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CHAP. XIII. 
History continued—Chamargou appointed Governor — 
Account of La Case—His Marriage with Dian Nong, 
and Accession to the Sovereignty — Conduct of Cha¬ 
margou—Cause of the War with Dian Manangue — 
Consequences—Colony saved by La Case—Appointment 
of Mondevergue—He returns to France—Of La Haye 
—He abandons the Island—Death of La Case and 
Chamargou—Bretesche takes the Command—Abandons 
the Island—Massacre of the French. 
Upon the death of Flacourt, the East-India Com¬ 
pany appointed Chamargou to succeed him, who 
arrived there about 1660, and finding the Fort 
destroyed, he immediately set about rebuilding it. 
The next enterprise he engaged in, was to send an 
officer with a detachment of troops to explore the 
country to the north of Matatane. This officer, 
whose real name was Le Vacher, was born at 
Rochelle, and possessed talents which well qualified 
him for the undertaking in which he had engaged. 
He went by the name of La Case, and his memory is 
still held in great respect by the natives. Upon his 
arrival at Fort Dauphin, the French name was held 
in detestation amongst the natives. The sums which 
had been expended in establishing the colony were 
thrown away, or rendered useless, by the impolicy 
