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Massacres Of The South (1551-1815) I

CHAPTER VII
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The present treaty will be kept secret until His Royal Highness have quitted the limits of the empire.
"Executed in duplicate and agreed upon between the above-mentioned plenipotentiaries the 8th day of April in the year 1815, with the approval of the general commanding-in-chief, and signed, "At the headquarters at Pont-Saint-Esprit on the day and year above written.
"(Signed) LEFEVRE Adjutant and Chief of Staff of the First Corps of the Imperial Army of the South.
"(Signed) BARON DE DAMAS Field-Marshal and Under-Chief of Staff.
"The present convention is approved of by the General of Division Commanding-in-Chief the Imperial Army of the South.
"(Signed) GILLY." After some discussion between General Gilly and General Grouchy, the capitulation was carried into effect.

On the 16th April, at eight o'clock in the morning, the Duc d'Angouleme arrived at Cette, and went on board the Swedish vessel Scandinavia, which, taking advantage of a favourable wind, set sail the same day.
Early in the morning of the 9th an officer of high rank had been sent to La Palud to issue safe-conducts to the troops, who according to Article I of the capitulation were to return home "after laying down their arms." But during the preceding day and night some of the royal volunteers had evaded this article by withdrawing with their arms and baggage.

As this infraction of the terms led to serious consequences, we propose, in order to establish the fact, to cite the depositions of three royal volunteers who afterwards gave evidence.
"On leaving the army of the Duc d'Angouleme after the capitulation," says Jean Saunier, "I went with my officers and my corps to Saint-Jean-des-Anels.

From there we marched towards Uzes.


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