the Hope was no sooner lost sight of, than the brig began to embark slaves, and in the course of three hours put to sea, with 587 men, women, and children on board. The next morning Tucker saw her, not far off, and, after a chase of twenty-eight hours, began an action with her, which was severely contested for two hours and a half, when, the Hope having two guns dismounted. Tucker made up his mind to board her, he being at this tune slightly wounded. Under a fine young man (Mr. Robert Lamport Pengelly) who headed the boarders, a sharp conflict took place, but the Brazilians at length laid down their arms and called for quarter. Pengelly was shot in the side in boarding, but went on. The brig had thirteen men killed and twelve wounded: the Hope not a man slain, and oidy three persons wounded: three of the poor Africans were killed and eleven wounded.
The commander of the Hope and his gallant assistant were both promoted on the 9th Dec. 1826. The former married, in Oct. 1827, Susannah Fortune, third daughter of Thomas Selby, Esq., of Otford Castle, Kent; the latter was lately serving as lieutenant of the Asia 84, on the Mediterranean station.
FRANK RAMSDEN, Esq.
[Commander.]
Passed his examination in Feb. 1816; obtained his first commission on the 7th Nov. 1818; subsequently served as lieutenant of the Prince Regent 120, bearing the flag of Sir Benjamin Hallowell in the river Medway; and was promoted to his present rank on the 15th Dec. 1826.
BENJAMIN MORTON FESTING, Esq.
[Commander.]
Son of Commander H. Festing, R.N., who died at Andover, in 1807; and nephew to the late Vice-Admiral Sir Richard Grindall, K.C.B.
This officer obtained his first commission on the 19th Feb. 1812; and served, during the remainder of the war, as lieutenant of the Eagle 74, Captain (now Sir Charles) Rowley, on the Mediterranean station. In Nov. 1814, we find him sailing for the East Indies, in the Tyne 24, Captain John
