Most of Piedmont, as I wrote, has risen
against the French robbers, as they call us. Will you be surprised
when I tell you that, since the pretended revolution of this country,
three or four months ago, we have devoured ten millions of coin,
fifteen millions of paper money, with the diamonds, furniture, etc.,
of the Crown? The people judge us according to our actions and regard
us with horror and execrations."
[123] Mallet-Dupan, Ibid., number for January, 1799. (List according
to articles, with details, figures and dates.) - Ibid., No. for May
25, 1799: details of the sack of Rome according to the "Journal" of M.
Duppa, an eye witness. - Ibid., Nos. for February 10 and 25, 1799:
details of spoliation in Switzerland, Lombardy, Lucca and Piedmont. -
The following figures show the robberies committed by individuals: In
Switzerland, "the Directorial commissary, Rapinat, the major-general,
Schawembourg and the ordinance commissary, Rouhi?re, each carried away
a million tournois." "Rouhi?re, besides this, levied 20 per cent. on
each contract he issued, which was worth to him 350,000 livres. His
first secretary Toussaint, stole in Berne alone, 150,000 livres.
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