourhood of Saint-Gilles.

At the same time word was sent him that two ships had been seen in the offing, from Cette, and that it was more than probable that they contained troops, that England and Holland were sending to help the Camisards.
M.de Montrevel; leaving the further conduct of the expedition to MM.

de Julien and de Canillac, hastened to Cette with eight hundred men and ten guns.

The ships were still in sight, and were really, as had been surmised, two vessels which had been detached from the combined fleets of England and Holland by Admiral Schowel, and were the bearers of money, arms, and ammunition to the Huguenots.

They continued to cruise about and signal, but as the rebels were forced by the presence of M.
de Montrevel to keep away from the coast, and could therefore make no answer, they put off at length into the open, and rejoined the fleet.