In 1829, 185 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-3337 occurred via the British and Netherlands Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown
| RegID | LA-E-3337 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Coquette (a) Vénus |
| Year | 1829 |
| Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
| Court | British and Netherlands Court of Mixed Commission, Freetown |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 220 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 185 |
| Registered Total | 183 |
| Notes | À peine sorti de la rivière Calabar, il est capturé sous pavillon blanc par [L'Eden] qui le conduit à Fernando Po. Là, le captain Owen prposerait un choix, être conduit à Sierra Leone où Gorée. Et pour finir, un autre drame, sur lequel, le 25 janvier 1836 le ministère demande au gouverneur du Sénégal de fournir tous les renseignements possibles : "Le Sr Desbarbès (André), capitaine au long cours inscrit à Bayonne a été emabarqué à Saint-Thomas en qualité de second capitaine sur la goélette la Vénus. Il était présent à bord de ce bâtiment quand il a été captur´ par les Anglais sur la côte d Afrique en 1829, faisant la traite des noirs et il a appert de renseignements récemment recueillis que ce capitaine s'est suicidé pour cette goélette le jour ou le lendemain de sa capture. |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, FO 84/78, "Jackson to Abderdeen," 27 Jan. 1829, f. 211-214; "Abstract of the Proceedings in the British and Netherland Mixed Court of Justice," 1 Jan. 1829 - 1 Jan. 1830, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, the Havannah, Rio de Janeiro, and Surinam, relating to the Slave Trade, 1829-1830,” in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 12 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 73; Serge Daget, Répertoire des Expéditions Négrières Françaises à la Traite Illégale (1814-1850) (Nantes: Centre de Recherche sur l'Histoire du Monde Atlantique et Comité Nantais d'Études en Sciences Humaines, 1988), 487-490; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 2882. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | 929715.275720 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 531943.945886 |
| 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. | 1828-11-13 |
| 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. | 1829-01-20 |
| Location | At anchor in the Calabar |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Horatio |
| Captain | |
| Supporting Ships | Eden; Cornelia |
| Sentence Date | 1829-01-26 |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1829-01-27 |
| 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 |