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long exist remained unshaken, and Mr. Hastie left him 
with the cheering hope that his own benevolent and perse¬ 
vering efforts for the good of the king and the people would 
not prove ineffectual. 
Before leaving the country, Mr. Hastie visited Foule 
Point, where he found the establishment in a prosperous 
state. The chief informed him, that although his harvest 
had been severely injured by w r ild boars, the crops had been 
productive; the old inhabitants of the coast, enjoying 
security from marauders, appeared well satisfied, and the 
utmost tranquillity prevailed throughout the province. 
The affairs of the Mission at the capital continued to 
wear much the same aspect for several months, when, on 
the return of the king in January, 1823, the schools were 
visited by some of the principal people of the Sakalava 
district, who had accompanied Radama to Tananarivo after 
his marriage with the daughter of their chieftain. Bano 
and Ramarofahitra, who were delighted with what they saw 
of the mode of instruction and the progress of the scholars, 
promised to bring some of their own children with them 
when they next came to Tananarivo on a visit to the queen. 
That favourable occasion, however, was not destined to 
arrive, as an insurrection sometime afterwards took place 
in their country, when they were put to death by their 
countrymen for adhering to the cause of Radama. 
In the course of March this year, some attempts were 
made, though the medium of Mr. Hastie, to obtain an 
increase in the number of the scholars, and he employed 
his influence with the king to effect this object. The 
measure, however, could not be carried at that time; but 
the king’s ministers stated, that if any of the Missionaries 
would go to Alasora, a village a few miles distant from the 
capital, scholars might be obtained there. It was then 
