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he, “ to enlighten and civilize my subjects, and you will 
for ever bind me to the British nation.” The Queens 
Mother also assured Mr. Hastie, that this alone was the 
basis of the treaty just concluded. “ Had money,” said 
she, “ been the object, I would never have agreed to it; 
but I will now support the plan with all my might.” 
Such sentiments bespeak a true nobility of soul, and 
must have afforded strong encouragement to the men who 
had forsaken their earthly connections to dwell amongst 
strangers, whose characters had been so grossly misrepre¬ 
sented to the world. Mr. Jones, however, took occasion 
to remind his Majesty, that a letter from himself would 
have greater weight, and would be more strongly ex¬ 
pressive of his wishes. This hint was immediately acted 
upon; and the following letter was written, in the king’s 
own hand, in the French language: 
“ Hadama, King of Madagascar, to the Missionary So¬ 
ciety, usually called the London Missionary Society. 
“ Gentlemen, 
“ When the treaty was concluded between me and 
Governor Farquhar, which had for its object the cessation 
of the exportation of slaves from the island of Madagascar, 
the missionary, Mr. David Jones, accompanied the com¬ 
missioner from the British government, and arrived at 
Tananarive, the capital of my kingdom, with the intention 
of paying me a visit to solicit from me leave to settle, with 
other missionaries, in my dominions. Having informed 
myself of his profession and mission, I acquiesced with 
much pleasure in his request. 
“ Mr. Jones, your missionary, having satisfied me that 
those sent out by your Society have no other object than 
to enlighten the people by persuasion and conviction ; and 
to discover to them the means of becoming happy, by 
evangelizing and civilizing them after the manner of 
