Departure from Douai—The prisoners revolt in the forest of Compeigne—Residence at the Bicêtre—Prison customs—The madhouse

The departure of the chain—Captain Viez and his lieutenant Thierry—The complaint of the galley-slaves—The visit from Paris—Humanity of the galley-serjeants—They encourage plundering—The loaf converted into a portmanteau—Useless attempt to escape—The Bagne at Brest—The benedictions

Of the colonization of the convicts

The pursuit after the galley slave—The village mayor—The voice of blood—The hospital—Sister Françoise—Faublas the second—The mother of robbers

The market-place at Cholet—Arrival at Paris—History of captain Villedieu

Journey to Arras—Father Lambert—Vidocq a schoolmaster—Departure for Holland—The "sellers of souls"—The mutiny—The corsair—Catastrophe