In 1831, 106 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-350 occurred via the Tribunal Maritime, Réunion
| RegID | LA-E-350 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Laurentia |
| Year | 1831 |
| Government Department | Ministère de la Marine et des Colonies, Republique Française |
| Court | Tribunal Maritime, Réunion |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 106 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 106 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | La prise a lieu le 1er juin 1831. 106 Noirs, "tous malgaches" sont envoyés à Sainte-Marie. A l'occasion, le conseil privé de l'île discute de la manière dont la police et les douanes locales doivent procéder pour s'emparer des Noirs déposés par les navires négriers. A Paris, le conseil d'Amirauté pose la question de savoir à qui il faut, désormais, répartir la valeur de la prise. Une ordonnance royale du 9 novembre 1831 porte suppression de la prime aux capteurs, car les colonies n'ont pas `` payer la libération 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), 544. |
| 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. | 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. | |
| Location | |
| Navy | France |
| Ship | Héroïne |
| Captain | |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1831-06-01 |
| 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 |