An item reported that the armed boats of the British brig HMS Wasp captured off the Seychelles after a fierce fight an Arabian vessel with on board 287 slaves.(1)
Note
1. Wood-built screw steam sloop launched at the Deptford dockyard, England on 28 May 1850, sold on 2 December 1869 with a 973 tons builders measurement and an armament of 12 guns.
Note
1. Wood-built screw steam sloop launched at the Deptford dockyard, England on 28 May 1850, sold on 2 December 1869 with a 973 tons builders measurement and an armament of 12 guns.