^14 VOYAGE TO MADAGASCAR* 



** pie to cultivate iheir lands j to avoid all 

 ** caufe of difcord among themielves ; and 



afilired them that the French eftablifli- 

 *' ment at the Bay of Antongii had no 



other objed m view than that of i'ecur- 

 *^ ing to them happmcfs and traoquilUty. 

 ** Sell, faid he, what provifions you can 

 *^ fpare to the French, and they %vill pro- 

 ** tcQ. you. Your enemies will then no 

 " longer dare to attack you ; and you may» 



hi future, apply to commerce and agri- 



culture with the greateft fafety. It is but 

 " doing juPdce to M, de Bclcombe to 

 ** obferve, that he neglected no means 

 ** which were likely to re-eRablidi concord 

 ** and confidence among the iflanders j but 

 ** every liopc of profperity was chimerical, 

 ** as long as the French fettlemcnts were 

 " under the direOdon of Benyowfki. The 

 '* iilanders remained motionlefs, and feemed 



to be infenfible to all the tcftimonies of 



** friend- 



