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HISTORY OF MADAGASCAR. 
CHAP. XIII. 
Extension of education in Imerina—Encouragement given by the king— 
Large congregations convened on the Sabbath—Complaints of the 
people—Apprehensions of the king—Military expedition to Fort Dauphin 
•—Menace of the governor of Bourbon—Revolt of the Sakalavas of 
Menabe and Iboina—Reinforcement sent to Majanga—Revolt of the 
Betsimisaraka—Embassy of Rasalimo to her father, the king of the west 
Sakalavas—Defeat and submission of the Sakalavas—Embarkation of 
Mr. Jeffreys for Mauritius—Death of Mr. Jeffreys and child on the voyage 
from Madagascar—Arrival of the widow in England—Establishment of 
meetings for prayer among the Malagasy—Formation of a School Society 
for Madagascar—Establishment of a repository and library—Progress of 
education—Arrival of Rev. D. Johns and missionary artisans at Tama- 
tave—Madagascar language alone used in the army—Radama’s visit to the 
coast—Expedition of the Hovas against the Vangaidrano—Valour and 
patriotism of the nobles of the country—Cruelty and rapacity of the 
officers and troops of Radama—Revolt in the provinces—Dreadful pun¬ 
ishment inflicted upon military officers—Illness of Mr. Hastie—Circum¬ 
stances by which it was occasioned and aggravated—His arrival at the 
capital, and partial recovery—Relapse and death—Grief of Radama— 
Brief outline of his life and character—Letter of Radama announcing his 
death to the governor of Mauritius. 
In the month of May, 1824, a general assembly was sum¬ 
moned of the chiefs of different districts, to receive new 
orders from the sovereign: they related chiefly to the 
promotion of agriculture and public works; and on this 
occasion, to show their zeal in forwarding the king’s wishes, 
the chiefs and headmen of towns, districts, or divisions of pro¬ 
vinces were actively engaged in betting against one another 
to perform a certain amount of service to the govern¬ 
ment ; the bets varied from one hundred to one thousand 
