§ MR. JACOB BRIGHTasked the Secretary to the Admiralty, What is usually the Naval force on the South West Coast of Africa, specifying the character of the vessels, and what are the duties those vessels are expected to perform?
§ MR. CAMPBELL-BANNERMANSir, the Naval Force usually maintained on the South-West Coast of Africa consists of a corvette, two gun vessels, two gun-boats, and a paddle vessel. The general duties of the Squadron, as stated in the Station Order Book, are the prevention of the revival of the Slave Trade, the protection of legitimate commerce, and the rendering of all proper assistance to the Governors-in-Chief of the West African Settlements and of the Gold Coast Colony, and their administrators, and to Her Majesty's Consular officers.