CONTENTS. 
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Friends to spend the last Evening of my Stay in the Capital at my House.— 
The Prince’s Band.—Interesting Conversation. —Why the People of Eng¬ 
land love their Queen. — Security of God’s Protection. — Desire of the 
Youth of the Country after Knowledge. — Possibility of a future College in 
the Capital. — Departure of the Guests. — Intercourse with beloved Friends. 
— Bearers provided by the Queen. — Conversation and refined Attention of 
the Prince. — Departure from the Capital accompanied by the Prince and 
Nobles. — Affecting Spectacle of a Prisoner. — Parting with the Prince and 
his Friends. — Reflections on the Visit. — Recent Events. — Sufferings and 
Constancy of the Christians. — Martyrdom in 1849. — Recollections of the 
Prince. — Estimate of his Character - Page 403 
CHAP. XVI. 
Breakfast at Amboilefo. — Intercourse with Friends from the Capital-Hos¬ 
pitality at Prince Ramonja’s Village. — New Plants collected. — Lodging 
in the Forest of Alamazaotra. — Noise of the Monkeys or Lemurs. — Lyco¬ 
podiums and other Plants. — Heavy Rains. — Extreme Difficulty of Travel¬ 
ling in the Forest.—Meeting with French Priests and Merchants.—Accept¬ 
able Collection of Plants. — New Species of Platycerum or Stag’s-horn 
Fern. — Arrival at Tamatave. —. Visit to the Locality of the Ouvirandra 
fenestralis. — Crocodiles. — Kindness experienced at Tamatave. — Arrival of 
the “ Castro.” — Presents from the Queen. — Departure from Madagascar.— 
Hospitality at Mauritius. — Storm on the Ocean. — Rescue of two ship¬ 
wrecked Mariners.— Remarkable Meeting with a Native of the Sandwich 
Islands. — Safe Arrival in England ----- 433 
Appendix I. Brief Notice of the late King Radama - 453 
„ II. Remarks on the Malagasy and kindred Languages - 459 
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