has been brought so completely home to the Parties concerned, we should be indebted for the unquestionable testimony, which we have been enabled to bring forward, to the humanity of the Master of the Slave-vessel, in receiving the shipwrecked British Crew on board his Vessel, and in allowing those to remain there who could not be taken away by their Captain, although necessarily aware of the risk he ran in so doing. But, however just a matter of regret this consideration may be to us, we did not think that it could justify us in departing from the line of conduct prescribed by our Instructions. We have, &c. The Right Hon. George Canning. HENRY T. KILBEE. (Enclosure 1.)—Deposition of Edward Homan. APPEARED personally before me (Henry T. Kilbee, His Majesty's Commissary Judge of the Mixed Commission, established at Havannah, under the Treaty between His Majesty and The King of Spain, for the prevention of the illicit Traffick in Slaves) Edward Homan, a Native of North Yarmouth, in the County of Norfolk, and lately a Seaman on board of the British Hermaphrodite Brig Salisbury, who, being duly sworn, maketh oath and saith, that he sailed from Liverpool on the 26th of April last, in the aforesaid Brig, for Bonny, on the Coast of Africa; and that, on the Morning of the 1st of June, the Vessel was wrecked near Cape Mount, and abandoned on the following day by the Captain and the whole of the Crew and Passengers, consisting of 21 Persons, who were received on board of a Spanish Schooner lying at anchor near to the place where they were wrecked; that, after remaining on board the said Schooner for some days, the Captain proceeded in the only Boat he had for Sierra Leone, taking with him as many of the Passengers and Crew as he could, and leaving on board the aforesaid Schooner, this Deponent and 6 other men; and this Deponent further saith, that the said Captain of the Brig Salisbury, whose name is Thomas Bryant, left with the Mate of the Spanish Schooner, the Master of that Vessel being then on shore, a written Paper, in which he certified that he had left this Deponent and the other 6 Men on board the said Schooner from necessity, not having himself any means for conveying them away. This Deponent further saith, that, a few days after Captain Bryant had departed, a number of Negroes, according to the best of his belief amounting to about 180, were embarked on board the aforesaid Spanish Schooner at Gallinas, to which part of the Coast she had sailed, after taking on board wood and water, near Cape Mount; and that, on the 20th of June, they sailed from Gallinas for Havannah, and, without any material accident, arrived, on the 30th of July, at a small Port about 18 miles to the westward of Havannah, which Port he believes is called Banis; that the Slaves were landed there immediately after the arrival of the Vessel, but where they were conveyed afterwards this Deponent is ignorant; that this Deponent, and the other 6 Sailors belonging to the aforesaid British Brig Salisbury, were landed on the 31st of July, and remained on shore until the 3d day of this present Month of August, when they were put on board a small Coasting-vessel, in which they arrived at this Port of Havannah on the following day; that the aforesaid Schooner sailed from the said small Port, which this Deponent believes is called Banis, on the 1st of the present Month, but that he does not know what was her destination. This Deponent further saith, that be believes the name of the said Spanish Schooner was the Grand Manuel, and that he does not know the name of her Master. The Deponent likewise saith, that the written Paper above referred to, which was delivered by Captain Bryant, of the Salisbury, to the Mate of the Spanish Schooner, was brought to this Port by the Master of the aforesaid Coasting-vessel, and delivered into the hands of a person whom this Deponent believes to be a Custom-house Officer, and who conducted this Deponent, with the other 6 Sailors of the aforesaid Brig Salisbury, to the Governor, by whom they were sent to the Commercial House of Messrs. Drake, Mitchell, and Co. EDWARD HOMAN. In the City of Havannah, on the 6th day of August, 1827, the said Edward Homan was duly sworn to the truth of this Affidavit. Before me, H. T. KILBEE. In addition to his preceding Deposition, the said Edward Homan solemnly declares, on oath, that he did not receive any wages or emolument whatever during the period he was on board the aforesaid Spanish Schooner, and that he took his passage on board that Vessel because he had no other alternative. This Deponent further saith, that the names of the 6 Men who came with him in the said Spanish Schooner, who originally belonged to the aforesaid British Brig Salisbury, are, James Smith, Joseph Fowler, George Mitchell, and William Thomson, which four he believes to be British Subjects; George Gibbs, who he believes is a Citizen of The United States of America; and Henry Martin, a black man, married in England, but of what Country this Deponent is ignorant. EDWARD HOMAN. This additional Deposition sworn before me, Havannah, 7th August, 1827. H. T. KILBEE. (Enclosure 2.)