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wards met with from the Duke de la 
Foens. On the death of Peter ILI. 
the enemies of M. C. having lost 
their ascendant, he returned into 
Portugal, and there resumed the 
course of his scientific and literary 
occupations. 
An unlooked-for event, from a sort 
of rage or fatality connected with the 
French revolution in its origin, here 
interrupted the labours of M. Correa. 
His friend Broussonet, pursued by the 
faction of terrorists in France, escaped 
their vengeance by taking refuge in the 
Peninsula. The Duke de la Foens 
kept him concealed in the library of 
the Academy of Lisbon, for some time; 
but, being discovered by some of the 
French emigrants, he was denounced, 
by them, to the Inquisition, as a chief 
of Propaganda, and a Freemason, M. 
Correa, conceiving himself implicated 
in this denunciation, in concert with 
Broussonet, fled to England, where 
Sir Joseph Banks received and muni- 
ficently entertained him. 
Being introduced by Sir J. B. then 
president, to the Royal Society, M. 
Correa became a member of that body; 
and published, in its Transactions, a 
number of interesting dissertations on 
different subjects of ‘natural history. 
In 1787, the Count de Linhares (then 
minister of the Portuguese marine) 
procured him the appointment of 
Counsellor of Legation at London. 
- About the beginning of 1802, on 
signing the peace of Amiens, M. 
Correa quitted England and his diplo- 
matic functions, and withdrew to 
France. There he became.a corre- 
sponding member of the Institute, and 
a resident in Paris for eleven years, 
dividing his time between the society 
of his friends, his studies, and his pro- 
menades ; which last often terminated 
in the libraries, and in the Garden of 
Plants. 
~ Jn‘1813 Mr. C. undertook a voyage 
to the United States of America, to 
renew, with greater ardour, his botani- 
cal researches. His love of genuine 
freedom, and independence, induced 
him to make choice of this as his 
adopted country. In 1816, the Portu- 
guese government named him their 
Minister Plenipotentiary to the Con- 
gress, so that he may now satisfy his 
wishes for botanical observations and 
discoveries ; and, united with this, may 
also reasonably be expected to serve 
his country in an eminent degree. 
Spanish and Portuguese Biography. 
[Aug. 1, 
COUNT CONGUISTA, a COMMODORE in the 
SPANISH MARINE. 
Count Conguista was made gover- 
nor of the Philippine islands in 1776. 
He was not without celebrity in his 
day, which was most fully displayed 
by the agreeable manner in which he 
exercised his power in his functions of 
governor. He was one of those whose 
agency in the conduct and direction 
of public affairs,is uniformly honoura- 
ble, ever exerted in the cause of hu- 
manity. All his transactions as a 
chief magistrate, and private gentle- 
man, merited and secured general 
esteem. He generously patronized 
every object and performance tending 
to real utility, in the business of agri- 
culture ; the progress of manufactures 
was also materially accelerated, and 
he superintended the different public 
establishments with a success commen- 
surate to the care, indefatigable zeal, 
and abilities, which he evinced. From 
his situation in life, he had frequent 
opportunities of doing good, and of 
rendering his laudable qualities con- 
spicuous. 
In the American war an English 
squadron appeared off the ports of 
Cavite and Manilla, when the count 
maintained the honour of a naval sol- 
dier by guarding the maritime and 
military means and_ situations, so 
effectually, that no atiempts were 
made, and the whole plan and scheme 
of invading the Manillas dropped. In 
his profession of arms, he was success- 
ful in adding the Batana islands to his 
government. 
Count Conguista was at Manilla 
when La Peyrouse touched there. 
The governor received him with ami- 
cable cordiality, and suggested a 
variety of ingenious hints and reflec- 
tions in relation to the subject of his 
voyage. The Spaniards have just 
reason to be prond of this excellent 
governor, duly to appreciate whose 
merits asa noble, disinterested charac- 
ter, and true patriot, thinking justly, 
and acting uprightly, our biography, 
though impartial, is rather too concise. 
The Count de Conguista died at 
Malaga, nearly in his 80th year, in 
1805, 
DIAS COMES. 
Dias Comes Francis, the compatriot 
and rival of Camoens, was celebrated, 
and held a high rank, as an author and 
poet. He was born in the capital of 
Portugal; 
