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Couteleng. ‘ We had left the latter,” says M. Dubouzet, “in an almost 
desperate condition. But his death was a great grief to me. He was 
an excellent servant, and a very clever man in his profession. I esteemed 
him highly ; I had already sailed with him before, and he had given 
proof of a consummate skill under difficult circumstances. I had always 
considered him capable of building us a ship in the event of our being 
cast on one of the isolated islands of Oceania. In a word, he combined 
all the qualities necessary for such a voyage as ours. Beaudoin was 
the last of the three volunteers from the Ariane, who had embarked on 
board the Zélée at Valparaiso ; all three had succumbed, one after the 
other, during the voyage, which they had entered upon of their own 
free will.” 
All the others were convalescent, and ready, added M. Hombron, to 
go to sea. M. Demas had quite recovered. For several days he had 
been able to take exercise on the promenade, and at the actual moment 
of our arrival he had gone to visit Port Arthur. But unfortunately 
the Zélée had returned to Hobart Town bringing two men whose lives 
were in serious danger, and in all probability the unfortunate men 
would never recover their health. 
M. Hombron informed me also that during our absence the roadstead 
of Hobart Town had been often visited by French whalers. Eleven 
and twelve had been counted at one time at anchor in the harbour, 
and among the ships round us we could then count three flying our 
colours. 
