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One day, on pretence of gathering herbs 
for the military hospital, he ascended 
the mountain in a sheht dress to avoid 
suspicicn, and accompanied only by some 
young physicians belonging tothe army fhe 
found means to escape fromtheir sight at 
the’ turning of a valley; and after climbing 
the rugvedest paths, which exposed him — 
least to: rhe risk of being seen,, as expes 
diticusly as bis strength permitted, he 
darted torward through one of the out- 
Jets. But. fresh danvers now awaited 
him. -Even the arrival of night.did not 
allow him to rest, for the appearance 
of a French patrol would have been cer- 
tain death to bun; and thus he wandered 
among the rocks, in a freezing cold, scan- 
tily clothed, and ‘without food, having 
only a little snow. to quench his thirst, 
starting at the smallest noise, and fearing 
above all that.some of the winding paths 
might lead him back toward the fatal 
territory which*he had just left. At 
day-break his foot"struck. against some 
object, which proved: “to be a corpse; 
perhaps that of a wretched exile, like 
himself, whom dread of .the execu- 
tioner humiad from his native country. 
A second nig git, more terrible than the 
first, closed in upon him before he had 
discovered any inhabited place; and it 
was not till after eight-and-forty hours 
spent in thi. manner, and when he was 
guite overcome with fatigue and want, 
that he met a poor man who directed 
and supported him to the mearest Spa- 
nish cottage. His sufferings were hardly 
inferior, in pursuing his journey to Ma- 
drid : .on foot, without money, and almost 
without lide ass, he offered himself as an 
assistant to several village-barbers, for 
no other reward than his victuals, but 
ras refused, 
Fortunately, in the bosom of political 
associations there exists an association 
of a different nature, whicn aims at ren- 
dering service to them all, without taking 
part in their continoal dissensions. The 
true friends of the sciences, at the same 
time that they vield to no class of men 
in feelings of patriotism, are also united 
among themselves by the same general 
ties that attach thein to the great cause 
of humanity., The mere mention of M. 
Rroussonnet’s name, and a knowledge of 
his situation, were sufficient to procure 
him a kind reception, protection, and 
assistance of every sort, from all. votaries 
of science, without distinction of coun. 
try, religion, or political engagements, 
Messieurs Cavanilles and Octega, in par- 
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Memours of M. Broussonnei. 
ticular, received him with open arms at 
Madrid; but-no one displayed more eas 
gerness ‘and delicacy in serving him than 
sir Joseph Banks, As soon as he learnt 
the flight of his old friend, he imme- 
diately took every active and precaus 
tionary measure for securing to him not 
ouly a refuge but an honourable subsist- 
ence; in case of his being still further 
pursued by dangers, as the turn of 
affairs about this time rendered possible. 
This kindvess proved of more eariy utility 
to the subject of it, than M. Broussonnet 
himself could have anticipated; nor did 
the persecutions which the latter had still 
to undergo, proceed from ins quarter 
that he dreaded. 
Spain was already the resort of nume- 
rous French emigrants who had left their 
country at a previous stage of the revo- 
lution, and the political ‘principles of 
these made them averse to associate with 
one who had borne an active part in the 
innovations which they had themselves 
opposed. They determined therefore to 
get rid of him; and in consequence of 
their suggestions he was first banished to . 
Xeres, and afterward embarked at Cadiz 
in an English vessel ; which being met by 
two French frigates that were cruising off 
St.) Vincent, he was compelled to take 
refuge at Lisbon. But even here he did 
not venture to land openly, lest he should 
incur new. persecution. M. Correa de 
Serra, a celebrated botanist, obtained 
from the duke de la Foens (a prince of 
the blood), president of the Academy of 
Sciences of this-city, permission to con 
ceal him in the-house of that society; and 
though this was sull a sort of prison to 
him, | how much he must have preferred 
it to that of Montpellier! He slept in 
the library of the academy ; ; and there he 
passed his time in learning the Portu- 
guese language, and in making valuable 
extracts from ancient mahuscripts con~ 
taining the narratives of the earliest voy="_ 
ages performed by that once ibe de 
people. . 
The emigrants at the court of Portu- 
gal however, by means of communica- 
tions from those of Madrid, discovered 
him in this concealment. He-was now 
subjected to the mterference “of the 
Inquisition, on pretence’ of having been 
a freemason; the prince who protected 
him was public! ly accused of jacokinism 
in a pamphlet; and matters proceeded 
so far, that Broussonnet was glad to 
assume the character of physician in the 
train of: the ambassador-extraordinary” 
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