Corine

In 1828, 90 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-3509 occurred via the Tribunal Maritime, Saint-Louis

Case Details
RegID LA-E-3509
Case Name Corine
Year 1828
Government Department Ministère de la Marine et des Colonies, Republique Française
Court Tribunal Maritime, Saint-Louis
Trial Outcome Condemned
Enslaved Total 100
Liberated Africans Total 90
Registered Total 0
Notes Une ordonnance rendue par le tribunal de Saint-Louis met en accusation et renoie devant le tribunal maritime de Brest le capitaine et l'équipage du navire français la Corine. L'accusation renferme les chefs de piraterie aux termes de I'article 1 de la loi du 10 avril 1825, de fabrication de fausses expéditions: de supposition de noms dans le rôle de l'équipage de délit de traite des noirs.
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), 512-514; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: V34619.
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Event Details
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. 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 Gabon Estuary
Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known.
Location
Navy France
Ship Bressane
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. 1828-06-01
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. Western Savanna
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 Saint-Louis
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