EVENT INFORMATION

13
May
1803

The slave ship Eliza left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward French Guiana. About 138 people had been taken aboard.

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📅 13 May 1803 📍 French Guiana

Vessel: Eliza; flag: France; rig: Brig; estimated standardized tonnage: 132. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Benis, Jean; Captain: Vilaine, Marc. The voyage began at Nantes on 4 February 1803. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Saint-Louis (Senegambia and offshore Atlantic). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Cayenne. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 1.0%. Recorded resistance: Revolt by enslaved people. Recorded outcome: Abandoned or condemned for unseaworthiness in the Americas.

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