YOyAGE TO MADAGASCAR. I07 



chief, who at the fort was fly led the prince 

 of Mandrarey, fwore obedience and fidelity 

 to the governor general. 



Caron, who was a Dutchman, did not 

 remain long at Fort Dauphin. He fet out 

 fcr Surat, with a great part of the fleet, in 

 order to take the management of that fettle- 

 ment. 



La Faye, however, continued at Fort 

 Dauphin ; and in the month of November 

 1670, another fleet of ten ftiips arrived, 

 comn^nded by M. de la Haye, captain of 

 the Navarre, a vefTel of fifty- fix guns. All 

 thefe fhips belonged to the king, and were 

 equipped with the war complement of arnu 

 and men. La Haye affumcd the quality of 

 general and*admiral, with the authority of 

 viceroy, and made Chamargou fecond in 

 command, and La Cafe major of the illanjJ- 

 At this period, the company had given 

 up totheking the fovereignty of Madagafcar. 



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