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t>EPAETUEE FOE MADAGASCAE. 
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of those serious charges which naturally occur to the mind 
on undertaking a doubtful or dangerous journey, and which I 
felt it was not possible to commit to safer hands. In less 
than half an hour after leaving his office our vessel was under 
way. One of our sailors was attacked with cholera on the 
voyage, but recovered before we reached Tamatave. 
