allowed in the Registrar's Report; making together an unconditional award of £351 10s.

And as the Commissioners were fully convinced that the Claimant in this Case had carried on an illicit Traffick during the present Voyage, they deemed it just that it should be adjudicated on the same principles as the Case of the Brig Activo, confirming conditionally the remaining part of the Registrar's Report, if the British and Brazilian Governments should agree that it should be so confirmed.

(No. 7.)-The Brazilian Ship Sam Benedicto, Joao Sabino, Master, was detained by His Majesty's Ship Brazen, George W. Willes, Esq. Commander, on the 11th of June, 1826, in Latitude 6. 12. North, and Longitude 1. 38. East, having 25 Negroes on board. She arrived at Sierra Leone on the 10th of July following, when the Case was brought before the British and Portuguese Mixed Court. By her Imperial Passport it appears she cleared from Bahia for Molembo to carry Slaves, yet in violation thereof she sailed, according to the Master's own declaration, direct to Lagos, in 6. 12. North Latitude, to land her Cargo. It was, therefore, evident that she was destined there for a Cargo of Slaves, yet there being no Slaves on board at the time of detention, and none having been proved to have been taken on board during the Voyage in which the Ship was taken; the Captors having failed to prove that the Natives of Africa on board were Slaves, and who subsequently admitted them to be free Natives, and not detained in slavery; the Commissioners considered this a Case of Restitution, and admitted the Claim of the Master, Joao Sabino, for the Ship and Cargo, and such costs, damages, and expences, as she might have sustained by the detention, and referred it to the Registrar to ascertain the amount thereof; and finally decreed, that the sums of £22 10s. for costs of suit, and £10 for part of a cable lost by the Captors, be unconditionally paid to the Claimant by G. W. Willes, Esq., Commander of His Majesty's Ship Brazen. The Court did not allow any demurrage, as they considered that the Captor had been led into error by the Sam Benedicto having been detained to the Northward of the Line, in direct violation of her Passport.

(No.8.) The Brazilian Brig Principe de Guiné, Manoel Joachim de Almeida, Master, was captured by Lieutenant Tucker, in command of a Tender belonging to His Majesty's Ship Maidstone, after a smart engagement, in Latitude 3. 22. North, and Longitude 4. 11. East, and sent here for Adjudication, where she arrived on the 2d of September.

Her Passport authorized a Voyage to Molembo, to return with a Cargo of Slaves, the violation of which, in being found to the North of the Equator, and the circumstance of her having taken her Slaves on board at Whydah, in 6. 12. North Latitude, being clearly proved, left no doubt as to the illegality of her Voyage. The only questionwas as to the validity of the capture by the Tender of the Maidstone,

without being accompanied by Commodore Bullen's declaration. But the Commissioners bearing in mind the Case of the Fabiana, wherein His Majesty's Advocate gave it as his opinion, "that the capture should not be invalidated by every departure from the Instructions," condemned the Principe de Guiné as lawful prize, and decreed the emancipation of her Slaves, on the 26th of September, 1826.

(Enclosure 2.)-Abstract of Proceedings under the British and Spanish Mixed Commission at Sierra Leone, from the 1st of January, 1826 to the 1st of January, 1827.

(No. 1.) THE Spanish Schooner Teresa, Francisco Granell, Master, was captured by His Majesty's Ship Redwing, Captain Clavering, on the 8th of October, 1825, with 248 Slaves on board, but in consequence of their crowded state, 50 were removed into the Spanish Schooner Ana, (a Prize also taken by the Redwing,) and sent to Sierra Leone.

The Teresa was upset in a Tornado on her passage up, when only 6 of the Slaves, with 8 of the Prize Crew, and 4 Spaniards, were saved, leaving 186 Slaves, 4 of the Prize Crew, and 1 Spaniard, drowned: 6 of the Slaves had died previous to this event.

This Case was brought into Court on the 17th December, when it being clearly proved that she was taken in Latitude 4. 35. North, Sentence of Condemnation was passed upon her on the 3d of January, 1826, and the surviving Slaves decreed to be emancipated.

(No. 2.)—The Schooner Ana, Manoel Sierra, Master, under Spanish Colours, arrived at Sierra Leone, on the 25th November, 1825, in a wretched condition, with 130 Slaves on board, 68 having died on the Passage since capture,—50 had been taken on board from the Spanish Schooner Teresa, and 45 from the Spanish Brigantine Isabella, both Prizes to the Redwing, and the latter supposed to have been recaptured and carried into The Havannah.

