▁Paris , ▁and ▁Aleks ander ▁W ale w ski , ▁Polish ▁cons ul ▁in ▁London . ▁After ▁the ▁fall ▁of ▁the ▁U pr ising ▁he ▁also ▁helped ▁numerous ▁Polish ▁ex iles ▁to ▁contact ▁their ▁relatives ▁in ▁Russian - occup ied ▁Poland . ▁ ▁Although ▁promised ▁a ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁rank ▁of ▁cons ul - general , ▁the ▁promotion ▁never ▁arrived . ▁In ▁ 1 8 3 3 ▁his ▁health ▁started ▁to ▁fail . ▁By ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁year ▁he ▁started ▁pet ition ing ▁his ▁super iors ▁to ▁allow ▁him ▁a ▁six ▁months ▁leave ▁in ▁the ▁south ▁of ▁France , ▁but ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁until ▁ 1 0 ▁November ▁ 1 8 3 5 ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁finally ▁rel ieved ▁and ▁left ▁for ▁Paris . ▁There ▁he ▁met ▁king ▁Louis ▁Philippe ▁I ▁of ▁France . ▁He ▁settled ▁in ▁Mont pel lier ▁for ▁a ▁couple ▁of ▁months ▁and ▁on ▁ 2 3 ▁May ▁ 1 8 3 6 ▁returned ▁to ▁Wars aw . ▁However , ▁his ▁health ▁never ▁fully ▁recovered ▁and ▁already ▁in ▁November ▁his ▁situation ▁became ▁critical . ▁Vis ited ▁by ▁his ▁son ▁Al phon se , ▁Raymond ▁Dur and ▁never ▁received ▁another ▁permission ▁to ▁leave ▁his ▁post . ▁During ▁a ▁ban quet ▁on ▁ 1 ▁January ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁he ▁lost ▁conscious ness . ▁Four ▁days ▁later ▁he ▁suffered ▁a ▁stroke ▁and ▁became ▁par al ys ed . ▁He ▁reg ained ▁conscious ness ▁for ▁a ▁short ▁time ▁and ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁March ▁ 1 8 3 7 ▁his