In 1851, 63 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 15, Case ID LA-E-518 occurred via the Auditoria Geral da Marinha, Rio de Janeiro
| RegID | LA-E-518 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Piratinim |
| Year | 1851 |
| Government Department | Poder Judiciário e Marinha, Império do Brasil |
| Court | Auditoria Geral da Marinha, Rio de Janeiro |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 102 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 63 |
| Registered Total | 63 |
| Notes | Commander Bailey visited off Busios Islands a Brazilian vessel called the "Piratinim" and found on board 102 slaves... He brought her into this port - discharged the slaves into Here Majesty's Ship "Crescent" and finding that the slate of the "Piratinim" was such as forbade the attempt of sending Her to St. Helena for adjudication He destroyed Here.... Out of 102 "coloured Persons of whom seventy five are Africans and twenty [six] are creole slaves." |
| Sources | The National Archives, UK, FO 84/846, "Hudson to Palmerston," 14 Aug. 1851, f. 86-109; The National Archives, UK, FO 84/846, "List of Slaves found on board the Brazilian Brig Piratirim, each with a Passport from the Chief of Police at Bahia to Proceed to Reio de Janeiro and St. Sebastiao," 9 May 1851; Leslie Bethell, The Abolition of the Brazilian Slave Trade (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1970), 355-357. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | -4659275.864375 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | -2596640.235123 |
| 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. | West 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 | A Coruña |
| Capture date at sea or on land, if known. Date of the sentence. Include YYYY-MM-DD, if known. | 1851-07-22 |
| Location | 2 Mile N. N. E. of Busios |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Sharpshooter |
| Captain | Bailey |
| 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. | East Coast South America |
| 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 | Rio de Janeiro |