▁and ▁execution ▁ ▁As ▁the ▁French ▁Revolution ▁gained ▁momentum , ▁attacks ▁mounted ▁on ▁the ▁deeply ▁un pop ular ▁F erme ▁générale , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁eventually ▁abol ished ▁in ▁March ▁ 1 7 9 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 7 9 2 ▁Lav ois ier ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁res ign ▁from ▁his ▁post ▁on ▁the ▁Gun pow der ▁Commission ▁and ▁to ▁move ▁from ▁his ▁house ▁and ▁labor atory ▁at ▁the ▁Royal ▁Ar sen al . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁August ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁all ▁the ▁learned ▁soci eties , ▁including ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences , ▁were ▁suppress ed ▁at ▁the ▁request ▁of ▁Abb é ▁Gr é go ire . ▁ ▁On ▁ 2 4 ▁November ▁ 1 7 9 3 , ▁the ▁arrest ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁former ▁tax ▁far mers ▁was ▁ordered . ▁Lav ois ier ▁and ▁the ▁other ▁Farm ers ▁General ▁faced ▁nine ▁accus ations ▁of ▁def ra ud ing ▁the ▁state ▁of ▁money ▁ow ed ▁to ▁it , ▁and ▁of ▁adding ▁water ▁to ▁to b acco ▁before ▁s elling ▁it . ▁Lav ois ier ▁draft ed ▁their ▁defence , ▁ref uting ▁the ▁financial ▁accus ations , ▁rem inding ▁the ▁court ▁of ▁how ▁they ▁had ▁maintained ▁a ▁consist ently ▁high ▁quality ▁of ▁to b acco . ▁The ▁court ▁was ▁however ▁incl ined ▁to ▁believe ▁that ▁by ▁condem ning ▁them ▁and ▁se izing ▁their ▁goods , ▁it ▁would ▁recover ▁huge ▁sums ▁for ▁the ▁state . ▁Lav ois ier ▁was ▁conv icted ▁and ▁gu ill ot ined ▁on ▁ 8 ▁May ▁