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Image Reference
iln468
Source
The Illustrated London News (Dec. 14, 1850), vol. 17, p. 468. (Copy in Special Collections Department, University of Virginia Library)
Comments
"Her Majesty's Steamer 'Rifleman,' in Chase of a Brazilian Slaver." A brief account accompanying this illustration describes how the British ship had been cruising off the coast of Brazil to intercept this slaving vessel. After a chase, the slaver, possibly named the "Esmeralda," escaped and landed about 500 slaves not far from Rio de Janeiro. The account reports that this was the first time of a "vessel escaping when once observed by the Rifleman" (p. 468).
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