Star.
London, England, 1826-09-15 00:00:00

SLAVE TRADE.

We extract the following interesting document from a Parlismen.
tary Return just issued, under the title of K Further Papers and
Communications relative to the Slave Trade at the Mauritius.
Bourbon, and the Seychelles."
LETT= TROY ILADAYA, LING 01 MADACIASCAII, TO HIS I:SCSI.I.I:MT
L.S.ammo, 07 THE ISLAND Or MAIMITIUS, &e.
Tananarivou, the 13th May, 1823.
SIR, air PROTH.gaI have received your Excellency's
letter, bearing date the 20th of February last : I hasten
to reply to it, by renewing to you those ent.ments of
esteem which yob have expressed towards me.
I mast inform your Excellency, that ankles
specified in our treaty have come into my possession
even previously t, your letter coming to my hands : I
am delighted to find with what prompt atteatim your
Excellency has hitherto fulfilled all the engagements
entered into between us.
I received, under the same cover, the printed copy of
your new treaty with the Imaun of Muscate: I am
happy that your Excellency has embarked in this fresh
undertaking, which will give an additional lustre to
your glory and your happiness; with the most lively
satisfaction do I find that this trade is destroyed on the
western coast, whereby its total destruction a ill be
effected at Madagascar; for the harbour on this side
has often been ;a place
itifashelter for the fraudulent
traders of the coast of, Africa; but I venture to hope
that y will have some cause to be satisfied for the
fatal
I a yells pleasure in learning from your Excel-
lency that four most gracious Sovereign continues to
entertain fresh sentiments of esteem for my person: I
shall do all in my power.to acknowledge them, by ad.
tiering to the principles which characterise and dis-
tinguish so great a monarch.
With respect .to our young men alluded to by you,
whom I sent under your protection as well to England
as to Mauritius, I have not the least doubt of their
making some progress, tieing superintended by persons
of merit, and especially when your Excelency con-
descends to attend to them whenever your occupations
afford you any leisure. I rely with the iullest confi-
dence upon yop for the education, and for those arts
understood between us, with respect to the persons sent
to England.
I learn with regret yopr departure for England,—a
circumstance which will henceforth (as you observe)
throw some delay in our friendly communications; but
I am consoled by the pleasing conviction that you will
meet with a gracious reception from your worthy
Monarch : I am moreover satisfied that you will not
fail to present my homage to his Majesty, and that you
will accomplish, near him, what )ou have so well
begun, for the prosperity of my kingdom : this will still
add greater weight to my gratitude and esteem. Be
assured I shall do ail in my power to keep up our pleas-
ing intercourse, and omit no opportunity of corres-
ponding with you.
With respect to agriculture and the arts you recom-
mend, we do all in our power to leave nothing untried ;
the power is not wanting ; but we are at a loss for per-
sons competent to instruct us. The principal object,
therefore, is wanting; to sow the grain is nothing; but
to employ it is a matter of some difficulty for a people
yet in ignorance of many things of which they have
never had any notions; we continue to rely, however.
upon what you have undertaken, until you can complete
your object in a more effectual manner.
The cultivation of silk, though not very familiar,
appears, however, to us, of more easy attainment; I
have accordingly given orders, that all the mulberry
trees which we have received, as well from your Ex-
cellency as from the Agent Gneral, be planted and
cultivated with care ; and I venture to hope that, before
long, we will have a sufficiency to distribute generally
amongst all the people; for the first are already very
forward.

With regard to theisetty Chiefs yon mention to me,
who retire as marauders into the woods, and who car-
ried on the Slave Trade at the time, whilst they neg-
lected their plantations, which °net to be the object of
their first care ; these Chiefs, I say, will soon be reduced
to a more proper order; I take upon myself to bring
them together as soon as possible; a great number are
already so ; and the few who remain will soon be brought
under my obedience. Let nct your Excellency be at all
uneasy on th7s point ; it is entirely within my power,
and no means shall be neglected towards its attainment.
I have leaned with pleasure that Commodore Nourse
wishes to have an interview with me as in fact lam to
be at Foule Ps Lit in the month of July next, he may
meet me there. I shall be happy to see him ; and you
may assure him from me, that he will be received with
all the consideration which is due to his rank, and to his
rep cable character, and will receive, at the sane time
my expressions of respect for his. Britannic Majesty.
On the subject of) ourirecOmmen nig the Missionaries
to me, be assured I will do all in my poster to co-ope-
,r.ate, by sincere eocouragewe;its, in the great object
they have in view, ma will neglect nothing that may