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told them he had maturely considered what had been 
said on the subject of the treaty, and repeated what he 
had urged before, of the necessity of his people being 
instructed ; and requested permission to send some of 
them to England for that purpose. Mr. Hastie 
promised that every means should be taken to pro¬ 
mote the instruction of his people, and, adverting to 
Mr. Jones, and the object of his mission, pointed out 
what had been effected in the South-Sea Islands, 
where, through the agency of a few missionaries, 
idolatry had been abolished, Christianity embraced, 
wars put a stop to, and the arts of civil life introduced. 
These representations made a strong impression 
on the mind of Radama. On the following day, he 
sent a letter to Mr. Hastie, addressed to Governor 
Farquhar, stating his anxiety to conclude the pro¬ 
posed treaty ; but as nothing but instruction could 
alleviate the misery of his subjects, and enable them 
to perceive the advantages of the abolition of the 
slave-trade, he could agree to the treaty only on 
condition that he should be allowed to send some 
of his people to the Mauritius and England, 
and that artificers should be sent to Madagascar. 
Mr. Hastie replied, that he was authorised by his 
Excellency, to promise artificers, and to take back 
some of his people for education, but beyond this he 
had no authority. The king sent again, requiring 
that twenty persons should be sent to England, 
as he was persuaded nothing but such a stipulation 
would reconcile his subjects to the abandonment 
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