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HISTORY OF MADAGASCAR. 
“Treaty. 
“ Robert Townsend Farquhar, Esq., governor and commander- 
in-cilief, captain-general, vice-admiral of the island of Mauritius 
and its dependencies ;— 
“ By his commissioners, Captain Stanfell, of the Royal Navy, 
commanding his majesty’s ship Phaeton, and T. R. Pye, Esq., 
assistant agent for his excellency’s government at Madagascar, who 
were vested with full powers ; and Radama, king of Madagascar 
and its dependencies, by his commissioners, Ratzalika, Rampoole, 
Ramanon, and Racihato, representing the said Radama, and with 
full powers from his majesty ; 
“ Have agreed to the following articles and conditions:— 
“ Art. 1.—It is agreed by the parties to these presents respect¬ 
ively, that the mutual confidence, friendship, and brotherhood, 
which are hereby acknowledged to subsist between the contracting 
parties, shall be maintained and perpetuated for ever. 
“ Art. 2.—It is agreed, and the two contracting parties hereby 
covenant and agree, that, from the date of this treaty, there shall 
be an entire cessation and extinction, through all the dominions 
of king Radama, and wherever his influence can extend, of the 
sale or transfer of slaves, or other persons whatever, to be removed 
from off the soil of Madagascar, into any country, island, or domi¬ 
nion of any other prince, potentate, or power, whatever; and that 
Radama, king of Madagascar, will make a proclamation and a 
law, prohibiting all his subjects, or persons depending on him, in 
his dominions, to sell any slave to be transported from Madagascar, 
or to aid, or abet, or assist in any such sale, under penalty that any 
person so offending shall be reduced to slavery himself. 
“ Art. 3.—And in consideration of this concession on the part of 
Radama, the king of Madagascar, and his nation, and in full satis¬ 
faction for the same, and for the loss of revenue thereby incurred 
by Radama, king of Madagascar, the commissioners on the part 
of his excellency the governor of Mauritius, do engage to pay 
Radama, yearly, the following articles: — 
“ One thousand dollars in gold. 
“ One thousand dollars in silver. 
“ One hundred barrels of powder, of 1001b. each. 
“ One hundred English muskets, complete, with accoutrements. 
