Captain Joseph Williams sailed from Bristol on 28 January 1791. Brothers passed Cape Coast Castle on 28 March and was reported at Bonny in April. She embarked 279 captives and arrived at Grenada on 7 August. By one account 54 captives died on the voyage, for a mortality rate of 19%. (Another report states that 50 died, for a mortality rate of 18%.) Brothers arrived back at Bristol on 27 October. Brothers had left Bristol with 29 crew members, and she had 26 when she arrived at Grenada. During the voyage home one crew member died. 5th enslaving voyage (1791–1792): Captain Williams sailed from Bristol on 18 December 1791. He began acquiring captives on 24 February 1792 at New Calabar. Brothers sailed from Africa on 18 May, having embarked 287 captives, and arrived at Kingston on 3 July with 253; this represented a 12% mortality rate. She sailed for Bristol on 2 August and arrived back there on 25 September. 6th enslaving voyage (1793–1794): War with France broke out in early 1793. Captain Joseph Williams acquired two letters of marque, one on 9 March 1793 and a second on 14 March. He sailed from Bristol on 30 March, and started acquiring captives on 16 August at New Calabar. Brothers sailed from Africa on 27 September and arrived at Kingston, Jamaica on 9 December. She had embarked 350 captives, and arrived with 314; this represented a 10% mortality rate. She sailed from Kingston on 10 March 1794 and arrived back at Bristol on 21 April. 7th enslaving voyage (1794-loss): Captain James Barr sailed from Bristol on 15 October 1794. Fate A French squadron captured , Williams, master, in December 1794, and Brothers, Barr (or Bar), master, at Bonny and burnt them. She had not yet embarked any captves. In 1794, 25 British enslaving ships were lost, of which 18 were lost on their way to Africa. This was the highest loss of vessels on their way to Africa in the entire 1793–1807 period; only three vessels were lost on the coast. Next year was even worse for owners of enslaving ships – 50 were lost in total, with 40 being lost on the coast. It was also the worst year for owners in the entire 1793–1807 period. Notes Citations References 1772 ships Age of Sail merchant ships of England Bristol slave ships Captured ships