The slave ship General Cavalcante left the African coast carrying enslaved Africans toward Brazil. About 561 people had been taken aboard.

Vessel: General Cavalcante; flag: Portugal / Brazil; rig: Bergantim; estimated standardized tonnage: 265. People recorded in connection with the voyage: Investor: Silva, João Bonifácio Alves da; Captain: Negrão, Pedro José. The voyage began at Bahia, place unspecified. Principal recorded place where captives were acquired: Quilimane (East Africa and Indian Ocean islands). Principal recorded disembarkation place: Bahia, place unspecified. Recorded duration of the captives' Atlantic crossing: 66 days. Estimated mortality during the crossing: 40.0%.