The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 426 pages of information about The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America.

The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America eBook

This eBook from the Gutenberg Project consists of approximately 426 pages of information about The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America.

1840, March. Sarah Ann, of New Orleans, captured with fraudulent papers. House Doc., 26 Cong. 2 sess.  V. No. 115, pp. 184-7.

1840, June. Caballero, Hudson, and Crawford; the arrival of these American slavers was publicly billed in Cuba. Ibid., pp. 65-6.

1840. Tigris, captured by British cruisers and sent to Boston for kidnapping. House Reports, 27 Cong. 3 sess.  III.  No. 283, pp. 724-9; Senate Doc., 29 Cong. 1 sess.  VIII.  No. 377, P. 94.

1840. Jones, seized by the British. Senate Doc., 29 Cong. 1 sess.  VIII.  No. 377, pp. 131-2, 143-7, 148-60.

1841, Nov. 7. Creole, of Richmond, Virginia, transporting slaves to New Orleans; the crew mutiny and take her to Nassau, British West Indies.  The slaves were freed and Great Britain refused indemnity. Senate Doc., 27 Cong. 2 sess.  II.  No. 51 and III.  No. 137.

1841. Sophia, of New York, ships 750 slaves for Brazil. House Doc., 29 Cong. 1 sess.  III.  No. 43, pp. 3-8.

1841. Pilgrim, of Portsmouth, N.H., Solon, of Baltimore, William Jones and Himmaleh, of New York, clear from Rio Janeiro for Africa. Ibid., pp. 8-12.

1842, May. Illinois, of Gloucester, saved from search by the American flag; escaped under the Spanish flag, loaded with slaves. Senate Doc., 28 Cong. 2 sess.  IX.  No. 150, p. 72 ff.

1842, June. Shakespeare, of Baltimore, with 430 slaves, captured by British cruisers. Ibid.

1843. Kentucky, of New York, trading to Brazil. Ibid., 30 Cong. 1 sess.  IV.  No. 28, pp. 71-8; House Exec.  Doc., 30 Cong. 2 sess.  VII.  No. 61, p. 72 ff.

1844. Enterprise, of Boston, transferred in Brazil for slave-trade. Senate Exec.  Doc., 30 Cong. 1 sess.  IV.  No. 28, pp. 79-90.

1844. Uncas, of New Orleans, protected by United States papers; allowed to clear, in spite of her evident character. Ibid., 28 Cong. 2 sess.  IX.  No. 150, pp. 106-14.

1844. Sooy, of Newport, without papers, captured by the British sloop Racer, after landing 600 slaves on the coast of Brazil. House Doc., 28 Cong. 2 sess.  IV.  No. 148, pp. 4, 36-62.

1844. Cyrus, of New Orleans, suspected slaver, captured by the British cruiser Alert. Ibid., pp. 3-41.

1844-5. ——.  Nineteen slavers from Beverly, Boston, Baltimore, Philadelphia, New York, Providence, and Portland, make twenty-two trips. Ibid., 30 Cong. 2 sess.  VII.  No. 61, pp. 219-20.

1844-9. ——.  Ninety-three slavers in Brazilian trade. Senate Exec.  Doc., 31 Cong. 2 sess.  II.  No. 6, pp. 37-8.

1845. Porpoise, trading to Brazil. House Exec.  Doc., 30 Cong. 2 sess.  VII.  No. 61, pp. 111-56, 212-4.

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