The slave ship Highfield began acquiring enslaved Africans for transportation to Trinidad and Tobago.

Vessel: Highfield; flag: Great Britain; rig: Ship; estimated standardized tonnage: 182.3. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Heywood, Benjamin; Captain: Cooper, Thomas. The voyage began at Liverpool on 21 July 1785. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Bight of Biafra and Gulf of Guinea Islands, port unspecified. Principal recorded disembarkation place: Trinidad, port unspecified. Recorded outcome: Abandoned or condemned for unseaworthiness in the Americas.