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HISTORY OF MADAGASCAR. 
being guarded by two lines of troops, extending from Ando- 
halo, where the kabary had been held, up to the very gate of 
the palace. The procession passed under three triumphal 
arches erected for the occasion, and covered with cloth and 
a profusion of flowers and branches of trees. 
The representatives of Ramitraha, who had accom¬ 
panied the queen, delivered their addresses of allegiance 
and friendship in the public kabary, much to the satisfaction 
of Radama, the judges, the offlcers, and the body of the 
people, all parties appearing well pleased with this ter¬ 
mination of a war, which had been so long protracted, and 
attended with so vast an expenditure of life. In the union 
now formed between the monarch and the daughter of 
Ramitraha, a pledge was acknowledged of future and per¬ 
manent peace. 
Ramitraha’s ministers were treated with great respect 
during their residence at the capital. They were taken to 
see whatever was new and curious, especially what had 
been introduced by European artisans, such as the loom 
for weaving, and the forge. The frame of the chapel, then 
erecting, was to them an astonishing work, by far the largest 
building they had ever seen. 
On their return to their own country, they were laden 
with presents for their sovereign, amongst which were two 
horses, cloth of all descriptions, native and foreign, some 
pieces of gold, a small box of dollars, and a silver chain. 
Radama sent with them also several carpenters and smiths 
with their tools, to aid in the erection of a better house for 
their chief. Various seeds and plants were also given them, 
which it was afterwards found they had very unceremoniously 
and unscientifically thrown away upon the road, remarking, 
“ What good are seeds and plants to us ? we have plenty in 
our own country. ” 
