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HISTORY OF MADAGASCAR. 
At Port Louis they found their families exposed to no 
little reproach and ill-treatment on account of the object in 
which they had embarked. General Hall, the governor, 
however, received the Missionaries with kindness, and 
expressed himself gratified with the report they made of 
the success attending their brief labours in Madagascar, 
and with the specimens they presented of the writing of 
native scholars. 
Mr. Jones proposed to return immediately to Tamatave, 
but was delayed by the illness of Mrs. Jones and their 
infant daughter. He felt painfully the unfriendly disposi¬ 
tion existing at Mauritius towards the Mission, and thinking 
that his own indisposition was caused by the climate of 
that island, he embarked for Tamatave, as soon as the 
health of his family would admit. Mr. Bevan was obliged to 
remain at Port Louis on account of the illness of his wife. 
On landing at Tamatave the 19th of October, Mr. and 
Mrs. Jones were saluted with the customary Finaritra, 
finaritra! “ welcome, welcome! ” and it was peculiarly 
encouraging to them to ascertain, that the children for¬ 
merly taught had, during the absence of the Missionaries, 
been teaching others, and that all were impatient for the 
re-opening of the school. 
Mr. Jones immediately commenced the erection of a 
school-house on a spot of ground allowed for that purpose 
by Jean Rene. The season was, however, unfavourable, 
and disease soon commenced its ravages in the Mission 
family. The rains were now heavy, and the proper pre¬ 
cautions having been neglected, a damp house accelerated 
the attack of the Malagasy fever, and Mr. and Mrs. Jones 
soon experienced its fearful violence. 
A French frigate was at this time in the harbour, com¬ 
manded by Baron Macao, and having on board Monsieur 
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