Courts & Cases

Sylphe

In 1819, 364 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-3882 occurred via the Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown.

Case Details
UID LA-E-3882
Case Name Sylphe
Year 1819
Government Department Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain
Court Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown
Trial Outcome Condemned
Enslaved Total 388
Liberated Africans Total 364
Registered Total 364
Notes Le gouvernement britannique désavoue la conduite du croiseur de répression. En juillet 1819, il est conseillé au gouverneur de Sierra Leone, sir Charles McCarthy, de se débarrasser au plus vite de la capture en la convoyant hors "les limites de votre gouvernement" et en la remettant aux autorités de l'établissement français le plus proche. Théoriquement, ce devrait être Gorée. Or, le navire arrive au cap de Bonne-Espérance où il est vendu par les autorités anglaises. Il est vraisemblable qu'après avoir été conduit à Bourbon, en janvier 1820, le bâtiment ait été repris par un autre bateau de la croisière de répression britannique, ce qui justifierait un nouveau procés, une nouvelle condamnation et la vente. D'ailleurs, Londres récuse nouveau le comportement de la vice-amirauté du Cap, et pense qu'il serait préférable de restituer l'argent de la vente aux propriétaires du navire.
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), 93; SlaveVoyages, www.slavevoyages.org (accessed 2020), Voyage ID: 7675.
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-3882
Case Name Sylphe
Departure from Africa
Date
Region Eastern Bight
Place Bonny
Enslaved Total 388
Capture
Date 1819-02-10
Location 7°50'0" N., 16°30'0" W.
Navy Britain
Ship Redwing
Captain
Supporting Ships
Trial
Sentence Date
Government Department Colonial and Foreign Offices, Great Britain
Court Court of Vice Admiralty, Freetown
Trial Outcome Condemned
Date 1819-02-13
Region Rivers of West Africa
Place Freetown
Liberated Africans 364
Registered 364
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