Mr. Serjeant Talfourd. You did afterwards land there, and became acquainted with the establishments there?—
Mr. Justice Maule. Is it merely to ascertain the fact of the existence of barracoons there?
Mr. Serjeant Talfourd. No; they are destroyed now. They were destroyed by Captain Denman?—It was in consequence of arrangements made by Captain Denman. I was there when they were destroyed. I was there, and saw the whole slave establishments; there were six or seven of them.
When you first knew the Gallinas, were there slave establishments there?—I was merely cruizing off there to prevent the slave trade. The slave vessels took their cargoes from there, as I have every reason to believe.
Mr. Kelly. Have the kindness to confine yourself to what you know.
Mr. Justice Maule. You have been ashore there?—Yes.
What did you see there?—The first time I was on shore there and saw the barracoons was in November, 1840—
Mr. Kelly. There is no doubt of the fact of barracoons being there, and that they were destroyed.
—I was cruizing off there for two years for the purpose of preventing the slave trade; but I did not land to see them till 1840, and that was in November.
Mr. Serjeant Talfourd. At that time how many slave establishments were there at the Gallinas?—