What is Ignatio Rolo?—To the best of my belief he is a Spaniard; an European, to the best of my knowledge. I never saw him in Spain.
Mr. Serjeant Talfourd. Do you know a person named Don José Alvarez there?—I was not personally acquainted with him; I only knew him by name.
Did you know a merchant named Don Ximenes?—I saw him at Sierra Leone; and I learnt from him—
Mr. Justice Maule. Are you going to prove that the river Gallinas was a slave trading place?
Mr. Serjeant Talfourd. Yes, my Lord.
Mr. Justice Maule. There is enough evidence of that.
Foreman of the Jury. We are quite satisfied of that.
Mr. Kelly. There is no doubt that where there are barracoons, there is slave dealing; but whether these individuals were slave dealers I do not know. Let that be proved in evidence.
Mr. Serjeant Talfourd. Did you fall in at any time with a vessel called the Golupchik?—Yes.
When was that?—I fell in with her several times, and chased her; and ultimately captured her in April 1839.