The Ana was taken off the River Camaroons, by His Majesty's Ship Redwing, in Latitude 3. 50. North, Longitude 9. 2. East, and therefore condemned in the British and Spanish Courts of Mixed Commission, and her Slaves decreed to be emancipated, on the 3d of January, 1826.

(No. 3.) The Spanish Brigantine Ninfa Habanera, Jozé Puiz y Miro, Master, was sent into this Harbour by His Majesty's Ship Brazen, Captain G. W. Willes, with 231 Slaves on board, where she arrived on the 21st of December, 1825. Proof having been adduced that this Vessel had, during the Voyage, been engaged in carrying 50 Slaves from Accra to Popo, the Court condemned the Vessel, but as it appeared that the 231 Slaves were put on board at the instigation of the Captors, after the detention of the Vessel, the Court did not decree

their emancipation, although it was of opinion that they did compose the Cargo intended to have been taken on board that Vessel.

(No. 4.) The Spanish Schooner Iberia, Andres Insua, Master, was captured by His Majesty's Ship Brazen, Captain G. W. Willes, on the 27th of December, 1825, with 422 Slaves on board, in Latitude 4. 25. North, and Longitude 3. 43. West; she arrived at Sierra Leone on the 23d of January, 1826. Her Papers declare her to have cleared from The Havannah for the Island of Princes, on the Coast of Africa, for legitimate Commerce, and not to trade for Slaves. And the Treaty with Spain being so plain and explicit, as to the total prohibition of the Slave-trade, the Court had no hesitation in condemning the Schooner, and decreeing the emancipation of her remaining Slaves, 5 having died previous to Adjudication: this Sentence was passed on the 21st of March, 1826.

(No. 5.) The Spanish Schooner Nicanor, Joze Le Grand, Master, arrived in this Harbour on the 12th of June, with 173 Slaves, having been captured by a Schooner called the Hope, commanded by Lieutenant Tucker, Tender to His Majesty's Ship Maidstone, Commodore Bullen, and at that time detached to cruize. On the 20th of May, 1826, being off Whydah, he detained the said Schooner for being engaged in the illicit Traffick in Slaves, contrary to the existing Treaties between His Britannick Majesty and His Catholick Majesty. By her Royal Passport it appeared that she cleared for the Islands of Princes and St. Thomas, on the Coast of Africa, for legitimate Traffick only.

The evidence in this Case having established the fact of illicit Traffick, the Court pronounced, on the 1st of July, 1826, Sentence of Condemnation against the Vessel and Slaves, and decreed the emancipation of the latter, 173 in number; declaring, at the same time, that this seizure was made by a Tender belonging to His Majesty's Ship Maidstone, and detached from that Ship to cruize after Slavevessels.

(No. 6.)-The Spanish Schooner Intrepida, whereof Jozé Antonio Herrera was Master, was seized by His Majesty's Ship Esk, Captain William Jardine Purchas, on the 10th of August last, in Latitude 2. 8. North, and Longitude 6. 20. East, on her Voyage from the River Bonny to The Havannah, with 290 Slaves on board. Her Spanish Pass authorizes a Voyage to Princes Island, on the Coast of Africa, to return with Articles of lawful Commerce. Her Cargo of Slaves having been found on board, after being shipped in the River Bonny, made this distinctly to be a Case for Condemnation; that Sentence was, therefore, pronounced against her, on the 26th of September, 1826, and her remaining Slaves, 235 in number, decreed to be emancipated.

(Enclosure 3.)-Abstract of Proceedings under the British and Netherland Mixed Court of Justice at Sierra Leone, from the 1st of January, 1826, to the 1st of January, 1827.

(No. 1.) THE Dutch Schooner Hoop, Jacob Walters, Master, was detained on the 3d of January, 1826, off Manna, by His Majesty's Ship Maidstone, Commodore Bullen, C. B. as falling under the several designations of the Additional Articles to the Treaty with The Netherlands, of the 4th May, 1818, signed at Brussels, on the 25th January, 1823, and, on the Case being brought before the Court, no doubts existing on the minds of the Judges, after going into the Evidence, of her being completely equipped for a Slave-trading voyage, she was condemued as lawful Prize to the Crowns of Great Britain and The Netherlands, on the 23d January, 1826.

