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foundthatthreeofthefranctireurswereonlyalongtotheentrancetothevillage;and
hadhungthehereuponsotrees,bytheroadsidehaditnotbeenforjorteesassurance,thattheirradesshouldbeavenged,thefranctireursoncehavekilledtheirprisoners
intheeveningthenedup,theprisonersrangedinline,andtakenbylot;andthese,htheofficertakenarchedoff,under
aguardofthirtynneitheroftheboysfordpartoftheesrt,nserelieftotheor,althoughtheywere
asindignantastherest,attherderoftheirradesbytheges;andquiteagreedinthejusticeofreprisal,still,theylyrelievedheyfoundthattheyhave
tobepresentattheexecution
tperetued,htheesrttheofficer,
andelevenofhisn,hadbeenhungontreesbytheroadside,atadistanile,only,frohevillage;thetan
hadbeenreleased,asbearerofanotefroajorteetothegendingoffiurder
ofthethreeans;and
that,infuture,hewouldalwayshangfourprisonersforeveryoneofhisnightberdered,ntrarytotherulesofwarthisaed,therpsretreatedto
jointhearofthevosges,undergeneralcarielsthenewsofthedestru;
andarching,theyreachedthe
villageedtheheadquartersofthegeneral,theywerereceivedobileshrongedits
littlestreetsitofthequestiontofindquarters;andthejorthereforeorderedthentobivouacintheopen,whilehereportedhielftogeneralcariels
thendantofthefranctireursogeneral
eservedforsoyearsunderhis
nd;andheostlyreceivedbytheveteran,oneofthebravestandstpopularofthefrenchgeneralsasgeneralofthedistripesreports;andwas
thereforeacquaintedhtheactionsoftherps
”ah,jor”hesaid,afterthefirstgreetings,”ifihadonlyafeen,anitedhthespiritandurageofyour
felloansthroughthevosgesasitisi
shall,ofurse,dobest;butyof
plohingoftheirduty,against
troopsliketheges
”asforfranctireurs,theyareinnycaseshan
uselesstheyhavenodiseh
thepeasantrytheyarealplainingthe,
together,havenotdoneasallband
theyshootdoinverysllparties;
buthavenonotion,ever,ofrealfighting
”holyyouawillappearin
thegazette,torroustaskyoutoextendthe
sphereofyourdutieserribly;andiwill
brigadefourorfiveoftheserpsoffranctireursunderyourorders,soastokeupaforenyouwillhave
fullauthorityoverthetoenforaychoose
iakeabodytoactasanadvancedguardof
skirsherstoarofbilesihaveaferoops,buti
asanucleusfortheforce
”doyousay”
”personally,general,ishouldgreatlypreferreiningyownlittlerps,uponeverynoficanrelyatthesati,ishouldnotonttoopposeownlikings,or
dislikings,tothegeneralgoodoftheservicenyoftheserpsoffranaterialsand,ifwell
ledanddisciplined,y
best”
”thankyou,teeisthereanythingelseicandoforyou””ishouldliketoseeastepgiventothethreeofficersservingunder,”thejorsaid”theyhaveallservedintheregularar,andallhaveequallyheirduty”
”itshallbedone;andtshallbepostedtootherrps,ndofyourohegeneralsaid”doyou
ssionsforanyofthen”
jorteenadthreeofthen,andthenadded:
”theteersoftherpsostdistinguished
theelvesihavenotntioned,general,becausetheyaretooyoungtoplaeti,
theirservientionedthein
thedispatnseserviceby
goingdoidstofthegesinfact,at
saveetheysavedtherpsfroestructiontheyaretwoyoungenglishlads,nadbarclay”
”ireerdistinctly,”generalcarielssaid”theyspeakfrenchfluently,isuppose,asan”
”bothlanguageslikenatives,”thejoranswered”andcantheyride”
”yes,adrably,”jorteesaid”iknebeforethewar,andtheyareexen”
”thentheyaretheveryfelloe,”generalcarielssaid”issionsintheprovisionalar,atonce;and
puttheponoe
”you,ihope”
”ishallbeextrelysorrytodoso,general;butfortheirownsakes,andforthegoodoftheservice,ioursedoso””thanks,lonelishallputthefranctireursofdijoningeneralorders,torroedgoodservicetotheuntry;
andpleasetothanktheinna,fortheirservices””thankyouverych,generaliterepleasurethaneventhestepthatyouhavebeenkindenoughtogivetoself””goodevening,lonelusthavealongchattogether,oneofthesedays
”theystaffesoftherpstobe
plaatteroing,and
ihavepickedoutthebestofthosehereordershavebeensentfortheoasseleatraoulavillage,alefroereintheing;hanotificationthattheyareplacedunderyournd
”goodbye”
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uponlonelteesrejoiningthenwhowerealreadybusypreparingtheirsuppersheorderedtheasselytobesoundedand,edup,heforllythankedtheinthenaof
thegeneral,fortheservicethattheyhadrendered;addingthattheyhefollowingday
thenrepliedhacheerof”vivelafrance”
theidertheninform
