The news from Madagascar still is, and will probably re-
main for some days, very obscure. It is known that General Duchesne entered Antananarivo—henceforward, we suppose, to be called Tananarive—on September 30th, after a skirmish in which seven Frenchmen fell; that the Queen signed a treaty with him; that he arrested the Premier and the chiefs of the patriotic party, with a view to their deportation to Tunis ; and that he is reducing the capital to order. It is not known, however, whether the Provinces submit ; whether the Hove troops, who seem to be fighting near Ta.matave, will give up their arms ; or whether the treaty is the one sent out from France with the expedition. In Paris it is believed that the regime adopted will be "a strict Protectorate," which means that the Resident, who may possibly be M. Cambon, will be an absolute Sovereign without responsibility ; but no details as to the terms accepted by the Queen have yet reached France. It is said that the French are not enthusiastic over the result ; that a struggle is going on among Ministers as to the way to build up a Colonial army; and that the debate on Colonial policy in the Chamber will be of the hottest order. Note that the regiments of sick soldiers now afloat are all to go to Algeria and not to France, probably because in Algeria they cannot talk too much or exhibit their debilitated frames.
