Froment fired his pistol, but missed.

As he fell the captain drew his sword, but it was torn from his hands, and he received a cut from Froment's sword.

Upon this the captain made a great effort, and getting one of his arms free, drew a pistol from his pocket, drove back his assassins, fired at Froment, and missed him.

One of the men by his side was wounded and disarmed.
A patrol of the regiment of Guienne, attached to which was M.Boudon, a dragoon officer, was passing the Calquieres.

M.Boudon was attacked by a band of red-tufts and his casque and his musket carried off.