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Under an impression that he should fall a victim to the 
fever if he remained at Tamatave, Mr. Bevan now wished 
to return to Mauritius without disembarking his family. 
After some consideration, however, he determined upon 
remaining, and commencing the labours of the mission at 
Atakalampona, or Andevorantra; but on the 9th, both he 
and Mrs. Bevan became considerably indisposed, and on the 
24th their infant daughter was seized with illness, and died 
on the following day. To the end of the month Mr. Bevan 
continued extremely ill, and was frequently delirious. His 
conversation generally related to the mission. On one 
occasion he remarked to Mr. Jones, “ I shall certainly die; 
but you will recover, and proceed with your work, and ulti¬ 
mately succeed in the mission.” His presentiments with 
regard to himself were solemnly prophetic. On the morn¬ 
ing of the 31st he finished his earthly course. At this time 
Mrs. Bevan appeared to be recovering her strength, and 
was sustained under the pressure of these complicated 
afflictions by an eminent portion of Christian submission 
and fortitude; but early on the morning of February 3d, 
she became alarmingly ill, and before eight o’clock she 
also was removed from the scene of her earthly trials. In 
her case, as in that of Mr. Jones and his family, there were 
strong reasons for suspecting that poison had been employed, 
but at whose instigation could never be ascertained. 
In addition to these melancholy circumstances, which 
pressed heavily upon the surviving member of the mission, 
the conduct of Mr. Bragg became completely changed 
towards him. Insult, reproach, and ridicule succeeded to 
the kind attentions lately paid. The property of the Mis¬ 
sion family was wantonly stolen; and parties resorted to 
the house, who cruelly scoffed at the calamities which had 
lately occurred. While heaping abuses upon the defence- 
