Capera, with a crew of 29 men and boys, who declared her to be bound from the River Lagos to The Havannah, having on board 292 Slaves, viz. 145 men, 20 women, 108 boys, and 19 girls."

The Master, in his examination, stated, that the Vessel, and the greatest part of the Slaves, belonged to himself, and that he took possession of her in April last; that she is 51 tons burthen; that the present voyage began at The Havannah, but cannot say whether it would have ended at Porto Rico or The Havannah; that 285 Slaves were taken on board during the voyage; they were all shipped at the River Lagos, and that none had died previous to capture.

Antonio Roderiguez, Steward of the said Vessel, in his Answers to the Standing Interrogatories, confirms' the Evidence of the Master.

The Case of illicit Slave-trade being thus clearly proved, and no claim having been made by the Owner, the Court passed Sentence of condemnation on the Vessel, and decreed the Emancipation of the Slaves, on the 23d day of November 1825.

GEO. RENDALL.

No. 25.-G. Rendall, Esq. to Mr. Sec. Canning.-(Rec. June 2.) SIR, Sierra Leone, January 10, 1826.

I HAVE the honour to enclose, for your information, the Report of the Case of the Spanish Schooner Clara, otherwise Clarita, detained by His Majesty's Ship Brazen, Captain George Wicken Willes, off Cape Mesurado, on the 4th of November 1825, with 36 Slaves on board.

This Vessel was brought in here for Adjudication on the 15th of November 1825, and the proof of illicit Slave-trade being perfectly clear, she was condemned by the Court on the 23d of the same month, the Emancipation of the Slaves being decreed on the same day. I have the honour to be, &c.

The Right Hon. George Canning.

GEO. RENDALL.

(Enclosure.)-Report of the Case of the Spanish Schooner Clara, other

wise Clarita, Jozé Morano, Master.

THIS Vessel was sent into the Port of Freetown on the 15th of November 1825, by Captain George W. Willes, with 36 Slaves on board, consisting of 12 men, 9 women, 8 boys, 6 girls, and 1 infant. On the same day the Ship's Papers, with the Declaration of the Captor, were lodged in the Registry Office, duly attested by Mr. J. Batt, Admiralty Mate of His Majesty's Ship Brazen. On the 16th of November, a Monition was prayed and issued, calling upon all Persons having, or pretending to have, any right, title, or interest, in the said Vessel and Cargo, to appear and make claim, which was returned on the 23d, certified as having been duly served.

Captain Willes, in his Declaration, states, that on the 4th of November 1825, being in Latitude 5. 15. North, and Longitude 10. 30.

West, he fell in with and detained the Schooner Clarita, Jozé Morano, Acting Master, with a crew of 14 men, armed with 1 gun and 20 muskets, and having on board 36 Slaves, together with some tobacco, spirits, and other articles.

Jozé Morano, the Master, in answer to the Standing Interrogatories, deposed, that the late Master was the Owner; that upon his decease, on the 18th of September last, he appointed himself to the command off Grand Currow; that the present voyage began at The Havannah, and was to have ended there. Gibraltar was the last clearing Port the Vessel sailed from; touched at Grand Currow, Teembo, and the Gallinas, on this Coast, during the voyage; she was seized for having Slaves on board off Cape Mesurado; sailed under Spanish Colours; her name was the Clarita. The present Cargo consists of 36 Slaves, and 450 rolls of tobacco; 33 Slaves were taken on board at Teembo, from a man named Brown, and 3 at the Gallinas.

The Boatswain, in his examination, corroborates fully the evidence of the Master.

It appears by the Papers of this Vessel, that she cleared out from The Havannah with a Crew of 12 men, on the 22d of March 1825, for Gibraltar; that José Peres Munoz was then Master; that on the 4th of July he appeared before the Spanish Consul at Gibraltar, and obtained a Certificate of having shipped 15 men and boys, retaining only the Boatswain and 1 boy of the original Crew; he cleared out also on the same day for St. Thomas and The Havannah. The whole of the Papers found on board consist only of a Passport for the Vessel, (therein called the Clara,) a List of the Crew, printed Rules to be observed by Masters and Officers of Spanish Vessels, a Mediterranean Passport, and a Bill of Health given at Gibraltar.

The case of illicit Traffick being clearly proved, and no Claim having been made on behalf of the Owner or Master, the Court, without hesitation, pronounced Sentence of Condemnation on the said Vessel, and decreed the Emancipation of the Slaves on the 23d day of November 1825. GEO. RENDALL.

