So Captain Dumont d'Urville had put to sea in command of a vessel named after the Astrolabe, and just two months after Dillon had left Vanikoro, Dumont d'Urville dropped anchor before Hobart.
Dumont d'Urville, commandant l'_Astrolabe_, avait donc pris la mer, et, deux mois après que Dillon venait de quitter Vanikoro, il mouillait devant Hobart-Town.