\"IfanyjourneycouldgiveacorrectideaofthepreparationsforcivilwarandtheconfusionwhichalreadyprevailedintheSouth,I
shouldthinkthatwithoutcontradictionitwouldbethatwhichwetookthatday。AlongthefourleagueswhichliebetweenBeaucaireandNimeswerepostedatfrequentintervalsdetachmentsoftroopsdisplayingalternatelythewhiteandthetricolouredcockade。EveryvillageuponourrouteexceptthosejustoutsideofNimeshaddefinitelyjoinedeitheronepartyortheother,andthesoldiers,whowerestationedatequaldistancesalongtheroad,werenowRoyalistandnowBonapartist。BeforeleavingBeaucairewehadallprovidedourselves,takingexamplebythemenwehadseenatOrgon,withtwocockades,onewhite,andonetricoloured,andbypeepingoutfromcarriagewindowswewereabletoseewhichwaswornbythetroopswewereapproachingintimetoattachasimilaronetoourhatsbeforewegotuptothem,whilstwehidtheotherinourshoes;
thenaswewerepassingwestuckourheads,decoratedaccordingtocircumstances,outofthewindows,andshoutedvigorously,\'Longlivetheking！\'or\'Longlivetheemperor！\'asthecasedemanded。Thankstothisconcessiontopoliticalopinionsonthehighway,andinnolessdegreetothemoneywhichwegavebywayoftipstoeverybodyeverywhere,wearrivedatlengthatthebarriersofNimes,wherewecameupwiththeNationalGuardswhohadbeenrepulsedbythetownspeopleofBeaucaire。
\"Thisiswhathadtakenplacejustbeforewearrivedinthecity:
\"TheNationalGuardofNimesandthetroopsofwhichthegarrisonwascomposedhadresolvedtouniteingivingabanquetonSunday,the28thofJune,tocelebratethesuccessoftheFrencharmy。ThenewsofthebattleofWaterlootravelledmuchmorequicklytoMarseillesthantoNimes,sothebanquettookplacewithoutinterruption。A