In 1828, 168 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-3772 occurred via the British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Havana
| RegID | LA-E-3772 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Intrépido |
| Year | 1828 |
| Government Department | Courts of Mixed Commission |
| Court | British and Spanish Court of Mixed Commission, Havana |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 343 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 168 |
| Registered Total | 133 |
| Notes | This Spanish schooner-brig, under the command of José Puig y Miro and owned by José Fonst, began its catastrophic voyage at Havana and set sail for Bonny on 31 December 1827 with a cargo of linen and spirits. On 24 January, the rudder broke and this ship refitted at Martinique before proceeding to the Bight of Biafra. In total, 343 people boarded this slave ship and 192 individuals died during the middle passage. On 2 August 1828, the HMS schooner Skipjack, under the command of James Pulling, detained this ship off the southern coast of Haiti around 18°14'0" N. and 74°25'0" W. and escorted it into the Bay of Havana to await trial. At the time of her seizure, there was sufficient water and salt supplies, but very little provisions of food, especially for the sick. In addition to those who had already died, 41 people were in very poor health, and since her capture, 4 men, 6 women, 1 boy and 7 girls passed away. On 20 August, the court condemned this ship for sale. It also issued emancipation certificates for the surviving 133 people. |
| Sources | "Declaration of the Lieutenant Pulling, in the Case of the Intrepido," 15 Aug. 1828, in “Class A. Correspondence with the British Commissioners at Sierra Leone, the Havannah, Rio de Janeiro, and Surinam, relating to the Slave Trade, 1828,” 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), 154-155; Henry B. Lovejoy, “The Registers of Liberated Africans of the Havana Slave Trade Commission: Implementation and Policy, 1824-1841,” Slavery & Abolition 37, no. 1 (2016): 23-44; Henry B. Lovejoy, “The Registers of Liberated Africans of the Havana Slave Trade Commission: Transcription Methodology and Statistical Analysis,” African Economic History 38 (2010): 107-135; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 668. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -8284025.439866109 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 2064877.9615033318 |
| 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. | |
| 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. | 1828-08-02 |
| Location | 18°14'0" N., 74°25'0" W. |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Skipjack |
| Captain | Pulling |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1828-08-20 |
| Date of arrival to the place where the trial, purchase, or asylum occurred, resulting in "liberation" and indenture. Includes YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1828-08-14 |
| 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 | Havana |