For among the proscribed Girondins are certain of a more desperate humour.  Some, as Vergniaud, Valaze, Gensonne, ’arrested in their own houses’ will await with stoical resignation what the issue may be.  Some, as Brissot, Rabaut, will take to flight, to concealment; which, as the Paris Barriers are opened again in a day or two, is not yet difficult.  But others there are who will rush, with Buzot, to Calvados; or far over France, to Lyons, Toulon, Nantes and elsewhither, and then rendezvous at Caen:  to awaken as with war-trumpet the respectable Departments; and strike down an anarchic Mountain Faction; at least not yield without a stroke at it.  Of this latter temper we count some score or more, of the Arrested, and of the Not-yet-arrested; a Buzot, a Barbaroux, Louvet, Guadet, Petion, who have escaped from Arrestment in their own homes; a Salles, a Pythagorean Valady, a Duchatel, the Duchatel that came in blanket and nightcap to vote for the life of Louis, who have escaped from danger and likelihood of Arrestment.  These, to the number at one time of Twenty-seven, do accordingly lodge here, at the ’Intendance, or Departmental Mansion,’ of the Town of Caen; welcomed by Persons in Authority; welcomed and defrayed, having no money of their own.  And the Bulletin de Caen comes forth, with the most animating paragraphs:  How the Bourdeaux Department, the Lyons Department, this Department after the other is declaring itself; sixty, or say sixty-nine, or seventy-two (Meillan, p. 72, 73; Louvet, p. 129.) respectable Departments either declaring, or ready to declare.  Nay Marseilles, it seems, will march on Paris by itself, if need be.  So has Marseilles Town said, That she will march.  But on the other hand, that Montelimart Town has said, No thoroughfare; and means even to ‘bury herself’ under her own stone and mortar first—­of this be no mention in Bulletin of Caen.

Such animating paragraphs we read in this Newspaper; and fervours, and eloquent sarcasm:  tirades against the Mountain, frame pen of Deputy Salles; which resemble, say friends, Pascal’s Provincials.  What is more to the purpose, these Girondins have got a General in chief, one Wimpfen, formerly under Dumouriez; also a secondary questionable General Puisaye, and others; and are doing their best to raise a force for war.  National Volunteers, whosoever is of right heart:  gather in, ye National Volunteers, friends of Liberty; from our Calvados Townships, from the Eure, from Brittany, from far and near; forward to Paris, and extinguish Anarchy!  Thus at Caen, in the early July days, there is a drumming and parading, a perorating and consulting:  Staff and Army; Council; Club of Carabots, Anti-jacobin friends of Freedom, to denounce atrocious Marat.  With all which, and the editing of Bulletins, a National Representative has his hands full.