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Pierre August in, Baron de, born in Paris, Jan. 24, 1732. He was a man of singular versatility of talent, being by turns politician, artist, dramatist, and merchant. At the beginning of the American War of Independence (1777), Beau march a is entered into a speculation for supplying the te with arms, ammunition, etc.; he lost several ve els, three of which were taken in one day by the English cruisers in coming out of the river of Bordeaux, but the greater number arrived in America, and inspired the colonists with renewed hope. He died in Paris, May 18, 1799.