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flames of difcord were not yet extinguiflied; 

 hatred and animofity ftill continued to fo- 

 ment them ; but, at length, after a tedious 

 war, the ifland of Madagafcar was delivered 

 from this turbulent and formidable tyrant, 

 who could live in peace neither with his 

 allies nor his fubjefts. He was killed ia 

 1767 by the Manivoulefe; and his Spoils 

 ferved to enrich the enemy, and to augment 

 their power* 



His fon Tavi inherited only a fmall part 

 of his father's pofleffions, as he was too 

 young not to be fatisfied with what was 

 given him. Of the reign of this prince I 

 lhall fay nothing, thougli I had an oppor- 

 tunity of being particularly acquainted with 

 him ; for, as he had neither fpirit nor abiii* 

 ties, he never performed any a£lion of fuf- 

 ficient importance to merit a place here. 



At the time when John Harre died, the 

 ifles of France and Bourbon were not under 



the 



