312 Travels in Greece, 
“i pictures, I could have painted one as large as life, as eafily 
as either of thofe I have fubmitted to the Society’s in- 
{pection. 
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XIV. Some Account of the Travels of the two French Natu- 
ralifis BRUGUIERE and OLIVIER, From La Decade 
Philofophique, No. VII. 1798. 
In the year 1793, during the miniftry of Roland, Citizens 
Bruguiere and Olivier, the firft known by a work upon fhells 
and refearches refpecting microfcopic animals, and the fe- 
cond by a hiftory of infeéts, were fent at the expence of 
governnient to the eaftern parts of Afia. They were to tra- 
verfe the Archipelago, Greece, Turkey, Perfia, &c. for the 
purpofe of making difcoveries in natural hiftory, and of co]- 
le&ting facts: and obfervations refpecting that fcience. Their 
miffion extended to the arts and the fciences in general ; 
and they were inftruéted to procure every information they 
could in regard to the agriculture and political economy of 
the countries through which they might travel. Soon after 
their departure, however, by the unfettled ftate of the French 
government, they were left deftitute of its affiftance; but 
their love for natural hiftory fupported them under this mif- 
fortune. They continued their journey, made valuable col- 
le&tions while traverfing deferts and mountains, ftudied the 
manners of the people, and endeavoured as far as lay in their 
power to gratify the wilhes of naturalifts, and of thofe fond 
of the arts and fciences, After five years labour they were 
at length on their return home, and had happily arrived at 
Ancona, when C, Bruguiere was fnatched by death from 
his friends and the rewards which awaited him in France. 
This lofs is announced by C. Olivier to C. Thouin, profeffor 
at the mufeum of natural hiftory, in the following letter, 
which contains alfo fome details refpecting the fuccefs of a 
tour which mutt be interefting to the public. , 
Genoa, 
