a force of about 400 British troops under Colonel D'Arcy, primarily from the West India Regiment, at Bathurst in the Gambia. The force, joined by local allies, stormed a Marabout stronghold after Mullett had ineffectively shelled the stockade with her 68-pounder for four hours. The British suffered several dead in their attack. North America and West Indies Station (1867–1870) From 7 November 1867 Commander Edward Kelly commanded Mullett on the North America and West Indies Station. In 1869, while the ship was in Jamaica, Able Seaman William Wardell won a Royal Humane Society Bronze Medal for saving the life on 10 June of Robert Cleal, an armourer of . Cleal had fallen overboard and Wardell jumped in, holding Cleal above water until a lifebuoy was thrown to him. Cleal was unconscious when brought aboard Mullett but was revived. Mullett paid off at Sheerness on 19 July 1870. Mercantile service (1872–1890) The Admiralty sold her in Hong Kong on 25 April 1872 for mercantile use. She had her engines removed by W Walker & Co of London, converting her to a barque-rigged sailing vessel. Under the name Formosa she made several voyages to the Antipodes. Ultimately she was purchased at Melbourne. Then during the Russian war scare in the late 1880s, the government of Victoria bought several old vessels, including Formosa as blockships for the south and west channels. The scare passed and in 1890 the government converted Formosa to a magazine. Citations Bibliography De Graft-Johnson, John Coleman (1986) African glory: the story of vanished Negro civilizations.(Baltimore, MD: Black Classic Press). "An Historic Vessel", Evening Post, Rōrahi XXXIX, Putanga 82, 9 Paengawhāwhā 1890, Page 3 Philomel-class gunvessels 1860 ships Ships built in Rotherhithe Victorian-era gunboats of the United Kingdom