In 1819, 94 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-202 occurred via the Tribunal Maritime, Réunion
| RegID | LA-E-202 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Fara (a) Espoir |
| Year | 1819 |
| Government Department | Ministère de la Marine et des Colonies, Republique Française |
| Court | Tribunal Maritime, Réunion |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 94 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 94 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | Deux versions quant à ce navire. La premère indique une saisie française sur la côte de Bourbon par la goélette royale L'Amaranthe. Le soir même de la capture, le négrier est reconquis par son équipage. Il aurait quitté Maurice sous pavillon anglais, vers Madagascar, aurait rencontré un navire portugais chargé d'or et d'esclaves dont il se serait emparé corps et biens. Lemoine s'enfonce alors dans la piraterie, assassine un colonel pris à bord du portugais, puis le capitaine, enfin saborde sa prise, équipage enfermé dans la cale.La seconde version dit que La Fara disparaût en mer, coulée par La Constance, voir plus haut 1819/11, laquelle aurait pris en mer la cargaison de Noirs, livrée à Maurice. Les autorités mauritiennes connaissent de l'affaire, jugée sur place. Les Français n'en savent quelque chose qu'en octobre 1821. On ignore les suites. |
| 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), 71. |
| 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. | East Africa (unspecified) |
| 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. | 1819-06 |
| 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 |