On seeing them appear, Cavalier forgot Catinat, and rode straight towards them.

As soon as they caught sight of him they halted, and Ravanel advanced before them ready for every danger.
"Brethren," he cried, "the traitor has come once more to tempt us.
Begone, Judas! You have no business here." "But I have," exclaimed Cavalier.

"I have to punish a scoundrel called Ravanel, if he has courage to follow me." "Come on, then," cried Ravanel, darting down a small side-street, "and let us have done with it." The Camisards made a motion as if to follow them, but Ravanel turning towards them ordered them to remain where they were.
They obeyed, and thus Cavalier could see that, insubordinate as they had been towards him, they were ready to obey another.
Just at the moment as he turned into the narrow street where the dispute was to be settled once for all, Moses and Guy came up, and seizing the bridle of his horse stopped him, while the Camisards who were on the side of Cavalier surrounded Ravanel and forced him to return to his soldiers.
The troops struck up a psalm, and resumed their march, while Cavalier was held back by force.
At last, however, the young Cevenol succeeded in breaking away from those who surrounded him, and as the street by which the Camisards had retired was blocked, he dashed down another.

The two prophets suspecting his intention, hurried after the troops by the most direct route, and got up with them, just as Cavalier, who had made the circuit of the town, came galloping across the plain to intercept their passage.

The troops halted, and Ravanel gave orders to fire.