(No. 2.) The Amable Claudina, Claudio Picaluga, Master, captured under Netherland Colours, was taken possession of in the Roadsted of St. George d'Elmina, by His Majesty's Ship Atholl, Captain James Arthur Murray, on the 12th of November, 1825, at the request of the Lieutenant-Governor of Elmina, Mr. J. C. Vander BreggenPaauw, for being fitted for the Slave-trade in contradiction to the Additional Articles to the Treaty of the 4th May, 1818, between their Britannick and Netherland Majesties, signed at Brussels, the 25th of January, 1823. On the arrival of the Amable Claudina, at Sierra Leone, 36 Slaves were on board, but it appearing to the Court that these had been caused to be put on board at the instigation of the Captors, the Court did not decree their emancipation, on the condemnation of the Vessel and cargo as lawful Prize, on the 6th February, 1826.

(No. 3.) The Brig Charles, Louis l'Oiseau, Master, with 265 Slaves on board, was taken by His Majesty's Gun-Brig Conflict, Lieutenant Chrystie, Commander, having Dutch Colours and Papers on board. She arrived at Sierra Leone on the 21st of January. On the Case of this Vessel being brought before the Court, it having been clearly proved that she was Dutch property, as well as engaged in the illicit Traffick in Slaves, the Court felt no hesitation in pronouncing Sentence of Condemnation against her, and decreeing the emancipa-tion of her remaining Slaves, 22 of them having died previous to Ad-judication.

(No. 4.) The Dutch Schooner Vogel, Jean Blais, Master, was captured by Lieutenant Baldwin Wake Walker, in command of a Boat belonging to His Majesty's Ship Brazen, Captain G. W. Willes, on the 22d of January, 1826, off Grand Carrow. She was seized for having 2 sets of Papers on board, Dutch and French, and for being fitted for a Slaving-voyage, having a greater number of water-casks, and more rice, than was necessary for the purposes of her Voyage.

The Mate deposed, on his examination, that the greater part of her cargo was landed at Cape Mount, where the Master was left to pur

chase Slaves, whilst he went in the Vessel to purchase palm-oil and rice, which he believes was intended for feeding the Slaves; thus clearly manifesting the illegality of the Voyage. The Judges, therefore, pronounced Sentence of Condemnation against the Schooner and eargo, on the 31st day of March, 1826.

(No. 5.)—The Schooner La Fortunéc, Jean Jacques Gimbert, Master, was captured by His Majesty's Ship Brazen, George Wickens Willes, Esq. Commander, in Latitude 1. 42. North, and Longitude 6. 22. East, whilst sailing under The Netherland Flag, with 245 Slaves on board, bound, as stated by the Master, to Surinam. She arrived in this Harbour on the 8th of June, 1826, with her Slaves in a very crowded and sickly state. She was sailing under Dutch Colours, until the Boat of the Brazen was in the act of boarding her, when they were changed to French, and a few Papers incomplete, said to be her French Papers, delivered to the Officer boarding her. By the evidence of several of the Witnesses examined in this Case, it was proved that the Dutch Papers were thrown overboard during the chase, as soon as they ascertained the Brazen to be a British Ship-of-War. Still His Netherland Majesty's Judge considered her to be French property, because none of the Witnesses could read or write, and, therefore, could not be positive as to the Papers that were thrown overboard being Dutch Papers. His Britannick Majesty's Arbitrator was, therefore, called upon for his opinion, and, in conjunction with His Britannick Majesty's Judge, passed Sentence of condemnation upon the La Fortunée, as Dutch property, and decreed the Emancipation of her Slaves, on the 17th of July, 1826.

(No. 6.)—The Netherland Brigantine De Snelheid, whereof Paul Lieutand was Master, was seized by His Majesty's Ship Brazen, in Latitude 0. 2. South, and Longitude 7. 10. East, on the 28th of September, 1826, with 23 Slaves on board. She arrived at Sierra Leone on the 20th of October. This Vessel had been taken from the former Master, Lieutaud, by a Spanish Ship, (supposed to be a Pirate) and her Crew changed for the Spaniards that were on board at the time of capture by the Brazen: by them the 23 Slaves on board were shipped, and subsequently many acts of piracy committed. However, it having been clearly demonstrated, to the satisfaction of the Court, that the outfit of the Snelheid was originally that of a Slave-trader, and that her object in coming to the Coast of Africa, when her destination was said to be for the Cape of Good Hope, was to carry away a cargo of Slaves, the Court unhesitatingly pronounced Sentence of Condemnation upon her, but would not take cognizance of the Slaves and gold found on board at the time of capture, as these were shipped after she had been taken by the Spanish Ship from the Master, Lieutaud, and were purchased with the plunder from an American Vessel. This Decision was made by the Court on the 16th November, 1826.