In 1811, 0 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 1, Case ID LA-E-5043 occurred via the High Court of Admiralty
| RegID | LA-E-5043 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Fortuna (a) William and Mary |
| Year | 1811 |
| Government Department | Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain |
| Court | High Court of Admiralty |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 0 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 0 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | |
| Sources | "Case of the Fortuna," in Fifth Report of the Directors of the African Institution (London: Ellerton and Henderson, 1811), 15-26; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 7683. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -1885815.452867 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 3818415.620223 |
| Ship Status | Empty Ship |
| 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. | |
| 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. | 1810-10-06 |
| Location | About seven or eight miles distant from the harbour of Funchall |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Melampus |
| Captain | Hawker |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1811-03-12 |
| 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. | Western Europe |
| 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 | Plymouth |