 Nyorai kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Bellot akaberekerwa muParis, mwanakomana wemuumbi, asi akatamira kuRochefort nemhuri yake muna 1831. Nebetsero yevakuru veRochefort akakwanisa pazera remakore gumi nemashanu kuti apinde muEcole Navale muBrest, kwaakadzidza kwemakore maviri uye akawana mukurumbira wakakwirira. Akabva apinda muAnglo-French Expedition ya1845 kuMadagascar, uye akagamuchira muchinjikwa weLegion of Honour nekuda kwekuzvibata. Gare gare akazotora rutivi mukuvharirwa kweRío de la Plata neAnglo-French, iyo yeParana kuSouth America, iyo yakazarura Río de la Plata kutengeserana. 