Information has reached us from the west coast of Africa, that the Hydra, steam-sloop, Commander Young, has captured a slaver, on board of which were 1,100 slaves. We believe this is the largest number that has ever been captured on board of one vessel. The bonus to the captors will be considerable. Reports are prevalent of some severe visitations of fever among the squadron; none have reached us, other than that some cases of an ordinary nature have appeared on board the Styx, steam-sloop, Commander Hornby, at Ascension, on the 20th of December ; to which, however, the master, Mr. Richard L. Rundell, and seven seamen, have fallen victims. The ship has been very fortunate in having captured three slavers, viz., the Regevereder and Espiza (empty) and the Isabel, with 352 slaves on board ; it is supposed that the three prizes will give the commander .£4OO, and the officers and crew according to their ratings in proportion. When ordered to Ascension they were so reduced from sickness and prize crews, that, with the exception of the boatswain, the commander was the only officer who was doing duty, with nine men in one watch, ai»J eleven in the other; the men are now in the hospital, doing well. It is supposed Captain Hornby will invalid, and return to England, having suffered severely from fever. — Colonial Gazette.
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Nelson Examiner and New Zealand Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 228, 18 July 1846, Page 79
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