New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-04
RavOnnali' riniarivo
- Hon urs. OlucCr o. the Pala q,
Principal c.ret - OF state for Foreign Affairs
aud Cnlrf 4 A.lba-sd'ior
OF Her M.Jcs y tIr QIecu Of Madagascar.
Rayon-nani-rlnlariv.

His secretaries. all OF whom speak French
hucuty, spoke of HIM as lllS EAcelleucy,"
bat there was 40 exhibition OF anything else than
20 tie detcrcuce aud courtesy. Rdmaulrdka, the
other AmhasSacor il beaten bv one honor by the
Ambassador vi n the scsq ipedalau name, bat he
s nevertheless. a man OF distinction IN the NADIA
ea,car Government. lie ~ now momber
of the Queens HrvY Council, but under her
predcces.0r Rldama II. "a youth who lost his head
because Ii" got drunk aud isned an agreement with
the French which dspl"asod MS snbJectsl, no was
Prime Minister. lie spcaNs both freuch and Eng
h-h. The native secretaries arc young men OF m
frllgrnt appearance, easy aud active IN their
movements and showing many evidences OF
the European education winch they have enjoyed.
Mr. Tacchl Is a yOung Euglishnan. a gradulte from
the Uuivcrs " 0i London. lie has editc! the only
Anglo Madagascar paper pubU'hod on ihe l,lahd,
live. at the capital, Antananauvo-ihe town ot
thousands-and IL IN the service OF the Govern
ment. Mr. PckersgIll, who accompanies
the embassy IN purely honorary
capacity, IL an Enplishnan who is connected with
the great London Missionary SOcictv and spent nine
years a, a missionary IN varou- paris o the island.
lie joined the embassy IN London at the solic alton
Of Colonel Robinson, who has in great
out from Madagascar last August. He
has been very active in creating English sympathy
for The Hoya Gov, rnment IN the difficulty between
the Queen and France. Colonel Robinson was sent
dent Grant IN 1879. lie is large. buh FREQ
spoken man. whose outward characteristics
thing for him TO do as he did two years
or 30 aQO when he Brought II french man-of-war
that wa making bclligercnt eNhibltlon to terms.
An American bark had PM into Iamatave to dis
charge quantity of rifles and amrnnnli ION sold to
the MalagIsy Government, when the French man
oi-war Forfait s"nt Launch alongside 10 prevent
the landing of the arms gun was loaded and
trained the bark when - letter was received
by the Commodore which brought hum To Colonel
RobinSon's Office. lie began to gve an explanation,
but was stopped by stern " can have nothing 10
with you until yOnder insult TO my Nation Is re-
moved" The eupoD the Launch vas taken away.
the American, bark discharged her car
go and tho Frenchman apologzed
his is one of the episotcs in the coniro-
vcrsv between the Malagasy Government aud
bassy although accredited 10 France was not per
mited TO see President Grevy. and consequently
could not. under rules OF diplomatic etiquette, cal
upon any of the other Ambassadors IN Paris.
PURPOSES OF THE AMBASSADORS.
The Ambassadors and their secretaries were busy
half an hour after they reached the hotel in
writing let crs being to get them of on the
first steamship that sails. Upon Colonel Robinson
and Mr. Tacch therefore, dcyolved the burden of |
the task of telling their plans and purposes. The |
present rreatv" said Colonel Robinson, 9" is n rcvs-
ion Of the trs, one which was made with tue United
tates, with France and with England. The first
treaty very general and the request for reys-
ion came from the Queen several years ago. wrote
nj the tune To lami Fish, then Secrea larry OF State.
stated fine Ourcns request and added thar mOditica
tiOns might be made which would be TO the adyan-
iago of this country But nothing came of IT, When
Mi. EyartS WAS secretary saw tuAt hc WINS uoIus
great things I'm the way of opening up commerce To
The United states and called hls attention to my
with his Department. lie took hold
Df The matter; | was empoN Nered to prepare pro-
ocol dId So entered into negotiations with the
Commissioners Of the Queen and finally tho treaty
was drafted by Observation-Disclosures and sent TO
Washington. 1t was approved by the President
aud his Cabinet a year agO last December, bul tue
senate didn't reach IT, We heard on arriving to-day
hat il was approved on last Tuesday. This fact
iisturbs our plans somewhat, we Will have moth
ng to do in Washington except the ceremony
IF exchanging Iaiihcations. What we
lavo aimed to accomplish is 10 open
40 the island which is a WONDERFULLY rich agrcuI-
urai country, to American enterprise. AT present
he trade between Madagascar and America
amounts TO perhaps 81 100000 annually, Out
{ can be Increased fifty fold. Ihougn