Courts & Cases

Petite Betsy

In 1822, 230 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-3310 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown.

Case Details
UID LA-E-3310
Case Name Petite Betsy
Year 1822
Government Department Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain
Court Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown
Trial Outcome Condemned
Enslaved Total 258
Liberated Africans Total 230
Registered Total 197
Notes Iphigenia were advancing, under British colours, towards two Spanish schooners, the Vecua and Icanam, at anchor in the River Bonny, and suspected of trafficking in Slaves; when a most unjustifiable attack was commenced on them by the schooners, supported by the fire of three vessels under the French flag, La Vigilante, La petite Betsy, and L'Ursule, which were then at anchor near the Vecua and Icanam. Convoyés vers Sierra Leone, le 24 mai 1822, 298 Noirs sont libérés, soit 118 hommes, 37 garçons, 60 femmes et 83 filles - ce qui supposerait le décès de 46 Africains depuis la capture. Le convoi des capteurs et des captures passe au Sénégal, où les marins français sont débarqués. Les navires arrivent en Grande-Bretagne. Comme La Petite Betsy, Le Vigilant est remis aux autorités françaises à Cherbourg.
Sources "Canning to Stuart," 30 Sep. 1822, in “Class A. Correspondence with foreign powers, relative to the slave trade," 1822-1823, in T. P. O'Neill, T. F. Turley, et al., eds., Irish University Press Series of British Parliamentary Papers: Slave Trade, vol. 9 (Shannon: Irish University Press, 1968-1969), 125-126; 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), 264-266; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: V2735.
Cite as:

Lovejoy, H. B. (2024). Conceptualizing ‘Liberated Africans’ and Slave Trade Abolition: Government Schemes to Indenture Enslaved People Captured from Slavery, 1800–1920. Past & Present, 1-69. https://doi.org/10.1093/pastj/gtae019

Chadha, K. (2024). Regenerated Identities: A Collaborative Web-based Content Management System for Digital Humanities. International Journal of Computer Applications, 186(29), 28–33. https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume186/number29/regenerated-identities-a-collaborative-web-based-content-management-system-for-digital-humanities/
Event Details
UID LA-E-3310
Case Name Petite Betsy
Departure from Africa
Date 1822-04-15
Region Eastern Bight
Place Bonny
Enslaved Total 258
Capture
Date 1822-04-15
Location At anchor near the Vecua and Icanam
Navy Britain
Ship Iphigenie
Captain
Supporting Ships Myrmidon
Trial
Sentence Date 1822-05-24
Government Department Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain
Court Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown
Trial Outcome Condemned
Date 1822-05-22
Region Rivers of West Africa
Place Freetown
Liberated Africans 230
Registered 197
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