In 1821, 246 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 12, Case ID LA-E-3471 occurred via the Tribunal Maritime, Martinique
| RegID | LA-E-3471 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Mathilde |
| Year | 1821 |
| Government Department | Ministère de la Marine et des Colonies, Republique Française |
| Court | Tribunal Maritime, Martinique |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 278 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 246 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Le navire est saisi par le commandant USN Robert Field Stockton, représentant à l'agence américaine du Liberia. Le comportement du commandant américain s'apparente à de la piraterie. Ces affaires suscitent de grands remous dans les ministères. Une conséquence est dans la formulation de nouvelles instructions à la croisière française de répression sur la côte occidentale d'Afrique. Le 28 mai 1822, La Mathilde était condamnée à la Guadeloupe "pour motif de contravention en mati re de traite des esclaves" - ces deux derniers mots biffés et remplacés par l'expresiion légale "des noirs". Le capitaine Talon, interdit de tout commandement, figure à la liste officielle de 1826 et n'a pas demandé sa grâce. |
| Sources | 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), 197-198; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: V34253. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | |
| Ship Status | Unknown |
| Date of departure from a place or port in Africa generally following the purchase of enslaved people. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Region of departure from Africa. Required entry. For more information about the geographical hierarchy used in this digital resource, please refer to AfricanRegions.org. | Rivers of West Africa |
| 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 | Galinhas |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | |
| Location | |
| Navy | USA |
| Ship | Alligator |
| Captain | |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1821-01-01 |
| 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. | Caribbean |
| 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 | Guadeloupe |