If no Slaves be on board, state the fact.

Here state the condition of the

Form No. 9.

AUTHENTIC DECLARATION to be made out in duplicate by the
Commander of Her Majesty's ship, at the time of seizure, me
of which he is to retain, the other is to be delivered to the
Court before which the vessel shall be taken for adjudication

that the vessel had on board at the time of seizure a crew

of

persons,

passengers, and Slaves, and that the following are the names of the crew and and the number of the male and female Slaves, viz.—

passengers,

And I further declare the condition of the Slaves was as follows:

Slaves found on board.

Here insert an exact description of the state of the vessel and her cargo; and any facts as to

the circum

And I do hereby declare that I found this vessel and her cargo in the following state:

stances or causes

of seizure.

Given under my hand, this

day of

Commanding Her Majesty's ship

Form No. 9-continued.

STATEMENT to be made by the Officer in charge of the vessel, of any changes which may have occurred since the time of capture.

I,

holding the rank of

in Her Britannic Majesty's Navy, being the officer in charge
of the
do hereby declare that the following changes
have taken place between the period of detention and the
present time:

Here state any changes which may have taken place with respect to the vessel, her crew,

the Slaves, if

any, and her cargo, between the period of her detention and the time of

delivering in the

ship's papers.

Form No. 10.

found subse

quently to

FORM OF AFFIDAVIT to be made by the Commander or Officer in charge of a detained vessel, on bringing the ship's papers into Court.

Her Britannic Majesty's ship of war

of

and

made oath, that the documents, letters, and writings, hereunto annexed, marked from No. 1 to No.

to No.

inclusive, were, to

the best of his knowledge and belief, all the papers found on If no papers are board of the said vessel, at the time of her seizure; and that the further documents, letters, and writings hereunto annexed, marked from No. inclusite, were, to the best of his knowledge and belief, all the papers which hate since been found on board of the said vessel, and that the sid further papers were seized at the dates and under the circumstances attend- stances, as follows:

seizure of the vessel, this paragraph to be omitted.

All circum

ing the finding

or delivery up of such further papers are to be fully stated in this Affidavit.

and the said deponent maketh oath, that the whole of the said papers herein referred to and annexed, are now brought and delivered up in the same plight and condition as when received or found by this deponent, without any fraud, addition, subduction, alteration, or embezzlement, whatever, save the numbering and marking thereof; lastly, this deponent maketh oath that the several documents relating to the capture, also hereunto annexed, namely, one of the duplicate lists of papers, one of the duplicate declarations with the statement of changes added thereto, and the certificate of removals (if any have taken place), are, to the best of his knowledge and belief, true and genuine.

This Affidavit must be signed and sworn to by the Commander of the seizing ship or the Officer in charge of the detained vessel, before the person duly authorized to admi

nister the oath.

Form No. 11.

AUTHENTIC DECLARATION to be made by the Commander of Her Majesty's Ship at the time of seizure, and delivered to the Court before which a Mexican vessel is taken for adju

of

dication.

I, THE Undersigned

holding the rank Majesty's Navy, and duly au

MEXICO.

in Her Britannic commanding Her Majesty's ship thorized by the

dated the

day of

longitude

and

of the Slave Trade, do hereby declare, that on the being in latitude

whereof

of Greenwich, I seized the

is Master, for having violated the said

and I further declare that the vessel had on board at the time

between Great Britain
for the suppression

and

And I do also declare, that I found this vessel in the following state :

And that I did remove

Here insert any particulars worthy of notice as to the state in which the vessel was found, and any facts as to the circumstances or causes of seizure.

Here state the place where the Slaves have been landed, and also the reasons for conveying them to such place.

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INDEX.

ACT OF PARLIAMENT. 5th Geo. IV, cap. 113 (Consolidation of Laws on

APRICA, COAST OF

ARGENTINE
CONFEDERATION.

Slave Trade)

6th and 7th Vict., cap. 98 (Application of previous
Act to cases of British subjects in foreign
countries)

2nd and 3rd Vict., cap. 73 (Portuguese Slave-vessels,
and vessels having no right to a national flag)
5th and 6th Vict., cap. 114 (Repealing previous Act
so far as regards Portuguese Slave-vessels)

Instructions to Commanders of Her Majesty's Ships
stationed on

Instructions on Negotiations with Chiefs of
Draft of Engagement with Chiefs of

Treaty of May 24, 1839

Additional Articles, May 24, 1839

Annex A to Treaty; Instructions to Cruizers

Annex B to Treaty; Regulations for Mixed Courts. 438

Annex C to Treaty; Regulations for liberated

Negroes.

Instructions under Treaty with

AUSTRIA, PRUSSIA,
AND RUSSIA.

Special Order

Treaty of December 20, 1841

Annex A to Treaty; Forms of Warrants and Orders 580
Annex B to Treaty; Instructions to Cruizers

Form of Patent for vessels of the Russo-American
Company

Instructions under Treaty with

BOLIVIA.

Special Order

Treaty of September 25, 1840

Additional Articles, September 25, 1840

Annex A to Treaty; Instructions to Cruizers

Annex B to Treaty; Regulations for Mixed Courts. 510
Annex C to Treaty; Regulations for liberated
Negroes

Treaty of January 22, 1815, with Portugal

Additional Article to Do., signed January 22, 1815. 284
Convention of July 28, 1817, with Portugal.

Convention of July 28, 1817, with Portugal; Annex

291