SCHEDULE OF PAPERS. (B.)

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1. John Barrow, Esq. to Cap. Sir John

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Phillimore, of H. M. S. Thetis, Admiralty Office, 13th May, 1824 369

2. John Barrow, Esq. to the Command

ing Officers of H. M. Ships and Vessels; Coast of Africa, West Indies, South America, Cape of Good Hope, and East Indies.. 3. John Barrow, Esq. to Commodore Bullen, Commanding H. M. Ships and Vessels; Coast of Africa 4. J. W. Croker, Esq. to the Commanding Officers of H. M. Ships and Vessels; Coast of Africa, West, Indies, South America, Cape of Good Hope, and East Indies 5. J. W. Croker, Esq. to Commodore Bullen, or the Senior Officer Commanding H. M. Ships and Vessels, Coast of Africa

6. John Barrow, Esq. to Commodore Bullen, Commanding H. M. Ships and Vessels, Coast of Africa 7. John Barrow, Esq. to Commodore Bullen, Commanding H. M. Ships and Vessels, Coast of Africa 8. John Barrow, Esq. to Commodore Bullen, Commanding H. M. Ships and Vessels, Coast of Africa 9. John Barrow, Esq. to Commodore Bullen, Commanding H. M. Ships and Vessels, Coast of Africa ... 10. John Barrow, Esq. to Commodore Bullen, Commanding H. M. Ships and Vessels, Coast of Africa 11. John Barrow, Esq. to Captain Purchas, of H. M. Sloop Esk

12. Instructions issued by the Lords Commissioners to Commodore Christian, as Commanding Officer of H. M. Ships and Vessels, Cape of Good Hope

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13. Letter to the Commanders of all such of H. M. Ships and Vessels as have been ordered, from the 30th April to the 14th Nov., 1824, to proceed to the West Indies, South America, Cape of Good Hope, and East Indies

14. Letter to the Commanders of all such of H. M. Ships and Vessels as have been ordered, from the 24th of Nov., 1824, to the 19th of March, 1825, to proceed to the West Indies, South America, Cape of Good Hope, and East Indies...

.. 19th May, 1824 369

7th July, 1824 370

.12th Aug., 1824 371

.21st Aug., 1824 371

9th Sept., 1824 371

.23rd Sept., 1824 372

....25th Sept., 1824 372

..14th Oct., 1824 374

...16th Dec., 1824 374

8th Jan., 1825 374

5th Feb., 1825 375

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INSTRUCTIONS TO NAVAL OFFICERS.

No. 1.-John Barrow, Esq. to Captain Sir John Phillimore. SIR, Admiralty Office, May 13, 1824. In reference to the order of My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, directing you to proceed to the African Coast, I am commanded by their Lordships to transmit to you Copies of the Treaties which have been entered into with Spain, and Portugal, and The Netherlands, for the prevention of an illicit traffic in Slaves, with Copies of three Acts of Parliament relating to them, and Instructions signed by their Lordships, authorizing you to search Vessels bearing those Flags; in doing which, as well as in the whole of your conduct towards such Vessels, you are to be strictly governed by the said Treaties and the Instructions attached to them.

And you will likewise receive herewith, Abstracts or Copies of the several Acts of Parliament prohibiting the Traffic in Slaves by His Majesty's Subjects.

[N. B.-A similar Letter was addressed on the 23rd Nov. 1824, to Captain Murray, of H.M.S. Atholl.]

No. 2.-John Barrow, Esq. to the Commanding Officers of H. M. Ships and Vessels; Coast of Africa, West Indies, South America, Cape of Good Hope, and East Indies.

SIR,

Admiralty Office, May 19, 1824.

I AM commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to signify their direction to you, to address and deliver to each of the Commanders of the Ships and Vessels under your orders, one of the enclosed printed Letters, containing directions in regard to the ascertaining and affording proof of the number of Slaves who may be on board captured Slave Ships at the moment of the capture.

And you will likewise observe these directions, in the event of the detention of any Slave Vessel by the Ship you command.

I am, &c.,

JOHN BARROW. [N. B.-The last paragraph was omitted in the Letters to the Commanding Officers on the South-American and West India Stations.]

SIR,

(Enclosure.)-Instructions to the Commanders of Ships and Vessels. Admiralty Office, May 13, 1824. IN reference to the Instructions which you have received relative to Vessels belonging to certain Foreign Nations, with which Treaties have been concluded by this country for the prevention of an illicit traffic in Slaves, I am commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to signify their direction to you, in the event of your [1821-25.]

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detaining any Vessel of those Nations, agreeably to the provisions of the said Treaties, to ascertain with precision, on the instant of the capture, the number of the Slaves that may be on board such Vessels, in the presence of the Masters or principal Person or Persons of those Vessels, who may be intended to be sent before the Mixed Court as Witnesses, in order that these Persons may thus be enabled to satisfy the enquiries of the Commissioners upon the point in question.

It is their Lordships further direction, that you pay strict attention. to a compliance with that part of the signed Instructions, which requires that the Captor of a Slave Ship shall deliver to the Master of the detained Ship, a signed Certificate of the Papers seized on board the said Ship, as well as of the number of Slaves found on board at the moment of detention.

And you are on all occasions of capture, to take the most efficacious measures, in order that the best possible proof may be afforded to the Commissioners as to the number of the Slaves on board Slave Ships detained by you. I am, &c.,

JOHN BARROW.

No. 3.-John Barrow, Esq. to Commodore Bullen, commanding H.M. Ships and Vessels on the Coast of Africa.

