In 1822, 12 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 4, Case ID LA-E-3154 occurred via the British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown
| RegID | LA-E-3154 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Icanam |
| Year | 1822 |
| Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
| Court | British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 380 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 12 |
| Registered Total | 12 |
| Notes | Iphigenia were advancing, under British colours, towards two Spanish schooners, the Vecua and Icanam, at anchor in the River Bonny, and suspected of trafficking in Slaves; when a most unjustifiable attack was commenced on them by the schooners, supported by the fire of three vessels under the French flag, La Vigilante, La petite Betsy, and L'Ursule, which were then at anchor near the Vecua and Icanam. The loss of the Icanam at sea by a tornado. Nearly everyone perished. |
| Sources | "Case of the Spanish Schooners Vecua and Icanam," 24 Jul. 1822, in “Class B. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, the Havanna, Rio de Janeiro, and Surinam, relating to the Slave Trade, 1822-1823,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 9 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 29-31; "List of Vessels Adjudicated in the Court of the British and Spanish Mixed Commission," 6 Feb. 1826, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, the Havannah, Rio de Janeiro, and Surinam, relating to the Slave Trade, 1826-1827,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 11 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 4-6; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 2330. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | 799799.6192688947 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 523789.3662539465 |
| Ship Status | Liberated Africans |
| Date of departure from a place or port in Africa generally following the purchase of enslaved people. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1822-04-15 |
| Region of departure from Africa. Required entry. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. | Eastern Bight |
| Place or port of departure from Africa, if known. A controlled vocabulary for place names are associated with geographic coordinates using Google Maps Global Mercator EPSG:900913. See https://epsg.io/transform#s_srs=4326&t_srs=900913&x=NaN&y=NaN | Bonny |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1822-04-16 |
| Location | 4°42'0" N., 7°11'0 E. |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Iphigenia |
| Captain | Mends |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1822-06-25 |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1822-05-24 |
| Region of arrival around the world. Required field. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. Other regions outside of Africa include, Western Europe, East Coast of North America, etc. | Rivers of West Africa |
| Place or port of arrival around the world. Required field. A controlled vocabulary for place names are associated with geographic coordinates using Google Maps Global Mercator EPSG:900913. See https://epsg.io/transform#s_srs=4326&t_srs=900913&x=NaN&y=NaN | Freetown |