S24 VOYAGE TO MADAGASCAR. 



** La Bigprne, they are more fo. — Do 

 *' they fear to carry on war againft the 

 ** whites I— No,— Who dare make w^ar on 

 " John Harre^ the ill u ft nous fon of Tamfi- 

 *' malo, our fovereiga and our father f 



*' What are the white men who would 

 ** be rafti enough to attack thofe formidable 

 ** an3 invincible chiefs, here prefent, Ma- 

 ** roudi Riimi/i and Ramatao f 



" Would we not ihed even the laft drop 

 " of our blood in their fupport? 



" It is to our. friendlh'ipj therefore, and 



to our goodnefs of heart alone, that the 



French are indebted for the kind treat- 

 f* ment which they have experienced at 



Foulepointe, fince they firft frequented 

 ** that port, 



*' Let us now examine the conduct of 

 " the French towards us. 



*' Why, Bigorne, haft thou ereded a 

 *' palifade of. large ftakes, much more ex- 



" teafive 



