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culty the coarsest and most disagreeable food. 

 He submitted to privations of every kind with 

 an indifiference so perfect that moderation did 

 not seem to be a virtue in him. His mind vsras 

 of the same vigorous stamp as his body. His 

 judgment in everything that concerned his 

 mission v^as prompt and sure. His plans had 

 boldness and energy. Their conception and 

 execution revealed a very original genius. An 

 admirable coolness in the face of danger always 

 accompanied his calm and intrepid courage. 

 His morals and his manners were frank and 

 simple. His character, with a tendency to hasti- 

 ness and anger, might perhaps have merited 

 reproach if a deep fund of humanity and benev- 

 olence had not tempered the ardour of his first 

 intentions. 



"But the continued and indefatigable perse- 

 verance with which he carried out his plans and 

 ideas was the most salient feature in his charac- 

 ter. Neither danger nor fatigue could stop him, 

 and he seemed to have no need of the moments 

 of rest and distraction which are generally neces- 

 sary in the lives of men. During his long and 

 wearisome voyages, his ardour and activity never 

 abated for a moment. He was never diverted by 

 the amusements which offered themselves to him. 



"The services which he has rendered to geog- 

 raphy and navigation are immense. 



