Madagascar Or Robert Drury's Journal During Fifteen Years' Captivity On That Island

MADAGASCAR OR, ROBERT DRURTS JOUR NAL, DURING FIFTEEN YEARS CAPTIVITY ON THAT ISLAND AND A FURTHER DESCRIPTION OF MADA GASCAR, EY THE ABBE ALEXIS ROCHON EDITED WITH AN INTRO DUCTION AND NOTES BY CAPT. PASFIELD OLIVER, R. A., AUTHOR OF MADAGASCAR ILLUSTRATED LONDON T. FISHER UNWIN. NEW YORK MACMILLAN CO. MDCCCXC 6604449 MALAGASY BKUGAR. IM Kit IN A NATIVES OF SOUTH OF MADAGASCAR. ANTANOSY. MADAGASCAR O R. Robert Drurfs JOURNAL, DURING Fifteen Years Captivity on that Ifland. CONTAINING I. His VOYAGE to rhc Mies, and fhort Stay there II. An ACCOUNT of the Ship wreck of the Bf grave on the Miami of MA DAG AS CAR the Murder of Cap tain Younge and his Ships Company, except Admiral Son, and fome duft, Manufacture Com tnodities, V. The Nature of the PEOPLE, their Cuftoms, Wars, Reli gion, and Policy As alfo, The CONFERENCES between the Author and fome of their Chiefs, Concerning the Oart ftttfn and Their Religion few Others, who efcapd VI. His REDEMPTION from the Hands of the barbarous Natives. HL His being taken into Cap tivity, hardufage, Marriage, and Variety of Fortune, IV. Hi TRAVELS through the Ifland, and Defcription of ic as to its Situation, Pro-Tile Whole is a Faithful Narrative of Jtftttcrt ofFet mterfpersd wub. Variety of furpriimg Incidents and illuftrated with a Sheet M A Pof M t fiAr, and CUTS. thence by Capt. Commander of the Prince of Wales, i n the Eafl India Com panys Service His ARRIVAL to EngUnJ, and Second Voy age thither, II. A VOCABULARY of the Language. Written by Him lf, digefted into Order, and now pubhfhd at the Rcqueft of his FRIENDS. L Q N Z O JST Printed and Sold by K MetJovyj at the Angel in Or 7-M rjh U. at the Bible in Nvg t Jlrtit T. Mrr lt at ibe 7 ftt tieJin Fltetftr n and by the Author at Old Co x-Houfe in Birthm L nt. M DCCXX, Price bound Six Shillings. 3 CONTENTS. IAUR 1 EDITORS INTRODUCTION ... ... ... ... 9 2 PREFACE TO THE FIKKT EDITION ... ... ... 29 3 BOBERT DRURYS JOURNAL JN MADACJASI-AU ... ... 30 4 VOCABUI ARY ... ... ... ... ... .. 5 INDEX .. 6 THE ABB BOCHON S ACCOUNT OF MAnAnAHfAit, ABRIDGED .. ... ... ... ... ... Jf i LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS, 1 NATIVES OF SOUTH OF MADAGASCAR Antanosy Frontispiece 2 MALAGASY BEGGAR Imerina ... 2nd Frontispiece CUTS FROM GUEUDEVILLES MAP OF MADAGASCAB 1719 3 EXECUTION OF PBISONEBS To face p. 9 4 NATIVE CANOE, , 13 5 CUSTOMS AND DBESS OF MALAGASY ..., , 17 6 TRADE, AND FUNERAL CEREMONY, , 20 7 MAP OF MADAGASCAR Taken from the Map in the - First Edition To face p. 28 8 OLY, ou CHAKM, AND TANDKAKA from ELLIS To face p. 81 9 MAKOMITUA POUNDING BICK Natives of Central Mada gascar To face p. 102 10 ATBIMO WOMAN, SKETCHED BY CAPTAIN OLIVEB IN JU3C2 To face p. 23 11 SAKALAVA OF WKKT MADAOAHCAK, WEAMING THE LAMUA To face p. in 12 BAPAKALAHY, CH IKK OF FOULK POINT 1823 To face p. 262 18 VIEW OF AN EAHT COABT VILLAGK ., To face p. 309