HC Deb 19 June 1857 vol 146 c25
SIR GEORGE PECHELL

said, he wished to inquire of the first Lord of the Admiralty whether it is intended to increase the number of cruizers for the suppression of the slave trade on the coast of Cuba?

SIR CHARLES WOOD

It is the intention of the Admiralty to increase the force on the West India station, including the vessels engaged in the suppression of the slave trade on the coast of Cuba.