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Wasp followed in the same direction, with her colours flying. The 

 brig showed no colours, and when the pinnace got sufficiently near, 

 which was after a chase of more than four hours, Lieut. Hockin 

 ordered a gun to be fired ahead of the brig. This shot was imme- 

 diately returned by two guns, whether shotted or not did not appear, 

 from the brig ; and the pinnace and gig then lay to for the cutter, 

 which was some distance astern. Whilst waiting for the cutter, 

 the brig took in several of her sails, and kept up a continuous fire 

 on the boats. As soon as the cutter had joined, Mr. Hockin gave 

 directions for boarding, and the boats pulled down to the brig under 

 a heavy fire, the men cheering tremendously. Two of the boats 

 were much injured by the shot, and the sail and mast of the pinnace 

 completely riddled. Mr. Burnley and six of the men were wounded, 

 two of whom, George Horwood and Henry Gully, were shot through 

 the breast. The brig was instantly carried by boarding, but the 

 resistance was continued by firing from the tops, which was only 

 put an end to by shooting those who were in the tops. There was 

 also some firing below, and some of the people were killed. On 

 taking possession, the brig proved to be the brig Galgo with a crew 

 of thirty-six men, well armed, and abundantly supplied with ammu- 

 nition. She had both a Spanish and Brazilian ensign on board, and 

 was completely fitted for the slave trade. The cargo consisted of 

 farina and rice, with water sufficient for a thousand people. The 

 vessel had ventilation in the deck with iron gratings, also iron bars 

 across the hatches and a slave deck completely laid. The prisoners 

 were put into the pinnace, and on nearing the Wasp, Mr. Hockin 

 took them on board. In answer to a question from the prisoners, 

 this witness stated that according to the orders of the Commodore, 

 they were directed to treat all vessels that fired on them as pirates, 

 and to stimulate the men he said, " Remember the Felicidade." 



There was also something jaid about the judges. 



From the testimony of the other witnesses it was evident that the 

 resistance had been desperate, and the preparations for it of a most 

 determined character ; the boarding-pikes were slushed or greased 

 on their points, two feet up the staff. One of the Wasp's men 

 was wounded after getting on board, and when below, Mr. Burnley, 

 the midshipman, and a man named Thomas Brown were wounded 

 in the act of boarding. T. Cooper on going below, was seized by 

 the throat, and thrown down by one of the Galgo' s men, who was 

 instantly shot. 



The decree of the condemnation of the Galgo, under the seal of 

 the Vice-Admiralty Court of this Colony, was produced in proof of 

 the vessel being engaged in the slave trade. Also two letters, found 

 amongst the papers on board ; one desiring the captain on his 

 return to Brazil to land such of his crew as were not entered on 

 the crew list at a place therein mentioned, the other advising him 

 to keep off the land, in order to avoid the English cruisers. The 

 crew list was also put in, to show that, although there were thirty- 

 six men found on board, only seventeen were regularly entered 

 as her crew. 



