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“Ten thousand flints. 
“ Four hundred red jackets.—Four hundred shirts. 
“ Four hundred pair of trowsers.—Four hundred pair of shoes. 
“ Four hundred soldiers’ caps.—Four hundred stocks. 
“ Twelve Serjeants’ swords (regulation), with belts. 
“ Four hundred pieces of white cloth, d j 
“ Two hundred pieces of blue cloth, / 
“ A full-dress coat, hat, and boots, all complete, for king Radama. 
“Two horses:—Upon a certificate being received, that the said 
laws and regulations, and proclamations, have been enforced the 
preceding quarter; which certificate shall be signed by Radama, 
and countersigned by the agent of his excellency governor Far- 
quhar, resident at the court of Radama. 
“ Art. 4.—And, further, it is agreed by the contracting parties, 
mutually to protect the faithful friend and ally of England, the 
king of Johanna, from the predatory attacks to which he has been 
for many years annually exposed from some of the smaller states 
of the sea-coast of Madagascar; and to use every means in their 
power, by their subjects , allies , and dependants, to put a final end to 
this system of piracy; and these proclamations shall be particularly 
distributed in the ports, and on the sea-coast of Madagascar. 
“Additional Article.—The contracting parties agree in consider¬ 
ing this treaty as provisional, until ratified and confirmed by his 
majesty’s ministers, on the part of the king of Great Britain ; 
which ratification will be forwarded, without loss of time, to the 
king of Madagascar (Radama), by his ambassador to that court. 
This formality, however, is not to prevent the stipulations of this 
treaty from being carried into full and complete effect from the 
date hereof. 
“ Done at Tamatave, island of Madagascar, October 23, 1817. 
“ Francis Stanfell, captain FI. M. ship Phseton, 
senior naval officer, and commissioner. 
“ Thomas R. Pye, agent to the British govern¬ 
ment, and commissioner. 
“ Ratzalika, for Radama. 
“ Ramfoole, and Ramanon. 
“ Racihato. 
“ Ramalaza, as witness. 
