of the company, on the abolition of which office he sailed for France, where he landed, 35 June, 1734. His " History of Louisiana, or of the Western Parts of Virginia and Carolina " (Paris, 1758 ; Lon- don, 1763), is commended for its exactness, the author having paid especial attention to geology, mineralogy, and other natural sciences.
DUPUIS, Mathias, clergyman, b. in Picardy,
France, early in the 17th century; d. in Orleans.
He entered "the Dominican order in 1641, and was
sent as a missionary to Guadeloupe and other
French possessions in America in 1644. He re-
turned in 1650 and wrote " Relation de I'etablisse-
ment d'une eolonie fran9aise dans I'ile de la Guade-
loupe, et des moeurs sauva^es " (Caen, 1652).
DUPUIS, Thomas R., Canadian educator, b. in
Eriiesttown, Ontario, 25 March, 1833 ; d. in Kings-
ton, Canada. 2 July, 1893. He was graduated at
Queen's college, Kingston, as a physician in 1860.
in 1864 he passed a summer in the Armory Square
hosijital, Washington, D. C, as assistant surgeon.
He attended Harvard medical school in 1870, and
studied diseases of the eye under Drs. Williams and
Derby at the Boston eye infirmary. In 1871 he re-
ceived the diploma of the Royal college of physi-
cians and surgeons at Kingston, Ontario, and in
1881 that of the Royal college of surgeons in
London, England. In 1868 Dr. Dupuis was ap-
pointed professor of botany in the Royal medical
college of Kingston, which chair he vacated in 1873
to take that of anatomy. He was also a lectui'er
on clinical surgery, to which chair he was ap-
pointed in 1880; was elected to the council of
Queen's university in 1877 and re-elected in
1882. Dr. Dupuis travelled extensively through
the United States, Canada, and Eni'ope, and pub-
lished interesting descriptions of his travels. — His
brother, Nathau Fellowes, b. in Portland, On-
tario, in 1836, received his rudimentary education
at a common school, and from his fourteenth till
his eighteenth year worked at the business of
clock and watch making. He then entered
Queen's college, Kingston, where he was graduated
with honors. In 1867 he was appointed professor
of chemistry in Queen's college, and in 1880 was
transferred to the chair of mathematics.
DUPUY, Eliza Ann, author, b. in Petersburg,
Va., about 1814 ; d. in New Orleans in January, 1881.
She was descended from Col. Dupuy, who led the
band of Huguenot exiles to the banks of James
river. .At an early age she became a governess
in Natchez, and while so employed wrote her first
book, " The Conspirators," in which Aaron Burr is
the principal character. Her other works include
" The Huguenot Exiles " ; " Emma Wattou, or
Trials and Triumphs " ; " Celeste " ; " Florence, or
the Fatal Vow " ; Separation " ; " Concealed
Treasure " ; " Ashleigh " ; and " The Country
Neighborhood." She wrote in all about forty
stories, most of them for the New York " Ledger."
DUQUESNE, Joseph Marie Lazare, Viscount,
French naval officer, b. in Havana, Cuba, in 1804 ;
d. in Mexico in 1854. He was a descendant of the
famous Admiral Duquesne, studied at the naval
college of Angouleme, France, was promoted 2d
lieutenant in 1821, 1st lieutenant in 1831, and in
1837 commander of the brig " Le Laurier," in the
fleet operating against Mexico. He distinguished
himself during the bombardment of San Juan de
Ulua in 1838, and contributed greatly toward the
capture of the fortifications of Vera Cruz. He was
promoted corvette captain in 1839, commodore in
1844 for bravery at Tanger and Mogador, and rear-
admiral in 1853, and as such commanded the French
fleet operating in the West Indies and the Gulf of
Mexico. During a visit to the city of Mexico he
died of yellow fever.
DUQUESNE DE MENNEVILLE, Marquis, governor of New France, b. in Prance early in the 18th century. He was a grand nephew of Abraham Duquesne, the great French mariner, early entered the royal marine service, and became a captain. In 1752 he was appointed governor of New
France, having been recommended to the office by
Gallissoniere. He introduced great reforms into
the colony, placed the colonial troops on a par with
the European by constant drilling and study,
erected forts in the far west, and resisted the en-
croachments of the English and colonial trooJDS.
Among the forts so erected was the one bearing
his name on the present site of Pittsburg. It was
during his administration that the assassination of
Jumonville took place, and also the brilliant vic-
tory over the English at Coulon de Villiers in 1754.
Duquesne solicited his recall, and departed for
France in 1755.
DUQUET, Joseph, Canadian notary, b. in
Chateauquay, (Janacta, in 1817 ; d. in Montreal in
1838. He began his studies in the college of Mon-
treal, and finished them in the college of Chambly.
He adopted the profession of notary, and became
the partner of his uncle, M. Demaray, in the town
of Saint-Jean. The latter, a member of the Cana-
dian legislature, was arrested in 1837, along with
several others. Duquet attempted a rescue, which
failed, and then set out for Montreal, to put his
friends on their guard, and to organize a force that
would secure the release of the prisoners. When
he arrived at Longueil, learning that his friends
had been rescued and that he was himself in
great danger from the pursuit of the government
troops, he fled to the United States. He returned
to Canada after a short stay, taking part in the
fight at Moor's Corner, in which the Canadians
were beaten. He escaped to the United States and
remained at Swanton until Lord Durham's procla-
mation of amnesty, when he returned to his own
country. When "he learned that the Canadian
exiles, who had taken refuge in the United States,
were preparing to return to Canada under the
command of Robert Nelson, he prepared to assist
them. He was one of the most active organizers
of the Chasseurs, a secret society, and went from
parish to parish, preparing the people for the
great rising of the 3d of November. On that date,
in conjunction with Cardinal, he arrested all the
principal tories of Laprairie, and set out at the
head of a small force to take possession of Caugh-
nawaga and deprive the Indian inhabitants of
their "arms. He was betrayed by those who were
to aid him, arrested, and conducted to the prison
of Montreal, where he was hanged.
DURAN, Martin (doo-ran'), Mexican priest, b. in Santiago, Tlaltelolco, Mexico ; d. there in 1584. He was of pure Indian blood, was educated in the Franciscan college established in his native town, and entered the religious order of the Dominican fathers, soon becoming one of the most celebrated pulpit orators of the time. In 1584 he had permission to preach in the Mexican language in the
church of Santiago Tlaltelolco ; and in his first sermon dared to denounce slavery and to support the doctrines of Bartolome de las Casas. Duran was arrested and warned by the church not to preach to the Indians these sermons against the established order of things. Father Francisco de los Rios was then commissioned by the archbishop to hear the succeeding sermons of Duran. and, after listening
to one, accused the preacher, before the Inquisition, of propagating among the Indians heretical and
