Dhow Chasing in Zanzibar Waters - The Search For Mecca

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and whose indefatigable exertions liave dmie so
much to suppress it on the island.
By a treaty with the Queen of Madagascar,
the traffic in slaves to that country has been
abolished, but slavery still exists as a legal
institution within the island.
Whenever it has been discovered that slaves
have been landed, the Consul has been enabled
to compel the authorities to the fulfilment of
the treaty, the punishment of the delinquent,
and the surrender of the slaves to the British :
and we may congratulate ourselves that we have
in the position of Consul at Madagascar, one
who fearlessly acts up to both the spirit and
letter of the treaty and instructions respecting
the suppression of so nefarious a trade ; but,
notwithstanding this, detection is rare, and the
trade is very extensive, carried on chiefly from
the Portuguese territory, sometimes direct, and
sometimes through the Commoro Islands; and it
must be added that very often slaves are taken
to these islands, and through the French settlement
at Nos Beh, under the French flag, and
with the designation of "passengers" or