Santerre and Adolphe Denot left the main army at Thouars, and made their way to Argenton with about four thousand men. From thence, Durbelli猫re was distant about four leagues; and Santerre lost no time in making his preparations for destroying that ch芒teau, as Westerman was at the same moment doing at Clisson. Generally speaking, the people of the towns, even in La Vend茅e sided with the republicans; but the people of Argenton were............