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slave-trade, making a total of fourteen vessels taken by Captain 

 Dunlop during this commission. Two of the brigs (name and nation 

 unknown) arrived in St. Helena, have been entered in the Vice- 

 Admiralty Court of this island for adjudication : one is armed 

 with a long 1 2-pounder pivot gun aft, and the other has the remains 

 of the pivot of a gun which has apparently been thrown overboard. 

 The account goes on to say that the third prize was hourly expected 

 to arrive here. This third was the Descobrador, an account of 

 which will be found under heading " Rollers." 



On December 10 we find a notice : Arrival schooner, name un- 

 known, captured by H.M.S. Prometheus, and sent here for adju- 

 dication in charge of W. J. Bridges. 



17th. — Arrival brig, unknown, detained by H.M.S. Prometheus 

 for adjudication, in charge of John Russell, boatswain's mate, 

 Lieut. O'Brien, the late prize officer, having poisoned himself, died 

 on the 10th December. The prize was captured on 2nd October. 



These prizes were generally sold quickly after adjudication. 

 The 5/. Helena Gazette, of December 27th, 1845, has the following 

 notice, and we find similar notices throughout the records of that 

 time : — 



ON MONDAY, 

 the 1 2th instant, 

 Will be Sold by Public Auction, 

 on the Wharf, 

 The following Stores from the Condemned Vessel, 

 Unknown — 1 8 th, 

 Consisting of 

 Masts, yards, sails, standing or running rigging, farina, beans, rice, 

 jerked beef, firewood, watercasks, vinegar, copper boilers, bunks, 

 medicine, large iron grapnel, slave-deck, sweeps, anchors, and 

 chain cables, etc., etc., etc. Also the 



HULL 



For ready money. 



Sale to commence at eleven o'clock in the forenoon. 



By decree of the Vice-Admiralty Court. 



Edward Gulliver, R.N., 



Marshal V.-A. Court. 

 St. Helena, 



19th Dec, 1845. 

 On December 25 H.M. brig of war Cygnet arrived (Captain Layton) 

 from Benguela. Also Descobrador, brig, detained by H.M. Star, 

 sent here for adjudication in charge of J. Maynell. 



In January 1846, there arrived the Esperance, detained by 

 Mr. Lowe, R.N., second master, taken off the river Juna. 



January 9. — An entry reads : Enfracia, schooner, Lieut. Pollard, 

 R.N., in charge, detained by H.M.S. Prometheus, and sent here 

 for adjudication from off the river Congo. 



January 12. — Unknown brig, detained by H.M. brig Cygnet, 

 sent here for adjudication. Lieut. Oakley in charge, has on board 

 525 slaves. 



