M。deJulienaccepted,andfeelingthathisreligiousbeliefwouldbeinthewayofhisadvancement,whenhechangedhismasterhechangedhisChurch。HewasgiventhecommandofthevalleyofBarcelonnette,whencehemademanyexcursionsagainsttheBarbets;thenhewastransferredtothecommandoftheAvennes,oftheprincipalityofOrange,inordertoguardthepasses,sothattheFrenchProtestantscouldnotpassoverthefrontierforthepurposeofworshippingwiththeirDutchProtestantbrethren;andafterhavingtriedthisforayear,hewenttoVersaillestoreporthimselftotheking。Whilehewasthere,itchancedthattheenvoyfromGevaudanarrived,andthekingbeingsatisfiedwithdeJulien\'sconductsincehehadenteredhisservice,madehimmajor—general,chevalierofthemilitaryorderofSt。Louis;andcommander—in—chiefintheVivaraisandtheCevennes。
M。deJulienfromthefirstfeltthatthesituationwasverygrave,andsawthathispredecessorshadfeltsuchgreatcontemptforthehereticsthattheyhadnotrealisedthedangeroftherevolt。HeimmediatelyproceededtoinspectinpersonthedifferentpointswhereM。deBrogliehadplaceddetachmentsoftheTournonandMarsilyregiments。Itistruethathearrivedbythelightofthirtyburningvillagechurches。
M。deBroglie,M。deBaville,M。deJulien,andCaptainPoulmettogethertoconsultastothebestmeansofputtinganendtothesedisorders。Itwasagreedthattheroyaltroopsshouldbedividedintotwobodies,oneunderthecommandofM。deJulientoadvanceonAlais,whereitwasreportedlargemeetingsoftherebelsweretakingplace,andtheotherunderM。deBrogue,tomarchaboutintheneighbourhoodofNimes。
Consequently,thetwochiefsseparated。M。leComtedeBroglieattheheadofsixty—twodragoonsandsomecompaniesoffoot,andhavingunderhimCaptainPoulandM。deDourville,setoutfromCavayraconthe12thofJanuaryat2a。m。,andhavingsearchedwithoutfindinganythingthevineyardsofNimesandLaGarriguedeMilhau,tooktheroadtothebridgeofLunel。TherehewasinformedthatthosehewasinsearchofhadbeenseenatthechateauofCaudiacthedaybefore;
hethereforeatoncesetoutfortheforestwhichliesaroundit,notdoubtingtofindthefanaticsentrenchedthere;but,contrarytohisexpectations,itwasvacant。HethenpushedontoVauvert,fromVauverttoBeauvoisin,fromBeauvoisintoGenerac,wherehelearnedthatatroopofrebelshadpassedthenightthere,andinthemorninghadleftforAubore。Resolvedtogivethemnorest,M,deBrogliesetoutatonceforthisvillage。