No. 26.-G. Rendall, Esq. to Mr. Sec". Canning.—(Received June 2.)
SIR,
Sierra Leone, January 10, 1826.

I HAVE the honour to enclose, for your information, the Report of the Case of the Spanish Schooner Teresa, whereof Francisco Granell was Master.

This Vessel was detained by His Majesty's Ship Redwing, D. C. Clavering, Esq. Commander, in Old Calabar River, on the 6th of October, 1825, with 248 Slaves on board, 50 of whom, on account of her crowded state, were put on board the Spanish Schooner Ana, also detained by the Redwing.

The Teresa was upset in a tornado on the 19th of October last, when all on board perished, except 8 of the Prize Crew, 4 Spaniards, and 6 Slaves.

The Court, deeming the proofs of illicit Slave-trade to be clearly established, pronounced that at the time of seizure the Schooner Teresa was liable to confiscation, and decreed the Emancipation of the surviving Slaves, on the 3d day of January 1826. I have, &c. The Right Hon. George Canning. GEO RENDALL.

(Enclosure.)-Report of the Case of the Spanish Schooner Teresa, Francisco Granell, Master.

UPON the 17th of December 1825, the Papers of this Vessel were brought into Court by Lieutenant Card, of His Majesty's Ship Redwing, D. C. Clavering, Esq. Commander, and duly attested by him. On the same day, an Affidavit, made by Lieutenant Wilson and Thomas Mac Gowan, Esq. Admiralty Mate, both of His Majesty's Ship Redwing, was filed, and was in substance as follows: That, on the 8th of October last, by order of Captain Clavering, they took charge of the detained Schooner Teresa, with 248 Slaves on board, and accompanied His Majesty's Ship Redwing to the River Cameroons and Cape Formosa. That said Schooner being very crowded, 50 Slaves were removed into the Spanish Schooner Ana; that on the 19th of October last, at about 2. 30. A. M., being about half a mile from the Ship, with nearly all sail set, the Schooner was suddenly laid on her beam-ends by a tornado, and almost immediately went down; that, by clinging to spars, these Deponents, with 8 of the Prize Crew, 4 Spaniards, and 6 Slaves, were rescued by the Boats of the Ship, after being 7 hours in the water; that 186 Slaves, 4 of the Prize Crew, and 1 Spaniard, were unfortunately lost; 6 Slaves had died of fever and dysentery previous to this occurrence. The usual Monition was prayed and issued, on the 19th of December, calling upon all Persons having, or pretending to have, any right in the Spanish Schooner Teresa to appear and make due Claim; it was returned on the 26th, certified as having been duly served.

The Declaration of the Captor, Captain Douglas Charles Clavering, states, that, on the 6th of October 1825, the Boats of His Majesty's Ship Redwing detained the Schooner Teresa in Old Calabar River, in about Latitude 4. 35. North, and Longitude 8. 45. East, with 248 Slaves on board, who were counted in the presence of the Master and Mate of the said Vessel.

A Certificate, signed "D. C. Clavering, Commander," " Francisco Granell," and witnessed by "Robert Card, Lieutenant," and" William Armstrong, Surgeon," was filed in Court on the 27th of December. It states, that Francisco Granell has petitioned to be landed at the nearest Port, in consequence of sickness and scurvy, which were increasing daily, by living on salt provisions, and which Mr. Armstrong, the Sur

geon of the Ship, confirms; that, as the Teresa was lost, it was supposed his presence as a Witness was no longer required; that he freely and willingly (knowing the seizure to have been just,) gave up all claim to indemnification for her loss; that, in consideration of the above circumstances, Captain Clavering acceded to his request, and landed him at Princes Island.

Pablo Frexas, in his Answers to the Standing Interrogatories, states, that the Master, Francisco Granell, took possession of the Vessel at Saint Jago de Cuba. She was seized for having Slaves on board. Sailed under Spanish Colours. The present voyage began at Saint Jago de Cuba, and was to have ended there; it was the last clearing Port. She anchored in Cameroon and Calabar Rivers, to trade for Slaves; was armed with 4 carronades, some muskets, cutlasses and cartridges; fired one carronade and some muskets at the Boats; does not know who gave the orders to do so; 247 Slaves were taken on board, some in the River Calabar, and the remainder in the Cameroons.

