Prospérité

In 1818, 100 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-183 occurred via the Tribunal Maritime, Réunion

Case Details
RegID LA-E-183
Case Name Prospérité
Year 1818
Government Department Ministère de la Marine et des Colonies, Republique Française
Court Tribunal Maritime, Réunion
Trial Outcome Condemned
Enslaved Total 100
Liberated Africans Total 100
Registered Total 0
Notes Le navire est saisi le 1er janvier 1819 dans les eaux de Bourbon. Le navire est acquitté en première instance puis condamné sur appel, mais il est restitué à son propriétaire malgache. Le capitaine Bankes figure la liste officielle des condamnés, en 1826.
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), 54.
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Event Details

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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. Madagascar
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
Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. 1819-01-01
Location
Navy France
Ship Amaranthe
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.
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. Mascarenes
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 Réunion
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