The marechal consented to wait till Saturday morning, but as soon as Saturday arrived he gave orders to attack the Camisards, and the next day led a considerable body of troops to Carnoulet, intending to take the Huguenots by surprise, as word had been brought that they were all gathered there.

They, however, received intelligence of his plan, and evacuated the village during the night.
The village had to pay dearly for its sin of hospitality; it was pillaged and burnt down: the miquelets even murdered two women whom they found there, and d'Aygaliers failed to obtain any satisfaction for this crime.
In this manner M, de Villars kept the fatal promise he had given, and internecine war raged once more.
Furious at having missed the Camisards, de Menon having heard from his scouts that Roland was to sleep next night at the chateau de Prade, went to M.de Villars and asked leave to conduct an expedition against the chief.

He was almost sure of taking Roland by surprise, having procured a guide whose knowledge of the country was minute.

The marechal gave him carte blanche.

In the evening Menon set out with two hundred grenadiers.
He had already put three-quarters of the way behind him without being discovered, when an Englishman met them by chance.