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who was considered the best informed man in Paris, and 
frequented as, such by men of letters. M.de Chabert left one 
daughter, madame Roland, who, in concert with her mo- 
ther and her husband, afforded the greatest comfort to this 
excellent man. M. Roland, who has been already distin= 
guished by his travels in Egypt, is at present attached to the 
army of Naples, and his extensive knowledge will enable him” 
to profit by his interesting travels. 
No person is better qualified to speak of M. de Chabert 
than myself, who have known him since the year 1750, and 
have lived with him: his benevolence and his mildness were 
universally admired by his inferiors. He once found a new- 
born infant upon a desert, nearly dying, whom he reared 
and educated. She became an interesting girl, but died too 
young to enjoy the full extent of bis bounty. M. de Chabert 
was one of the first among the officers of the navy to show 
an example of zeal and learning: he was also one of the 
first who made use of his dignity to promote the good of the 
service itself; and lis memory will be preserved among those 
who have rendered service to all nations, since the navy is 
one of the sources of their prosperity, as it is one of the 
means of improving the human species. M. de Missiessi, 
known by his campaign in America in 1804, and by his 
. work on the stowage of vessels in 1789, was the son of a 
first cousin of his; and the name of this worthy successor 
of his fame was in the expiring lips of his illustrious parent. 
On the gth of September we lost M. Dulague, born at 
Dieppe on the 26th of December 1729, an able professor of 
navigation at Rouen, to whom we are indebted for several 
works and observations. The Academy of Rouen will pub- 
lish his eulogium. 
M. Lesage, who died at Geneva, was occupied with ce- 
lestial philosophy. His Newtonian Lucretius, upon the 
cause of universal gravitation, is a curious work, which T 
have quoted in my Astronomy, art. 3530. 
Victor Comeiras, who died in thé month of October, 
published Bailly’s History of Antient and Modern Astro- 
nomy, in two yols. 8vo, and thereby brought that work 
within 
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