SIR,

Admiralty Office, July 7, 1824. I AM commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to transmit to you a Copy of a Letter from Mr. Planta, and an Extract of one from a Gentleman at The Havannah, containing intelligence respecting some Vessels employed in the Slave Trade.

Commodore Bullen.

I am, &c.,

JOHN BARROW.

(Enclosure 1.)—Joseph Planta, Jun. Esq. to the Sec". to the Admiralty. SIR, Foreign Office, June 26, 1824. I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Canning to acquaint you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, that by advices from His Majesty's Commissary Judge at The Havannah, it appears that on the 14th of April, 1824, the Brig Conquistador, Don Nicolas Escala, Master, and the Schooners Nicanor and Ninfa Habanera, Don Domingo Acue and Don Francisco Lourien, Masters, sailed from The Havannah for the Coast of Africa.

The Secretary to the Admiralty.

I am, &c.,

JOSEPH PLANTA, JUN.

(Enclosure 2.)-Letter from a Gentleman at The Havannah to Mr. Secretary Canning.

(Extract.)

Havannah, May 16, 1824. SINCE the date of my Despatch No. 5, two Spanish Vessels, namely

the Brig Teresa, Don Juan Sandrino, Master, and the Schooner Socorro, Don Gabriel Castillo, Master, have entered this Port from the Coast of Africa. Two others have cleared out for that Coast, namely, the Brig Victoria, Don José de la Puente, and the Schooner Relampago, Don José Garay, Master.

No. 4.-J. W. Croker, Esq. to the Commanding Officers of H.M. Ships and Vessels; Coast of Africa, West Indies, South America, Cape of Good Hope, and East Indies.

SIR,

Admiralty Office, August 12, 1824. I AM commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to transmit to you, for your information and guidance, and for distribution to the Commanders of the Ships and Vessels under your orders, Copies of an Act, 5 Geo. IV. c. 113, intituled, "an Act to amend and consolidate the Laws relating to the Abolition of the Slave Trade."

I am, &c.,

J. W. CROKER.

No. 5.-J. W. Croker, Esq. to Commodore Bullen, or the Senior Officer commanding H.M. Ships and Vessels on the Coast of Africa. Admiralty Office, August 21, 1824.

SIR,

I AM commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to transmit to you Copies of a Letter and its Enclosure, from His Majesty's Consul at Cadiz, respecting two Vessels, called the Bella Dolores and the Alerta, said to be fitting out at that Port for the Slave Trade*. I am, &c.,

J. W. CROKER.

No. 6.-John Barrow, Esq. to Commodore Bullen, commanding H.M. Ships and Vessels on the Coast of Africa.

SIR,

Admiralty Office, September 9, 1824. I AM commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to transmit to you a Copy of a Letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, respecting three English Vessels, the St. George, Caledonian, and Ranger, which are stated to have been lately engaged in the Slave Trade; and I am to signify their Lordships' direction to you to use your endeavours to trace those Vessels, and to report, for their Lordships' information, the result of your inquiries.

SIR,

I am, &c.,

JOHN BARROW.

(Enclosure.)-George Harrison, Esq. to the Sec". to the Admiralty. Treasury Chambers, September 8, 1824. HAVING laid before the Lords Commissioners of His Majesty's Treasury a Letter of the 2nd instant, from Lord Howard de Walden, transmitting by direction of Mr. Secretary Canning, Copy of a Despatch

* See Page 254.

from Sir Charles Stuart, His Majesty's Ambassador at Paris, with a Statement on the part of the French Government, purporting that three English Vessels had recently been seen engaged in the Slave Trade; I am commanded by My Lords to communicate to you, for the information of the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, the names and descriptions of the Vessels alluded to as hereunder mentioned, and for such Instructions as their Lordships may think it right to give to their Cruisers upon the subject.

The St. George, Captain Michael Graeffer, seen the 17th of February, near the "Cap des Palmes," having on board about 30 Blacks.

The Caledonian, of London, Captain Bing. The equipment and arming of this Vessel are stated to be such as to leave no doubt of her character and destination.

The Ranger, of London, stated to have been seen on the 16th of April between the Capes of De Monte and Mesurado, having on board a considerable number of Blacks.

The Secretary to the Admiralty.

I am, &c.,

GEO. HARRISON.

No. 7.-John Barrow, Esq. to Commodore Bullen, commanding H.M. Ships and Vessels on the Coast of Africa.

SIR,

Admiralty Office, September 23, 1824.

I AM commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to transmit to you an Extract of a Letter from a Gentleman at The Havannah to Mr. Secretary Canning, with a Copy of the list therein referred to, of Vessels which have cleared out from that Port for the Coast of Africa*. I am, &c.,

JOHN BARROW.

No. 8.-John Barrow, Esq. to Commodore Bullen, commanding H.M. Ships and Vessels on the Coast of Africa.

SIR,

Admiralty Office, September 25, 1824.

I AM commanded by My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to transmit to you Copies of a Letter and its Enclosures, from Mr. Planta, containing information relative to a traffic in Slaves, stated to be carried on at the Cape de Verd Islands.

I am, &c.,

JOHN BARROW.

(Enclosure 1.)-Joseph Planta, Jun. Esq. to the Sec". to the Admiralty. Foreign Office, September 13, 1824.

SIR,

I AM directed by Mr. Secretary Canning to send to you, to be laid before the Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty, for their Lordships' information, the accompanying Extract and Copy of Letters from Mr. Clarke, His Majesty's Consul at the Cape de Verds, containing intelligence respecting a Traffic in Slaves, which is represented to be carried on in those Islands by a person of the name of Brandoun, who now *See Page 151.