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Camp. As Rennefort was not present, it is possible he compiled 
this portion of his relation from Dubois’ volume. 
P. 34. Sieur la Casse.—Le Vacher de la Case, a native of La 
Rochelle, who had come out to Madagascar with Captain Kercadio, 
under the auspices of the Marechal de la Meilleraye in 1656. La 
Case married Dian Nong, the daughter of a Chief, whose territory, 
Ambolo, he inherited, and took the native title of Dian Pousse. He 
conquered, in single combat, Andrian Dalaka, armed only with 
sagaye and shield. La Case was appointed Major of the island by 
de la Haye in 1670, but died in June the same year. His widow 
married Lieutenant Thomassin. 
His eldest daughter married M. de la Bretesche, who was pro¬ 
moted Major in place of La Case. Vide Memoires pour servir par 
Rennefort ; and Un Episode d’Histoire Coloniale , par M. R. de le 
Blanchere. 
P. 34. An Ordinance of the King.— Cf. Rennefort, livre ii. chap. xiii. 
— 4 Une Ordonnance a tous ses sujets qui estoient au service des 
Etrangers, d’entrer au sien ou k celuy de la Compagnie Francoise 
des Indes Orientales.’ 
P. 35. The intention of the King.—Rennefort, idem. Louis xiv. a 
M. de Mondevergue, Paris, 30 Mars 1669. 
4 Pendant que vous demeurez dans l’isle, je desire que vous vous 
serviez du Sieur de Champmargou et que vous luy donniez le pouvoir 
que je vous envoye, de mon lieutenant au gouvernement de ladite 
isle, et que, lorsque vous partirez, il y commande en attendant que 
j’aye fait choix d’une autre personne qui ayt les qualites necessaire 
pour occuper votre poste.’—Colbert, op. cit. vol. iii. p. 432. 
P. 35. Messieurs the Ecclesiastics.—Rennefort mentions the names 
of the ecclesiastics who had arrived in the Saint-Paul, op. cit. part 
ii. livre iii. chap, v., viz. MM. Chemeson, Le Vacher, and Langlois. 
P. 35. The Mitave.—Ellis mentions the 4 Mirary ’ as the singing of 
war-songs accompanied by the brandishing of spears. Vide Richard¬ 
son’s Diet.) 4 Hira’ singing a song. ‘Mihira’to sing. ‘Fihirana’ a song. 
Cf. Flacourt. 4 Ils firent l’exercice de la Sagaye, qu’ils nomment 
Mitavan,’ chap. xxi. p. 70. 
P. 35. The River of Masts.— Vide ante, note to p. 4, and map. 
P. 36. Old Macellage and New Macellage.— Vide ante , note to p. 4. 
Also Cf. note. Madagascar or Robert Drury’s fournal, edited by 
Captain Oliver, p. 267. 
P. 36. French mistaken for Portuguese and nearly massacred.—This 
may have reference to incidents like the assassination of Captain de 
la Vigne of the St. Louis. Vide ante , note to p. 4. 
P. 37. Portuguese prepared to huild a Fortress at Mozambique. —It is 
curious that Flacourt describes a portion of the south coast of Mada¬ 
gascar as named Mozambique. 4 Depuis Moncale jusqu’ h Ranou- 
foutchi il y a vne region qui se nomme Mozambique, et le village 
principal de Ranoufoutchi se nomme Italie.’—Chap. xii. Fort St. 
