▁Duke ▁of ▁Ang oul ême , ▁the ▁commander ▁of ▁royal ist ▁forces ▁in ▁Southern ▁France ▁was ▁surrounded ▁with ▁his ▁forces . ▁François ▁Dur and ▁fer ried ▁him ▁to ▁Barcelona ▁on ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁merchant ▁vessels ▁and ▁recommended ▁that ▁Raymond ▁Dur and ▁be ▁named ▁the ▁new ▁cons ul ▁of ▁France ▁in ▁that ▁city . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 6 ▁he ▁became ▁the ▁new ▁cons ul ▁in ▁Porto ▁in ▁Portugal , ▁where ▁he ▁spent ▁eight ▁years , ▁until ▁December ▁ 1 8 2 4 , ▁and ▁where ▁he ▁witness ed ▁the ▁Liberal ▁Revolution ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 0 . ▁▁ ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 1 8 2 4 ▁Dur and ' s ▁c ous ins ▁finally ▁secured ▁him ▁a ▁more ▁prominent ▁position ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁cons ul ▁in ▁Ven ice , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁granted ▁the ▁L ég ion ▁d ' honneur . ▁However , ▁he ▁spent ▁there ▁less ▁than ▁two ▁years ▁as ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁Charles ▁X ▁of ▁France ▁decided ▁to ▁give ▁that ▁post ▁to ▁certain ▁M im aut , ▁who ▁was ▁originally ▁scheduled ▁for ▁a ▁post ▁in ▁Wars aw , ▁but ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁switch ▁it ▁for ▁a ▁more ▁prominent ▁position ▁in ▁Ven ice . ▁Dur and ▁obliged ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 9 ▁July ▁ 1 8 2 6 ▁was ▁named ▁the ▁new ▁French ▁cons ul ▁in ▁Wars aw , ▁with ▁a ▁year ly ▁sal ary ▁of ▁ 1 1 , 0 0 0 ▁French ▁fran cs . ▁▁ ▁In ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 8 2