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for Surat with the greater part of the fleet, in order 
to take the management of that settlement. 
La Fage continued at Fort Dauphin; and in 
November, 1670, another fleet of ten ships arrived, 
commanded by Monsieur de la Have, Captain of 
the Navarre, a vessel of fifty-six guns. All these 
ships belonged to the king, to whom the East-India 
Company had now transferred the sovereignty of 
Madagascar, and were well equipped with the war 
complement of arms and men. Upon his arrival, 
La Haye was proclaimed admiral and general, with 
the authority of vice-roy. Chamargou was ap¬ 
pointed second in command, and La Case major of 
the island. The Marquis Mondevergue, having the 
option of remaining on the island as governor, or 
returning to France, chose the latter. From what he 
saw of La Haye, he appears to have been convinced 
that harmony could not be expected with him. The 
wisdom and moderation of his own conduct but ill 
accorded with the warlike and arbitrary disposition of 
the other. He therefore chose to retire, and set sail 
for France in 1671 ; but he had no sooner arrived 
at Fort Louis, than a commissary demanded of him 
an account of his conduct. He now found that La 
Haye had sent home complaints against him, which 
had induced the Company to take this step. The 
Marquis defended himself with great spirit, and the 
public voice was in his favour : but his enemies were 
too powerful; he fell a victim to their machinations, 
and died a prisoner in the castle of Saumur. 
