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been so happily abolished, for the peace and welfare of 
Madagascar, by their own enlightened sovereign. 
“ After forcibly pressing these and other important facts 
upon their attention, and bringing forward, in support of 
his arguments, facts from the history of other countries, to 
all which the people listened with the greatest attention, 
the governor concluded his speech. The kabary then broke 
up with acclamations and shouts of “ The King of England, 
and Radama ! and may their friendship continue to ensure 
security, tranquillity, and happiness to ourselves and our 
latest posterity !” Several bullocks were, as is usual on such 
occasions, slain; and the whole assembly partook of the 
feast, which was celebrated, as is also the custom, by 
repeated discharges of musketry.” 
The letter of the governor proceeds to state, that the day 
after their arrival at Tamatave, Rafaralahy, the chief of 
Foule Point, came with another body of Radama’s troops 
to visit them, <£ This is the chief,” says Sir Robert Farquhar, 
“ who, at my request, spent the greater part of the last year 
at Mauritius, when, I trust, every thing was done to afford 
him an opportunity of improving himself, his attendants, and 
countrymen, in the knowledge of such useful European 
usages and arts, as our little colony could furnish. That he 
has derived considerable benefits from his visit, there is no 
doubt. It is visible, from the marks of improvement he 
himself displays, and the fashions which he has introduced 
among the people whom he has been deputed by Radama 
to govern ; he has adopted the European dress for himself, 
and has taught it also to the females of his household; and, 
what is better still, he has introduced habits of domestic 
industry, and prides himself, not more in the European 
dress of his attendants, than on the circumstances of these 
