shall send you, without delay, the returns I have had drawn up of all particulars worthy of notice.

Whilst the west division of our army was effecting these grand operations, the east division, commanded by General Lapoype, proceeded with Citizen Barras, Representative of the people, to Mount Pharon, and carried the first redoubt. All the others, with Fort Pharon itself, were evacuated by the enemy like those of the west.

We have lost from seventy-five to eighty of our brethren, and the number of wounded is about two hundred and fifty. It is scarcely possible to judge of the loss of the enemy, except from their wounded, who have been taken into our hospitals; but it may be considered certain that with the addition of those killed and taken prisoners, we have this day deprived them of more than twelve thousand combatants.

Thus, Citizen Colleagues, has the counter-revolution of the south terminated. We are indebted for its overthrow to the brave republicans constituting this army, which has, without exception, deserved well of the country, and some individuals of which ought to be distinguished by the national gratitude. I send you the list of them, and beg your gracious acquiescence in my requests; this list will inform you of the names of

those who chiefly signalized themselves in the action; and I confidently hope that the promotions I solicit for

them will be granted.

Salutation and Fraternity,

DUGOMMIER.

LETTER from FOUCHE to COLLOT D'HERBOIS, his colleague and friend, member of the Committee of Public Safety.

Toulon, 28th of Frimaire, year II. of the
Republic, one and indivisible.

AND we also, my friend-we have contributed to the taking of Toulon, by the terror we struck into the cowards who entered the place, exposing to their sight the carcases of thousands of their accomplices.

The war is at an end, if we know how to avail ourselves of this memorable victory. Let us be terrible, that we may not be in danger of becoming weak or cruel; let us destroy, in our wrath, and at one blow, all rebels, conspirators and traitors, to spare ourselves the anguish, the tedious misery of punishing them as kings. Let us execute justice as Nature does; let us avenge ourselves as a people; let us strike like the thunderbolt, and annihilate even the ashes of our foes, that they may not pollute the soil of Liberty.

May the perfidious and ferocious English be attacked in all directions; may the whole Republic form but

one volcano to overwhelm them with its devouring lava; may the infamous Isle which produced these monsters, whom humanity disowns, be ingulfed for ever in the depths of ocean!

Adieu, my friend, tears of joy gush from my eyes and inundate my soul. The courier is departing-I will write again by the ordinary post.

(Signed,)

FOUCHE.

P. S. We have only one way of celebrating the victory; this evening we send two hundred and thirteen rebels to meet death amidst the thunder of our guns. Extraordinary couriers will be instantly despatched to convey the intelligence to the army.

SALICETTI, RICORD, FRERON, ROBESPIERRE, and BARRAS, Representatives of the people, attending the Army acting against Toulon, to their Colleagues, composing the Committee of Public Safety.

Head-quarters, Toulon, 30th of Frimaire, year 11. of the Republic, one and indivisible.

THE army of the Republic, dear Colleagues, entered Toulon on the 29th of Frimaire, at seven in the morning, after five days and five nights of fighting and fatigue. Our troops were burning with ardour to rush to the assault; four thousand scaling-ladders were ready: but the cowardice of our enemies, who had evacuated

the place after having spiked all the guns of the ramparts, rendered scaling unnecessary.

When they heard of the taking of the English redoubt and of all the promontory, and saw, on the other hand, all the heights occupied by General Lapoype's division, terror seized on their minds. They entered this place like traitors, they defended it like cowards, they quitted it like robbers. They blew up the Themistocles, which was used as a prison for the patriots; happily the latter found means to escape whilst she was burning, with the exception of six. They have burnt nine of our ships, and carried off three; fifteen have been saved to the Republic, amongst which is that noble vessel the Sans culotte, of 130 guns. She was approached by some of the enemy's boats even in the port, and whilst we were in Toulon; but two field-pieces on the quay drove them off. Four frigates were already in flames, when the galley-slaves (the worthiest people in Toulon) cut the cables, and extinguished the fire. The rope-factory and the timber-magazine are not damaged; the general magazine was in danger of falling a prey to the flames, but we set five hundred labourers to work, who cut off the communications. We have some frigates left; so that the Republic still possesses a respectable naval force at this place. We found provisions of every description, of which returns are now making out, and will speedily be forwarded to you.

The vengeance of the nation is at work; shooting goes on rapidly; all the officers of marine are already exterminated; the Republic shall be avenged as she ought to be; the manes of slaughtered patriots shall be appeased.

As some soldiers, in the intoxication of victory, were beginning to plunder, we caused it to be proclaimed throughout the town, that the booty of all the rebels was the property of the victorious army; but that all the moveables and effects must be deposited in an extensive place that we appointed, in order to be valued and sold on the spot for the benefit of our brave defenders; besides which, we promised the army a gratuity of one million. This proclamation produced the best effects. Beauvais has been delivered from his dungeon; he is scarcely to be recognised: we have placed him in a comfortable house. He embraced us all tenderly; when he passed through the ranks, the army fired a volley in the air by way of rejoicing. Pierre Bagle's father is also released. One of our batteries has sunk an English frigate.

To-morrow you shall have farther details: you can easily conceive our occupations and fatigues.

Salutation and Fraternity,

(Signed,) SALICETTI, FRERON, RICORD, ROBES

PIERRE, and BARRAS.