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^* friend Jlip and afTurances of good will 

 ** which were given to them, Benyowfki 

 ** appeared to me very much chagrined at 

 " the infmuations thrown out agaiofl his 

 " condu<3:. This w^as very evident j for 

 *' M. de Belcombe wifhed. that his fen- 

 ** timents might not be mifunderftood, 

 " though he always behaved to the governor 

 /VwiEk that deference and refpc<9: which are 

 " neceflary for preferving fubordination. 

 *' Before our departure from Madagafcar, 

 " I had a converfation with Benyowlki, 

 " on the Httle advantage which France was 

 " iikely to derive from the eftabHfhment 

 " at the Bay of Antongil, You are right, 

 ** faid he, in your opinion j but a lefiTon 

 *' which has coft two millions of livreS| 

 ** is not too dear to teach your nation, 

 ** that it ought to have allowed me a fqua- 

 " dron of fhips, with two millions oflivres 

 for my annual expenditure. Had it then 



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