He sent a detachment of twenty men with orders to arrest the murderers and bring them before him.

The following are the details of the crime: The daughter of Baron Meyrargues, who was not long married to a gentleman named M.de Miraman, had set out on the 29th November for Ambroix to join her husband, who was waiting for her there.

She was encouraged to do this by her coachman, who had often met with Camisards in the neighbourhood, and although a Catholic, had never received any harm from them.

She occupied her own carriage, and was accompanied by a maid, a nurse, a footman, and the coachman who had persuaded her to undertake the journey.

Two-thirds of the way already lay safely behind them, when between Lussan and Vaudras she was stopped by four, men, who made her get out of her carriage and accompany them into the neighbouring forest.