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This was soon followed by Bonaparte's celebrated order to arrest all the 

 English then in France, and above eighteen years of age. On the first 

 rumour which reached Geneva of this measure on the part of the First 

 Consul, Dr. Rogct determined to retire at once with his pupils into Swit- 

 zerland ; but on attempting to do so discovered, to his dismay, that the 

 most active measures had been taken to prevent their escape. Their only 

 course was to submit. The two Philipses were passed as under 18, but 

 Roget was detained prisoner on parole. 



This state of things lasted for about six weeks ; and in the mean time 

 fresh rumours reached Geneva of a contemplated deportation of the Eng- 

 lish prisoners into the interior. 



While Dr. Roget was considering what steps he should take under these 

 circumstances, he suddenly received the startling intelligence that in about a 

 week's time all the English in Geneva were to be sent to Verdun, and that 

 those in Switzerland were already arrested. 



Dr. Roget then, as a last resource, applied to the authorities for exemp- 

 tion from arrest, on the ground that he was entitled to the rights of a 

 citizen of Geneva by virtue of his descent from Genevese ancestors. This 

 claim was fortunately admitted ; and two days afterwards he saw the rest 

 of the English, with poor Edgeworth among them, set out for Verdun. 



Dr. Roget and his young companions now lost no time in leaving the 

 country, but a long detour had still to be made ere they could reach Eng- 

 land. The French were rapidly extending their boundaries westward, and 

 the travellers found it necessary to proceed by way of Stuttgart, Frankfort, 

 Leipsick, Potsdam, Berlin, Lubeck, and Ilusum, whence they sailed for 

 England, reaching Harwich on the 22nd of November. On the way the 

 elder Philips fell ill of a fever, which detained them for two months at 

 Frankfort. Dr. Roget thereby made acquaintance with the celebrated 

 anatomist Soemmering, whom he called to his aid in attending the patient. 



In the spring of 1804 he repaired to Edinburgh with the intention of 

 pursuing his studies, but was called from thence to Bath to attend upon 

 the Marquis of Lansdowne, whom lie accompanied to Harrogate, and after- 

 wards toBowood, as his private physician, remaining with him till the 11th 

 of October. 



Being then in his 26th year, and desirous of establishing himself in 

 practice, he took up his residence in Manchester, where, on the death of 

 Dr. Percival, there appeared to be an opening in his profession. He was 

 in the same month appointed one of the physicians to the Infirmary, an 

 institution comprising a large Hospital and Dispensary, a Fever House, 

 and a Lunatic Asylum. Dr. Roget is regarded as having, in conjunction 

 with his colleagues, Mr. Gibson and Mr. Hutchinson, laid the foundation 

 of the Medical School in Manchester. In the winter of 1805-6 he gave 

 with them, a joint course of lectures to the pupils of the hospital on Ana- 

 tomy and Physiology, himself taking the latter subject and delivering 

 eighteen lectures from 29th January to 31st March, 1806. 