-Deposition of James Smith. APPEARED personally before me (Henry T. Kifbee, His Majesty's Commissary Judge of the Mixed Commission established at Havannah, under the Treaty between His Majesty and The King of Spain, for the prevention of the illicit Traffick in Slaves,) James Smith, a Native of Belfast, in the County of Antrim, in Ireland, and lately a Cooper on board of the British Hermaphrodite Brig Salisbury, who, being duly sworn, maketh oath and saith, that he sailed from Liverpool on the 26th of April, of the present Year, in the aforesaid Brig, of which Thomas Bryant was Master, for Bonny on the Coast of Africa, and that on the Morning of the 1st of June, at about half-past 3 o'clock, the said Brig was wrecked at Cape Mount, and abandoned on the following day by the Captain and the whole of the Crew, amounting altogether to 22 Persons, who went on board of a Spanish Schooner which was lying off Cape Mount; that the said Schooner, after taking on board wood and water, proceeded to Gallinas, where she again anchored, and that a few days afterwards Captain Bryant proceeded in the only Boat he had for Sierra Leone, taking with him as many of his Crew as the Boat could carry, and leaving on board the aforesaid Schooner this Deponent and 6 other Men, giving at the same time to the Mate of the said Schooner (the Master not being then on board) a written Paper, in which he certified, that he had been compelled by necessity to leave this Deponent and the other 6 Men in the said Spanish Schooner, being destitute of means to convey them away; this Deponent further saith, that 10 days after the departure of the said Captain Bryant, that is, on the 20th day of June, a number of Negroes, amounting, to the best of his belief, to between 180 and 190, were embarked on board of the aforesaid Spanish Schooner, and that on the same day they sailed from Gallinas for the Port of Havannah, and arrived, on the 30th day of July, at a small Port, the name of which this Deponent does not know, about 6 leagues to the Westward of Havannah, where the Slaves were immediately landed on the same Evening; this Deponent, with the other 6 Men belonging to the aforesaid British Brig Salisbury, remaining on board until the following day, when they were landed and lodged in a house on shore until the 3d day of this present Month of August, when they were embarked on board a small Coasting-vessel, laden with charcoal, in which Vessel they arrived at this Port of Havannah on the 4th day of August: this Deponent further saith, that the aforesaid Spanish Schooner in which he came from the Coast of Africa, and which he understands is called the Three Manuels, or the Grand Manuel, remained in the small Port at which they arrived on the 30th day of July, until the 1st day of this present Month of August, when she sailed, but he cannot say to what Port she was bound: this Deponent further saith, that he does not know the name of the Master or Mate of the aforesaid Spanish Schooner which he believes to be called the Three Manuels, or the Grand Manuel; that he heard from one of the Spanish Sailors on board, who understood the English language a little, that she was called the Three Manuels, but that he has some recollection that she was called the Grand Manuel by the aforesaid Captain Bryant; this Deponent likewise saith, that the written Paper above-referred to, which was delivered by the said Captain Bryant to the Mate of the Spanish Schooner, was brought to this Port by the Master of the aforesaid Coasting-vessel, and upon the landing of this Deponent and the other 6 Men of the Salisbury, in this City of Havannah, was delivered into the hands of a Person, whom he believes to be a Custom-house Officer, by whom they were conducted to the House of the Governor. This Deponent has since learnt that the said Paper was subsequently returned to 1 of the 6 Men of the Salisbury, who arrived here with him, which Man was commonly called George Mitchell, and is now residing in this City; this Deponent further saith, that the names of the 6 Men, to the best of his belief, who came with him from the Coast of Africa, in the said Spanish Schooner, were Edward Homan, Joseph Fowler, George Mitchell, William Thomson, George Gibbs, and Henry Martin; that the 4 first he believes to be British Subjects; the 5th, George Gibbs, to be a Citizen of The United States; and that Henry Martin is a black man, of what Country this Deponent is ignorant; this Deponent moreover solemnly declares upon oath, that he received no wages or emolument whatever while he was on board of the Spanish Schooner, and that he remained on board that Vessel because he had no other alternative. JAMES SMITH. In the City of Havannah, the 7th day of August 1827, the said James Smith was duly sworn to the truth of this Affidavit, (Enclosure 3.)