Aswehavesaid,theCamisards,accordingastheycamein,weresentofftoGeneva。D\'Aygaliers,whosefatewehaveanticipated,arrivedthereonSeptember23rd,accompaniedbyCavalier\'seldestbrother,Malpach,Roland\'ssecretary,andthirty—sixCamisards。CatinatandCastanetarrivedthereonthe8thOctober,alongwithtwenty—twootherpersons,whileLarose,Laforet,Salomon,Moulieres,Salles,Marion,andFidelereacheditundertheescortoffortydragoonsfromFimarconinthemonthofNovember。
OfallthechiefswhohadturnedLanguedocforfouryearsintoavastarena,onlyRavanelremained,butherefusedeithertosurrenderortoleavethecountry。Onthe8thOctoberthemarechalissuedanorderdeclaringhehadforfeitedallrighttothefavourofanamnesty,andofferingarewardof150Louistowhoeverdeliveredhimupliving,and2400livrestowhoeverbroughtinhisdeadbody,whileanyhamlet,village,ortownwhichgavehimrefugewouldbeburnttothegroundandtheinhabitantsputtothesword。
Therevoltseemedtobeatanendandpeaceestablished。Sothemarechalwasrecalledtocourt,andleftNimesonJanuarythe6th。
BeforehisdeparturehereceivedtheStatesofLanguedoc,whobestowedonhimnotonlythepraisewhichwashisdueforhavingtemperedseveritywithmercy,butalsoapurseof12,000livres,whileasumof8000livreswaspresentedtohiswife。Butallthiswasonlyapreludetothefavoursawaitinghimatcourt。OnthedayhereturnedtoParisthekingdecoratedhimwithalltheroyalordersandcreatedhimaduke。Onthefollowingdayhereceivedhim,andthusaddressedhim:\"Sir,yourpastservicesleadmetoexpectmuchofthoseyouwillrendermeinthefuture。TheaffairsofmykingdomwouldbebetterconductedifIhadseveralVillarsatmydisposal。
Havingonlyone,Imustalwayssendhimwhereheismostneeded。ItwasforthatreasonIsentyoutoLanguedoc。Youhave,whilethere,restoredtranquillitytomysubjects,youmustnowdefendthemagainsttheirenemies;forIshallsendyoutocommandmyarmyontheMoselleinthenextcampaign。\"