By the Vessel's Papers, it appears that the Schooner Teresa, Francisco Granell, Master, of 85 tons burthen, with a Crew of 23 men and boys, cleared out from Santiago de Cuba on the 4th of May, 1825, with a general cargo, for Princes' Island.

The proofs of illicit Slave-trade being so clear, the Court pronounced, that, at the time of seizure, the said Schooner Teresa was illegally engaged in the Traffick of. Slaves, and, as such, subject and liable to confiscation; and decreed the surviving Slaves belonging to the said Schooner Teresa to be emancipated on the 3d day of January, 1826, GEO. RENDALL.

No. 27.-George Rendall, Esq. to Mr. Sec". Canning.—(Rec. June 2.)
SIR,
Sierra Leone, January 10, 1826.

I HAVE the honour to forward, for your information, the Report of the Case of the Spanish Schooner, Ana, detained off the River Cameroons on the 11th of October, 1825, by His Majesty's Ship Redwing, Douglas C. Clavering, Esq. Commander, having on board at the time of the capture 103 Slaves.

This Vessel arrived in the Harbour of Freetown, on the 25th of November last, with 130 Slaves, 50 having been put on board from the Teresa, and 45 from the Isabella, and 68 out of the whole number having died on their passage to this Place.

The engagement of this Vessel in the illicit Traffick in Slaves being clearly proved, the Court passed Sentence of Condemnation on the 3d of January, 1826, and decreed the Emancipation of the surviving Slaves. I have the honour to be, &c.

The Right Hon. George Canning.

GEO. RENDALL.

(Enclosure.)—Report of the Case of the Spanish Schooner Ana, Manoel Sierra, Master.

THE Ana arrived in Sierra Leone Harbour on the 25th of November, 1825, in a wretched condition, having lost 68 Slaves on the passage, as appears by the Affidavit of Mr. Taylor, Master of His Majesty's Ship Redwing, Douglas Charles Clavering, Esq., Commander; he deposes that, on the 11th of October last, they detained, off the Cameroons, the Spanish Schooner Ana, with 107 Slaves on board, that 50 Slaves were put on board said Schooner from the Teresa, and 45 from the Isabella, two other Prizes to His Majesty's Ship Redwing, making in the whole 202 Slaves; that on the passage up 68 died, chiefly from dysentery; that no Medical Officer was on board, but that Deponent administered medicine to the said Slaves to the best of his power, and the greatest care and attention was paid to them. On the 26th of November, the Agent for Captors prayed, that the Slaves might be landed, which the Court immediately allowed; the following number, viz. 50 men, 39 boys, 23 women, and 18 girls, making a total of 130 Slaves, were then handed over to the Marshal of the said Court, and, ultimately, delivered by him to the Chief Superintendent of Liberated Africans. There were no means of ascertaining the survivors of the Slaves belonging to each Vessel separately, as no precaution had been taken for that purpose.

The Declaration of the Captor, Captain Clavering, which was filed in Court on the 28th of November, states, that on the 11th of October, 1825, he detained the Spanish Schooner Ana, off the River Cameroons, in Latitude 3. 50. North, and Longitude 9. 2. East, having on board 106 Slaves, counted in the presence of the Mate, Francisco Carbonell (the Master having been left on shore at Bimbia.)

On the 5th of December, the Vessel's Papers were brought into Court, and duly authenticated by Mr. Braund, Purser of His Majesty's Ship Redwing.

The Monition was prayed on the 16th of December, and returned as duly served on the 26th.

Francisco Carbonell, Second Captain, states, in his examination, that the Master, Manoel Sierra, took possession of this Schooner at St. Jago de Cuba. She sailed under Spanish Colours, was seized for having Slaves on board; the Schooner's name is the Ana, she is about 80 tons burthen, had a Crew of 27 Officers and Mariners, exclusive of the Master. The voyage began at St. Jago de Cuba, and the Master said it was to have ended there; it was the last clearing Port; touched at Calabar to trade for Slaves; first saw Capturing Ship off Bimbia; was captured about 4 leagues off the River Cameroons; was coming from Bimbia; was armed with 4 guns, 5 muskets, some cutlasses, powder, and a few balls; fired 2 guns at the Boats; cannot say who gave the order, as he was lying sick; does not know the Owner of the Vessel; 106 Slaves were taken on board at Bimbia; 3 died previous to capture.