Arrived off Accra. As it was thirteen miles to the westward of our station, did not anchor. We found no less than eleven vessels at anchor; among them the _Triumphant_, a French corvette, 900 tons, mounting twenty-four long 32-pounders. She could not sail, and was attended by a schooner, looking as nice as paint and putty could make her. _El Liberal_ brought the account of our having boarded her in Popoe Roads, about two hours after the departure of the _Dulcinea_ with her cargo of slaves. [Sidenote: Jan. 30.] The next morning we met the brig _Enterprise_, under Portuguese colours, the largest slaver on the coast. De Souza, her master, is an intelligent, well-educated young Spaniard, whose father is the owner of half the slavers on the coast. In the evening at Senegal found two vessels, the schooner _Josephine_ and _Diligente_ brig, at anchor off Occo, both ready for embarkation of slaves. We remained invisibly near for two days. The time allowed for the provisions in the boats having expired, and the time of rendezvous at hand, we were obliged to give it up. Found the _Diligente_, a fine brig of 174 tons, with her slave deck partly laid, water completed. By way of deception the first two breakers that came to hand (and which are generally tasted by the boarding officer to ascertain if they are filled with fresh water, if for ballast with salt) were found filled with salt, the remainder fresh. The same attempt at deception was practised by the _Joseph_ schooner. [Sidenote: Feb. 3.] Fell in with the _Fortuna_; she was coming to an anchor in man-of-war style off Owye, as we were standing in towards Quitta to pick up the boats. From the description I had received of the vessel, I knew her the moment we saw her, and went on board to see her Captain, José Antinio Barbozo, being the same man who commanded the large slaver _Velo_ when she fought the _Primrose_ in 1820. He is a handsome, intelligent-looking man, a Biscayan. He bore the marks of the action about him, having but one arm. The _Fortuna_ is also a very handsome brig, in beautiful order. Barbozo informed us of the _Saracen’s_ having chased a schooner off Whydah, full of slaves, which, however, got away. The _Fortuna_ observed the _Saracen_ before the slaver, and made a private signal, which enabled her to escape. Don José was civil. He pressed me to breakfast; offered cigars, etc. [Sidenote: Feb. 6.] This being the appointed day for our rendezvous, we had no time to lose. We got there during the night, and at daylight exchanged numbers with _Scout_ and _Saracen_. [Sidenote: Feb. 7.] The senior officer not coming in, we parted, but not until _Scout_ had beaten us in a royal breeze on a bowline, she being the same vessel that three years ago we beat in the Mediterranean. Having more guns than we were likely to use, six of them were sent below, where they were suspended by chains on the lower deck to the midship stanchions, to accelerate speed. [Sidenote: Feb. 11.]