Highness
have quitted the limits of the empire.

"Executed in duplicate and agreed upon between the above-mentioned
plenipotentiaries the 8th day of April in the year 1815, with the
approval of the general commanding-in-chief, and signed,

"At the headquarters at Pont-Saint-Esprit on the day and year above
written.

"(Signed) LEFEVRE Adjutant and Chief of Staff of the First Corps of the
Imperial Army of the South

"(Signed) BARON DE DAMAS Field-Marshal and Under-Chief of Staff

"The present convention is approved of by the General of Division
Commanding-in-Chief the Imperial Army of the South.

"(Signed) GILLY"

After some discussion between General Gilly and General Grouchy, the
capitulation was carried into effect. On the 16th April, at eight
o'clock in the morning, the Duc d'Angouleme arrived at Cette, and went on
board the Swedish vessel Scandinavia, which, taking advantage of a
favourable wind, set sail the same day.

Early in the morning of the 9th an officer of high rank had been sent to
La Palud to issue safe-conducts to the troops, who according to Article I
of the capitulation were to return home "after laying down their arms."
But during the preceding day and night some of the royal volunteers had
evaded this article by withdrawing with their arms and baggage. As this
infraction of the terms led to serious consequences, we propose, in order
to establish the fact, to cite the depositions of three royal volunteers
who afterwards gave evidence.

"On leaving the army of the Duc d'Angouleme after the capitulation," says
Jean Saunier, "I went with my officers and my corps to
Saint-Jean-des-Anels. From there we marched towards Uzes. In the middle
of a forest, near a village, the name of which I have forgotten, our
General M. de Vogue told us that we were all to return to our own homes.
We asked him where we should deposit the flag. Just then Commandant Magne
detached it from the staff and put it in his pocket. We then asked the
general where we should deposit our arms; he replied, that we had better
keep them, as we should probably find use for them before long, and also
to take our ammunition with us, to ensure our safety on the road.

"From that time on we all did what we thought best: sixty-four of us
remained together, and took a guide to enable us to avoid Uzes."

Nicholas Marie, labourer, deposed as follows:

"On leaving the army of the Duc d'Angouleme after the capitulation, I
went with m