While he was there, it chanced that the envoy from Gevaudan arrived, and the king being satisfied with de Julien's conduct since he had entered his service, made him major-general, chevalier of the military order of St.Louis; and commander-in-chief in the Vivarais and the Cevennes.
M.de Julien from the first felt that the situation was very grave, and saw that his predecessors had felt such great contempt for the heretics that they had not realised the danger of the revolt.

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.