-Deposition of George Mitchell. APPEARED personally before me, (Henry T. Kilbee, His Majesty's Commissary Judge of the Mixed Commission established at Havannah, under the Treaty between His Majesty and the King of Spain, for the prevention of the illicit Traffick in Slaves), George Mitchell, a Native of the City of London, in the County of Middlesex, and lately a Seaman on board the British Brigantine Salisbury, who, being duly sworn, maketh oath, and saith, that he sailed from Liverpool, on the 26th April last, in the said Brigantine, Thomas Bryant, Master, for Bonny, on the Coast of Africa, and that, on the morning of the 1st of June, she was cast away near Cape Mount, and abandoned on the 2d or 3d day by the Captain and Crew, in all 22 Persons, who went on board a Spanish Schooner at anchor off Cape Mount; that the said Schooner, after taking in wood and water, proceeded to another part of the Coast called Gallinas, and, after a few days, the said Captain Bryant proceeded, in the only Boat he had, for Sierra Leone, taking with him 14 of the Crew, and leaving this Deponent with 6 other Men in the aforesaid Schooner, to the Mate of which he, the said Bryant, gave a Certificate, shewing that this Deponent and the other 6 Men had been left on board the said Schooner, because the Boat was not able to hold them; this Deponent further saith, that 9 or 10 days after the said Captain Bryant had left the said Schooner, about 180 Negroes were received on board, immediately after which she set sail; her destination being, as this Deponent understood, the Port of Havannah, and that on the 30th July last, she entered and anchored in a small Port about 18 or 20 miles to the Westward of Havannah, which Port, the Depouent heard, was called Banes; and that there the Negroes were immediately landed; this Deponent, and the other 6 Men belonging to the aforesaid Brigantine Salisbury, remaining on board until the following day, when they were landed, and lodged in a house on shore until the 3d of this present month of August, on which day they were sent on board a small Coasting Vessel, which conveyed them to this Port of Havannah, where they arrived on the 4th of the same month. This Deponent further saith, that the aforesaid Spanish Schooner, in which he came from the Coast of Africa, remained in the aforesaid small Port, where the Negroes had been landed, until the 1st of this present month of August, when she sailed for the Port of Havannah. This Deponent further saith, that he does not know the name of the Master or Mate of the aforesaid Schooner, which he heard was called Tres Manuelas. This Deponent likewise saith, that the Certificate beforementioned, which was delivered by Captain Bryant to the Mate of the Spanish Schooner, was brought to this Port by the Master of the aforesaid Coasting Vessel, and upon the landing of this Deponent, and the other 6 Men of the Salisbury, was delivered to a Person in the Office of the Captain of the Port, at which Office this Deponent, on the same day, claimed and received the said Certificate, which is the same he now presents. This Deponent moreover solemnly declares upon oath, that he has received no pay or emolument whatever, during the time he was on board the aforesaid Spanish Schooner, and that he remained on board that Vessel, because he believed that he had no other means of saving his life. GEORGE MITCHELL. In the City of Havannah, the 8th day of August, 1827, the said George Mitchell was duly sworn to the truth of this Affidavit. Before me, HENRY T. Kilbee. (Enclosure 4.)—Deposition of George Fowler. APPEARED personally before me (Henry T. Kilbee, &c.) George Fowler, of Harwich, in the County of Essex, and lately a Seaman on board of the British Brigantine Salisbury, who, being duly sworn, maketh oath and saith, that he sailed from Liverpool in the month of April, of the present Year, in the said Brig, of which Bryant was Master, for Bonny, on the Coast of Africa; and that about the 1st or 2d of June, the said Brigantine was wrecked off Cape Mount, and abandoned by the Captain and Crew, amounting in all to 22 Persons, who proceeded on board a Spanish Schooner, which was lying at |