Beauvais’s ship foundered at sea after he gave his place in the boats to his wife and daughters.

In fact, Beauvais (1) could not leave Curaçao again for Europe until 3 fructidor, Year VIII (21 August 1800), on the frigate the Vengeance. Until then he had found no opportunity. The Vengeance was taken by an English frigate, after two combats, and conducted to Jamaica. Sent to England as a prisoner on a Spanish ship, he saw a leak declare itself six hundred leagues from any land. The passengers who were to take the boats were drawn by lot. The lot favored Beauvais; but he obtained leave for his wife and his two young daughters to be taken in his place. The ship foundered with him and more than a hundred persons, on 7 brumaire, Year IX (19 October 1800). The boat that held his family was miraculously picked up, after three days of anguish, by an English ship. This family was taken to Bristol, where the government generously received its misfortune. It was there that Madame Beauvais knew how to win the esteem she deserved from an aged émigré, M. Charles de Thusy. Having crossed again to France with this gentleman, at the time of the great act of amnesty of the First Consul, she received from the ministry eighteen thousand francs of the unfortunate general’s salary. She died in Paris on 15 floréal, Year X (5 May 1802), leaving in the hands of a notary (because M. de Thusy was absent) the will, so touching, that I beg the reader to allow me to set down here: