Star.
London, England, 1826-12-14 00:00:00

FROM MR LONDON GAZETTE, Ditc.l2.

ADMIRALTY 0 FMB, Dements 12.
A letter has been received from Commodore Bullen, senior OIB•
eer of his Majesty's ships on the coast of Africa, addressed to John
Wilson Croher, I.lq. and dated at Prince's Island, the 15th Sep-
tember last, in which be reports the. capture of a slave vessel, under
Brazilian colours, called the Prince of Guinea, by the Hope
schooner, manned by aparty of &Beers and men from Isis Ma.
jesty's ship Maidatime, under the orders of Lieut. William Tucker,
of Char
The Hope fell in with the Prince of Guinea on the sth of Au.
gust, shortly after she had sailed from Whydah with Ave hundred
and seventy-eight slaves on board, and after a chase of 28 hours the
Hope came up with her on the 6th, and a severe action began be.
tavern the two vessels.

The Hope was a schooner of 140 tons, armed with a long tra-
versing 12-pounder and four 18-pounder peer guns, and manned
with 324/scers and men, including eight native Africans.
The Prince of Guinea was a brig of 240 American tens, recently
built at Philadelphia, pierced for 16 gums, hut having only nine
mounted, viz. a long traversing 94-pounder, four long 8-pounders,
two long 6-pounders, and two swivels, and manned with 72 men.

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After upwards of two hours bard fighting, Lieut. Tucker, haying
three out of his five guns disabled, from the heavy fire of the Prince
of Guinea, resolved on boarding her, and the Lieutenant being pre-
vented from leading the boarders by a very severe wound in his
right foot, received at the commencement of the action (hut not-
withstanding which he continued throughout personally to light the
traversing gun), they were led, in the most gallant manner, by Mr.
Robert Lampert Pengelly, Admiralty Mate of the Maidstone (who,
in boarding, was wounded in the right side by a musket ball), and
they succeeded in gaining a footing upon the vessel's decks, and after
a fight of several minutes, in getting possession of her, though not
without considerable bloodshed.

The slave vessel had 11 seamen and two slaves killed, and 15
seamen and 11 slaves wounded, and one seaman and one slave were
drowned in the boarding.
i The Maidstone's party had none killed, and only three wounded,
viz. Lieutenant Tucker severely, but not dangerously; Mr. Pen.
jelly, the Mate, slightly ; and William Newson, ordinary seaman,
dangerously.

In making the report of this capture, Commodore Bulien passes
the highest encomiums on the brave and gallant conduct of lieute-
nant Tucker, Mr. Pengelly, and the men serving under the Lieute-
nant's orders in the Hope ; and he notices the active exertions of
Mr. George Williams, the Assistant Surgeon of the Maidstone,
both during the action and afterwards, in his humane attendance on
the wounded prisoners.

CERTIFICATES,JAw. 2.

WUWm Itobinsan, late of Salford, Lancashire, victualler and
builder. John Drake, Richmond Terrace, Bast-lane, %hearth,
Surrey, hop merchant. Thomas Spites and John Bailey, late of
Chandos.street, Covent-garden, drapers. Alice Watson,
burn, Lancashire, and John Watson, Lancaster, haberdashers and
linendrapers. William Wilkinson and William Cooke GUI, Hol-
born Bridge, woollendrapers. Frederick Maitland, Norwich,
beer brewer. George Haynes, sen. George Day, George Haynes,
'nn. and William Lawrence, Swansea, Glamorganshire, bankers.
Mead and Charles Edward acomb, Battersea, Surrey,
colour makers. William Carpenter, Leadenhall.street, woollen.
George Petty, now or late of Bawtry, Yorkshire, makster
mishttt: merchant. Samuel Wood, Manchester, merchant. Chas.
orth, Birmingham, cabinet maker. William Wilkinson,
Broad Carr, Eland, Yorkshire, merchant and asaaufacturer. Jos.
Breatley and James Brearley, Bekaa-le-Moon, Lancashire, ma.
chine makers and iron founders. William Watts, Wood-street,

London, warehouseman. John Elder, Ddlield, borwell-street,
Middlesex, woollen and Manchester warehouseman. Thomas
Brine and William Cheasnan, now or late or Parma, Southansp.
ten, common btewen.

OLD BAILEY, Dec. Is.

SENTENCES.

At twelve o'clock this day, the RECORDER took his
seat in the New Court, Old Bailey, and proceeded to
pass sentence of Death on the following persons:
Henry Bailey, Richard Arnold, Benjamin Brown, and John
Andrew Meek, for bustler); John Bunyan and George Horn, int
horse stealing; Royal Keats, for sheep stealing; W itlidm &nem
and Thomas Brackney, for highway robbery; lames Wingfield
' fora rape; Henry Dunn, George Hall, John Smith, Thomas ,
kinson, Henry Wright, Samuel Black, Ann Gardner, and Elisabeth
Brown, for stealing in the dwelliaglouse; Thomas Canning, kid
Jonathan Batty, for house-breaking in the day-time.
John Barthnrp to be transported for life.
For Fourteen Years—Robert Fisher, Thos. Romano, William
Gutteridge, James Crater Edward Robinson, Mary Nichoisee,
Mary Ann Giles, John Conlon, Catherine Kelly, Emma tfa.aer,
Robert Elnall, Samuel Barley, William Smith, Joseph Ball, arj
Martha Smith.

Eighty-two were sentenced to be transported for seven year},
Joky Ambrose, who was found guilty of manslaughz
ter, was sentenced to twelve months' imprisonment, Slid
to be keit to hard labour ; and a great many other,
various periods of imprisonment, from one week to
one year.

It will be seen tbat Martha Srseith, the companion of Henry Dumb
is sentenced to fourteen years' transportation.
Yesterday :thontas Beckett was indicted for wilful
and corrupt perjury, in swearing an affidavit of debt
that Richard Car Coils was justly and truly indebted
Ito him in the sum of 211. for goods sold and delivered.
The Jury found bins Guilty.
Mr. Awn- said be had another indictment against the prisoner.
Mr. Sergeant ARA3LN observed, that he should not
then pass sentence on the prisoner. He would be sent
to Newgate (he had been out on bail) until the nest
Sessions. His present intention was to transport him
for seven years, for a more flagrant case never came
before the public.