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CONTENTS. 
Tananarive—Tour of the missionaries among the villages of Imerina— 
Progress of the settlement at Foule Point—Assemblage of the chieftains 
from the northern provinces—Their acknowledgment of Radama’s supre¬ 
macy—Return of the king from the campaign against the Sakalavas—■ 
Public assembly of the people—Speech of the king—Attention to agri¬ 
culture recommended by Mr. Hastie— Improvement and cleanliness of 
the capital—Reforms in the customs of the people relating to funerals—■ 
Infanticide prohibited—Prosperity of the establishment’ at Foule Point 
— Introduction of the Roman letters, to express the sounds of the native 
language—Radama’s visit to Tamatave—His intercourse with Captain 
Moorsom, of his majesty’s ship Ariadne—Visit of the king to the vessel 
—Presentation of a Bible by Captain Moorsom—Voyage of the king on 
board the frigate to Antongil Bay—Defeat of part of the king’s troops ; 
their punishment, and restitution made to the Sakalavas.,.... 287 
CHAP. XII. 
Return of Radama from the north-east part of the island—Establishment 
of a central school at the capital, and extension of education to the vil¬ 
lages—Public examination of the scholars—General improvement of the 
people—Progress of agriculture on the north-east coast—Statement of 
views and proceedings of Governor Farquhar in favour of Madagascar— 
Conduct of Rafaralahy on the visit of the governor of Mauritius to Foule 
Point—Expedition of Radama against the Sakalavas in 1824—Pacific 
counsels of the British agent—Deserted state of the capital of Iboina— 
Interview between Mr. Hastie and the Moorish chief of Mazanga— 
Unsuccessful attempts to induce the latter to acknowledge Radama’s 
supremacy—His ultimate destruction—The traffic in slaves suppressed 
on the western coast—Strict discipline maintained in the army of the 
king—Intercourse between Mr. Hastie and Andriansolo, chief of the 
northern Sakalavas—Radama’s sovereignty acknowledged by the latter 
—His interview with Radama— Intercourse of the latter with Commo¬ 
dore Nourse—Selection of the site for Andriansolo’sdwelling— Garrisons 
stationed in the country—Sickness in the army—Intercourse with a cele¬ 
brated sorceress—Her destruction by order of Radama—Return of the 
army to the capital........319 
CHAP. XIII. 
Extension of education in Imerina—Encouragement given by the king— 
Large congregations convened on the Sabbath—Complaints of the people 
—Apprehensions of the king—Military expedition to Fort Dauphin— 
Menace of the governor of Bourbon—Revolt of the Sakalavas of Menabe 
and Iboina—Reinforcement sent to Majanga—Revolt of the Betsimisa- 
raka—Embassy of Rasalimo to her father, the king of the west Sakalavas 
—Defeat and submission of the Sakalavas—Embarkation of Mr. Jeffreys 
for Mauritius—Death of Mr. Jeffreys and child on the voyage from 
Madagascar—Arrival of the widow in England—Establishment of meet- 
