On the demand of a number of petitioning soldiers who went to Aries on the 22d of March, 1792, the department administration passes an act (September, 1793) granting them each forty-five francs indemnity.

There are 1,916 of them, which makes 86,200 francs "assessed on the goods and property of individuals for the authors, abettors, and those guilty of the disturbances occasioned by the party of Chiffonists in the commune of Arles." The municipality of Aries designates fifty-one individuals, who pay the 86,200 livres, plus 2,785 francs exchange, and 300 francs for the cost of sojourn and delays .-- Petition of the ransomed, Nov.21, 1792.] [Footnote 2436: Ib., F7, 3165.

Official report of the Directory on the events which occurred in Aix, April 27, 28, and 29, 1792.] [Footnote 2437: Michelet, "Histoire de la Revolution Francaise," III.56 (according to the narratives of aged peasants) .-- Mercure de France, April 30, 1791 (letter from an inhabitant of the Comtat) .-- All public dues put together (octrois and interest on the debt) did not go beyond 800,000 francs for 126,684 inhabitants.

On the contrary, united with France, it would pay 3,793,000 francs .-- Andre, "Histoire de la Revolution Avignonaise," I.61 .-- The Comtat possessed representative institutions, an armed general assembly, composed of three bishops, the elected representative of the nobility, and thirteen consuls of the leading towns .-- Mercure de France, Oct.

15, 1791 (letter from an inhabitant of the Comtat) .-- There were no bodies of militia in the Comtat; the privileges of nobles were of little account.