est ▁to ▁India , ▁where ▁the ▁French ▁engaged ▁the ▁British ▁fleet . ▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 1 7 8 3 , ▁he ▁married ▁Marie ▁Th ér èse ▁de ▁Je h annot ▁Pen quer ▁( 1 7 6 2 - 1 8 3 7 ) ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁of ▁Maur it ius . ▁ ▁S lave ▁trade ▁Grand pr é , ▁himself ▁a ▁former ▁slave ▁tr ader , ▁described ▁violent ▁ab uses ▁of ▁African ▁slaves ▁in ▁his ▁Vo y age ▁à ▁la ▁cô te ▁occident ale ▁d ' A frique ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 7 8 7 ▁alone , ▁Grand pr é ▁trad ed ▁ 1 5 0 0 ▁slaves ▁and ▁witness ed ▁" o ften ▁many ▁cru elt ies ". ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁Grand pr é ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁Royal ▁Navy ▁for ▁ 1 5 ▁years , ▁after ▁which ▁lived ▁his ▁remaining ▁life ▁at ▁the ▁Hotel ▁des ▁In val ides ▁in ▁Paris . ▁He ▁died , ▁dest itute , ▁on ▁January ▁ 7 , ▁ 1 8 4 6 . ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁ ▁A ▁Vo y age ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁Ocean ▁and ▁to ▁Beng al , ▁undert aken ▁in ▁the ▁Years ▁ 1 7 8 9 ▁and ▁ 1 7 9 0 : ▁Cont aining ▁an ▁Account ▁of ▁the ▁Se ch elles ▁Islands ▁and ▁Tr in com ale , ▁Paris , ▁ 1 8 0 1 ▁▁ ▁Louis ▁Marie ▁Joseph ▁Oh ier ▁de ▁Grand pr é , ▁Abr ég é ▁él