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Radama, in which the residence of a British agent at the capital 
had been provided for, and the friendship and encouragement 
of the English nation had been secured. 
The embassy, consisting of six officers, left Madagascar 
in the summer of 1836. The French ship, Mathilde, 
Captain Garnot, was chartered by the queen to take them 
from Tamatave to England and France, and back to 
Madagascar. The embassy arrived at Port Louis, in 
Mauritius, early in October. They were courteously received 
by his excellency Sir William Nicolay, the governor; and, 
after a short delay, proceeded to the Cape of Good Hope, 
where respectful attentions were also paid them by the 
governor, Sir B. D’Urban. 
Leaving the Cape, the embassy proceeded to Havre de 
Grace, whence they were conducted by Captain Garnot in a 
steam-packet to London. They reached our metropolis early 
in February, and took up their residence at Radley’s hotel. 
After an interview with the Right Hon. Viscount 
Palmerston, his majesty’s principal secretary of state for 
foreign affairs, they were presented to his majesty at the 
levee held at St. James’s on the first of March. 
During their stay in London, they visited several of our 
national establishments, and some of our principal manu¬ 
factories. They were accompanied by some of our brethren, 
the Missionaries from Madagascar, then in England. 
W. A. Hankey, Esq., procured them orders of admission to 
some of our establishments, and occasionally accompanied 
them. They visited the Bank, the Mint, the Tower, the 
London Docks, Woolwich Arsenal and Dockyard, the 
Thames Tunnel, St. Paul’s, the Museum, the Monument, 
Gallery of Practical Science, Apollonicon, Colosseum, 
Zoological Gardens, London Gas-Works, the British and 
Foreign School, Borough Road, the National and the Infant 
