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I have raised this band on Jean Martin's estate, sir, and with your permission I propose to call them 'Cathelineau's scouts. It seemed, to my brother and myself, that you sorely need scouts to inform you of the movements of the enemy, the roads by which they are approaching, their force and order. I have therefore raised this little body of lads of my own age.
Those who had come first had found Leigh in command and, by the readiness with which he was obeyed by his own followers, saw at once that he was in authority. As others came up, he showed them Cathelineau's circular.
Our hearts were nearly broken, and our arms were weak; it ended in our retreating to Pirmil, and leaving the town in the hands of the republicans." "How truly spoke that General who said, 'build a bridge of gold for a flying enemy!" said de Lescure. "And is Cathelineau's wound so surely mortal?" asked Henri.
Their own loss had exceeded three hundred, a large proportion of whom were regular soldiers; and the National Guards, and the new levies, were profoundly depressed at the result of the action. "If," they said to themselves, "what must have been but a comparatively small number of peasants have caused this loss, what will it be when we meet Cathelineau's main body?"
The latter had left two of their guns behind them, and a number of carts, laden with ammunition and provisions for the march, fell into the peasants' hands the latter providing them with breakfast before they started, early next morning, rejoining Cathelineau's force two hours later.
We got them; and carried them, as you told us, to Brenon's; and helped him to bury them in his shed. We also got, as you ordered, a couple of yards of fuse." "Bravo, Medart! everything seems going well for us." The news of Cathelineau's advance was confirmed, on the following day, by the return of the lads who had been sent to fetch assistance.
"We will do anything," Andre exclaimed; while Pierre said, "We will be cut to pieces for you, captain." Leigh gave a hand to each. "I am sure of it," he said. "And the band?" "Every one of those we had at first we could answer for," Andre replied. "And I believe that the others can be trusted, too. They all esteem it a high honour to have been received into the band of Cathelineau's scouts.
You told us, when you marched away from Saumur, that Monsieur de la Rochejaquelein had approved of your taking us, and therefore we shall feel that we are still doing our duty to the cause. You have been kind, good, and thoughtful while we have been with you. All those of our own age in the army envied us who were of Cathelineau's scouts, and regarded our position as a great honour.
Cathelineau's men also made their way through the camp, and there Cathelineau and Larochejaquelin met each other. "Well done, my friend; well done," said Henri, seizing the postillion by the hand, "this is a glorious meeting; the blues are beaten; we have only now to drive them into the river."
The movement was accelerated by an outburst of shouts from the other side of the town, where Cathelineau's force poured in, burning to avenge their former losses; and as they fell upon the enemy, Bonchamp led out the defenders of the church, by a side door, and joined in the fray. Berruyer saw that all was lost.
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