"The emperor censured M. Fouché for not having exercised stricter watchfulness. He exiled women， caused distinguished persons to be warned， and insinuated that， to avoid the consequences of his anger， steps must be taken to show that his power was recognized in atonement for the faults committed. In consequence of these hints many thought themselves obliged to be presented." - Ibid.， II.， 170， 212， 303. - Duc de Rovigo， "Mémoires，" IV.， 311 and 393. "Appointed minister of police， said he， I inspired everybody with fear： each packed up his things； nothing was talked about but exiles， imprisonment and worse still." - He took advantage of all this to recommend "everybody on his list who was inscribed as an enemy of the government" to be presented at court， and all， in fact， except stubborn "grandmothers" were presented. (Note that the Duc de Rovigo and the general Savary mentioned many times by Taine is one and the same person. Savary was the general who organized the infamous kidnapping and execution of the Duc d'Enghien. He was later made minister of police (1810-1814) and elevated Duke of Rovigo by Napoleon. SR.)[43] Madame de Sta？l， "Considérations sur la révolution fran？aise" and "Dix ans d'exil." Exile of Madame de Balbi， of Madame de Chevreuse， of Madame de Duras， of Madame d'Aveaux， of Madame de Sta？l， of Madame de Récamier， etc. - Duc de Rovigo， Ibid.， IV.， 389： "The first exiles dated from 1805； I think there were fourteen."[44] Roederer， III.， 472. (Report on the Sénatorerie of Caen， 1803.)The nobles "have no social relations either with citizens or with the public functionaries， except with the prefect of Caen and the general in command. . . . Their association with the prefect intimates their belief that they might need him. All pay their respects to the general of division； his mantelpiece is strewed with visiting-cards."[45] Madame de la Rochejaquelein， "Mémoires，" 423： "We lived exposed to a tyranny which left us neither calm nor contentment. At one time a spy was placed amongst our servants， at another some of our relations would be exiled far from their homes， accused of exercising a charity which secured them too much affection from their neighbors. Sometimes， my husband would be obliged to go to Paris to explain his conduct.
Again， a hunting-party would be represented as a meeting of Vendéans.
Occasionally， we were blamed for going into Poitou because our influence was regarded as too dangerous； again， we were reproached for not living there and not exercising our influence in behalf of the conscription." - Her brother-in-law， Auguste de la Rochejaquelein， invited to take service in the army comes to Paris to present his objections. He is arrested， and at the end of two months "the minister signifies to him that he must remain a prisoner so long as he refuses to be a second-lieutenant."[46] Sénatus-consulte of April 26， 1802： "Considering that this measure is merely one of pardon to the large number who are always more led astray than criminal . . . the amnestied will remain for ten years under a special government surveillance." It may oblige each one "to leave his usual residence and go to a distance of twenty leagues， and even farther if circumstances demand it."[47] Thiers， X.， 41. (Letter to Fouché， Dec.31， 1808， not inserted in the correspondence.) - "The Modern Régime，" book I.， ch.II.
[48] Rocquain， "état de la France au 18 brumaire，" pp.33， 189， 190.
(Reports of Fran？ais de Nantes and of Fourcroy.) - "Statistique elementaire de la France，" by Peuchet (according to a statement published by the minister of the interior， year IX)， p. 260. -"Statistiques des préfets，" Aube， by Aubray， p.23； Aisne， by Dauchet， p.87； Lot-et-Garonne， by Pieyre， p. 45： "It is during the Revolution that the number of foundlings increased to this extraordinary extent by the too easy admission in the asylums of girls who had become mothers， along with their infants； through the passing sojourn of soldiers in their houses； through the subversion of every principle of religion and morality." - Gers， by Balguerie： "Many defenders of the country became fathers before their departure. . . . The soldiers， on their return， maintained the habits of their conquests. . . . Many of the girls， besides， for lack of a husband took a lover."- Moselle， by Coichen， p.91： "Morals are more lax. In 1789， at Metz， there are 524illegitimate births； in the year IX， 646； in 1789， 70 prostitutes； in the year IX， 260. There is the same increase of kept women." -Peuchet， " Essai d'une statistique générale de la France，" year IX， p.28. "The number of illegitimate births， from one forty-seventh in 1780， increased to nearly one eleventh of the total births， according to the comparative estimates of M. Necker and M. Mourgue."[49] Rocquam， ibid.， p. 93. (Report of Barbé-Marbois.)[50] "The Revolution，" III.， p.416 (note)， P.471 (note). (Laff. II.
pp. 307-308， p 348.)
[51] "Statistiques des préfets，" Deux-Sèvres， by Dupin， p. 174：
"Venereal diseases which thanks to good habits. were still unknown in the country in 1789， are now spread throughout the Bocage and in all places where the troops have sojourned." - "Dr. Delahay， at Parthenay observes that the number of maniacs increased fright fully in the Reign of Terror." (It should be remembered that the terminal stage of untreated syphilis is madness and death. SR.)[52] Decrees of March 19， 1793， and Messidor 23， year II. - Decrees of Brumaire 2， year IV， and Vendémiaire 16 year V.
