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them Popincourt and the Gobelins. These heard addresses, passed 

 decrees and exchanged fraternal deputations with each other. They 

 also sent letters to the commandants urging them to march with 

 the people. ^^ Plainly, there was activity and communication all 

 night long among leaders, officers, clubs and sections in the fau- 

 bourgs. 



Of Petion's whereabouts or activities from the close of the 

 meeting of the directory till nine o'clock that evening we have no 

 record. We have seen that he called the chiefs of the faubourgs 

 to him at nine o'clock in the evening.*^* At this meeting there 

 were four administrators of police present, Panis, Sergent, Vig- 

 ner and Perron, and four or more commandants of battalions of 

 the faubourgs, Santerre of Enfants-Trouvees, Alexandre of 

 Saint-Marcel, Saint-Prix of Val-de-Grace, Savin, second in com- 

 mand of Saint-^Iarguerite, and possibly Bonneau, chief of the 

 same battalion.®^ Toward ten o'clock the commandants arrived, 

 Alexandre appearing first and Saint-Prix last.®^ 



et Savin " ; " Rapport fait au conseil du departement par MM. Gamier, 

 Leveillard et Demantort." 



^ " Proces-verbal de la seance du 19 juin de la section des Quinze- 

 Vingts " in Journal des debats et dccrets, No. 273, p. 359-60; "Rapport 

 d'Alexandre," Ternaux, I, 407 ; " Rapport de ce qui s'est passe dans le bat- 

 aillon du Val-de-Grace," No. 4, des Pieces justificatives. 



®* The letter of convocation sent to Saint-Prix is found in Proclamation 

 du roi et recueil de pieces, XXX\^, No. i of Pieces justificatives added to 

 Saint-Prix's report. 



" " Rapport de ce qui s'est passe dans le bataillon du Val-de-Grace " ; 

 " Rapport d'Alexandre," Ternaux I, 407 ; " Rapport et conclusion de le 

 procureur-general-syndic du departement"' in Proclamation du roi et 

 recueil de pieces, 15 ; " Conduite tenue par M. le maire." Bonneau is not 

 mentioned by name as attending this meeting. Petion says he summoned 

 the commandants and mentions Santerre and Alexandre and the " other 

 commandants." Roederer speaks as if all were present. Alexandre names 

 Santerre and " other commandants " whom he did not know. Saint- 

 Prix names Alexandre, Santerre and Savin. Since Bonneau was chief 

 and Savin second in command we infer that Bonneau was one of the 

 " other commandants." 



** Alexandre says he saw Santerre and others arrive. Saint-Prix says 

 he found, when he arrived, Santerre, Alexandre and Savin. 



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