Many of these orders of the day are published in Dauban, ("Paris en 1794"), p.33.

"Let our enemies pile up their property, build houses and palaces, let them have them, what do we care, we republicans, we do not want them! All we need to shelter us is a cabin, and as for wealth, simply the habits, the virtues and the love of our country.
Headquarters, etc."-- P.

43: "Yesterday evening a fire broke out in the Grand Augustins....

Everybody worked at it and it was put out in a very short time.

Under the ancient regime the fire would have lasted for days.