Important Ship News!!! By Telegraph from the Metropolis.!! Single sheet in

4to format, in unidentified holograph; several early repairs. Np, circa 1850s An exceptional report, probably written up for the typesetter by an editor after having been received by telegraph. Apparently, a certain Captain George, in charge of the Man of War, Harger, was apprehended escorting a slaveship. The report goes on to say, "Commander George will no doubt be court-martialed for the crime of secretly encouraging the slave trade while employed by the Government for its suppression. We understand that this is not the only case of transgression, for our correspondent informs us that on the same night he [George] was seen secretly aiding the Slaver Lucy...".