'Further Papers respecting the Slave Trade on the East Coast of Africa and the System Pursued for its Suppression' [‎68v] (4/50)

4
captain of the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. ) that remained in the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. for some time and trying to cut the cable.
I attempted to cut him down, but only succeeded in striking him on the arm, but he
wounded me with a spear in the leg, and then jumped overboard.
I returned the fire with Sneider rifles, and the firing was kept up with great rapidity
on both sides.
After the Arabs ceased firing, I took the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. in tow with one cutter, sending the
other one on board with Mr. T. Hodgson, Sub-Lieutenant, wounded in the wrist with a
ball, and W. Mitchell in the thigh, who I am sorry to say died shortly after he was
brought on board. Their firing at times seemed to be too high, as I had a bullet pass
through my cap, and several of the men had bullets through their upper clothing.
Shortly after 3 a.m ., 1 arrived on board with the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. and 136 slaves.
The darkness of the night greatly favoured the Arabs, as they had a clear view of
the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. and boats against the horizon, and the Sneider rifles at so short a distance are
likely to throw high.
I estimated the number of Arabs with fire-arms to be between thirty and forty, but
there were a considerable number with spears, swords, &c.
I beg to recommend to your notice the steady and gallant manner in which
Mr. T. T. Hodgson, Sub-Lieutenant, Mr. T. Maxwell, Acting Sub-Lieutenant, the
coxswains and crews of the two cutters, behaved, whilst under a heavy fire from a superior
force.
I have, &c.
(Signed) N. L. H. CLARK.
Inclosure 4 in No. 2.
Dr. Kirk to Commander Meara.
Sir, Zanzibar, April 11, 1869.
IT is with the greatest pleasure that I now report to you the purport of a
communication received by me this day from His Highness the Sultan, in reply to my
intimation of what happened last night, in the capture of a slave- dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. , in His Highness'
Harbour of Zanzibar.
1. His Highness entirely approves of your proceedings, commends the gallantry of
your men, and condoles with you on the loss of one of your seamen, and the wounding of
your officers.
2. He places the dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. and slaves at your disposal, through me.
3. He desires that the slaves may be sent on shore in gangs of fifteen at a time,
each gang to be returned before another comes on shore,—and this, for the purpose of
ascertaining from each slave where, and by whom he was sold, that all engaged in this
transaction may be punished.
I have further to inform you, that I have found in the correspondence taken in the
dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. , evidence to implicate many people in the Slave Trade ; and also letters of a seditious
nature, which have already led to the arrest and imprisonment of their authors.
I have, &c.
(Signed) JOHN KIRK.
No. 3.
The Secretary to the Admiralty to Mr. Otway.—(Received July 6.)
Admiralty, July 5, 1869.
I AM commanded by my Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty to send you,
herewith, for the information of the Earl of Clarendon, copy of a letter from Commander
De Kantzow. Her Majesty's ship " Star," dated the 9th of June, reporting generally on
the Slave r l rade on the East Coast of Africa, and his proceedings for its suppression ; also
copy of another letter from the same ofiicer, dated the 9th of June, stating that the
" Star " had captured off Cape Guardafui, an Arab dhow A term adopted by British officials to refer to local sailing vessels in the western Indian Ocean. with 236 slaves on board, on
the 26th of May, bound to Muscat.
I am, &c.
(Signed) VERNON LUSHINGTON.