In 1886, 0 enslaved African(s) were “liberated” in a state-run scheme usually resulting in involuntary indentures, conscription, or re-enslavement. Under the jurisdiction of 3, Case ID LA-E-5488 occurred via the British Consular Courts, Suakin
| RegID | LA-E-5488 |
|---|---|
| Case Name | Unspecified |
| Year | 1886 |
| Government Department | Consular Courts |
| Court | British Consular Courts, Suakin |
| Trial Outcome | Condemned |
| Enslaved Total | 0 |
| Liberated Africans Total | 0 |
| Registered Total | 0 |
| Notes | I have the honor to report that the H.M.S. Ship "Wild Swan" having captured the Turkish dhow "Alovir" off with 77 slaves on board and a general cargo from Suakin (30 miles north of it) she took them into Suakin where the Egyptian Authorities liberated the slaves, the dhow and crew being Turkish, Commander Powell of HMS Ship "Wild Swan" acting under the orders of Admiral Corbett, Commander in Chief of the Indian Station has towed this dhow into Jeddah and handed her over to my charge, together with the Reis and six of a crew and general cargo consisting of 195 packages of sundries. I have transferred the charge to the Kamakam taking his receipt for [Samer] requesting to hold them in safe custody until the receipt of Your Excellency's instructions I may venture to submit Commander Powell's suggestion that the Dhow should (as usual in such cases) in this particular one to make and example be burnt, the cargo being a question also for your Excellency's consideration whether that should be confiscated as a prize to Her Majesty's ship or not. |
| Sources | "Return of Vessels detained as being engaged in the Slave Trade," 1886, in "Correspondence with British Representatives, and Reports from Naval Officers, Relative to the East African Slave Trade," 1887, in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 60 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 62. |
| Cite as |
| X Capture | 4052029.464875 |
|---|---|
| Y Capture | 2583716.545649 |
| 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. | 1886-01-16 |
| Location | 22°36'0" N., 36°24'0" E. |
| Navy | Britain |
| Ship | Condor |
| Captain | Domville |
| Supporting Ships | |
| Sentence Date | 1886-02-06 |
| 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. | Nile Valley |
| 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 | Sawakin |