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Memoirs of Dubois, [Sept, if 
cpnnected with Bibtlcal history, par¬ 
ticularly in the first chapters of Genesis, 
hi so far as regards the subjects that by 
many are considered rather as allegorical, 
philosophical, and ‘ hypothetical, from 
some little want of attention on the part 
of the oriainal translators. One instance 
alone their negligence may suffice to 
shew the great utility of this work; the 
Red Sea, so famous in sacred history, 
agreeably to the Syriac Immvphy ought 
to be the Sea of Reeds, from tlie multi¬ 
tude found floating thereon. , 
The Brahininical hypothesis of the Tri¬ 
nity, agreeably to the most learned Pun¬ 
dits, with an account of the sacrificial 
rites as practised at present, and the 
altars now in use as analagous to the ta¬ 
bernacle, described in the Bible and by 
Josephus, will also be comprised in this 
valuable work, which I doubt not w-ill be 
duly appreciated by those who have re¬ 
gretted that the extremely valuable re¬ 
searches of Mr. Carwithun were not 
assisted by the local investigations and 
opportunities so eminently obtained by 
Dr. Buchanan, during a long residence 
in Asia, with the additional advantage of 
being deputed to various parts of India 
by the enlightened Wellesley, as de¬ 
scribed in the Christian Researches lately 
published by the reverend gentleman. 
Nolo episcopaf.i. 
MEMOIRS AND REMAINS OF EIMINENT PERSONS. 
MEMOIRS OF J. B. DUBOIS, MEMBER 
of sezeral literary and ecojxomical 
SOCIETIES, by M. Thelis. 
HE magistrate and the man of let¬ 
ters, whom it is my duty, as well 
as inclination, to mention on this occa¬ 
sion with respect, (says IM. Thelis,) has 
left behind him a character which will 
be long remembered, and a name that 
recals a variety of interesting recollec¬ 
tions. J. B. Dubois was born in 1754, 
at Faucigny, in the department of the 
Cu/e d'Or, He was sent to Dijon, and, it 
is almost unnecessary to remark, that, he 
distinguished himself greatly while a stu¬ 
dent at the college of that town. Indeed, 
most of those who, from their internal or¬ 
ganization, are enabled to succeed in the 
literary career, at an early period of life, 
give similar indications ; it is the excep¬ 
tions alone, that are rare, and deserve on 
that very account to be noticed. 
M. Dubois, whose early success af¬ 
forded no deceitful presage of his future 
celebrity, was the eldest of ten children, 
who were all £ar worse treated by Fortune 
than by Nature. The lessons as well as 
the example of his father, accustomed 
him ro consider .himself as designated 
either to aid or replace him, in respect to 
that superintendence which so large a 
family demanded; and he accordingly 
prepared for this task, by directing all 
ins jirojects and his efforts towards oc¬ 
cupations at once grave and useful. 
Study also had its attractions, and iiaving 
been sent to tiie capiiu! at an early pe¬ 
riod of life, it was difficult to guard against 
an excess of this kind: his success wav 
be conceived from this circumstance, 
that he had scarcely attained his twen¬ 
tieth year, when he was invited by the 
King of Poland to Warsaw, as Professor 
of Public Law, in the royal school of 
cadets. 
M. Dubois soon gained the esteem, 
(I bad almost said the friendship,) of this 
prince, vvho took great delight in conver¬ 
sing with him. The monarch often sent 
for him, in order that they might read 
together those authors in the works of 
which he took the most lively interest. 
The King of Poland, so much beloved by 
his friends, and so ill-treated by history,^ 
did not deserve all the rigour he has ex¬ 
perienced. Placed between a powerful 
and ambitious neighbour on one hand, 
and a turbulent nobility on the otlier ; 
continually goaded by despotism and 
anarchy, the most renowmed princes 
would have found it very difficult to 
maintain themselves in so difficult a 
position. The King of Poland has been 
judged rather harshly; for that genius 
which can rule factions, and impose si¬ 
lence on tlie tempest of party-feeling, is 
but rarely, to be met witli; and, if Sta- 
nislaus-Augustus was not gifted with this 
energy, we must, at least, allow Poni- 
atowsky to have been one of the most 
amiable, as well as enlightened, men of 
his time. In this point of view, his suf¬ 
frage cannot but be deemed highly ho¬ 
nourable to M. Dubois. That gentle¬ 
man, on his parr, cherished the most 
lively gratitude fur tlie unfortunate king, 
and could never recollect his goodness, 
* Vid Rushjsrs’s AB^ichig dc Pologne.’* 
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