Ship, nation, owners | Voyage identification number | 31557 |
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM | Yes | |
Vessel name | Bussac | |
Flag | France | |
Flag IMP | France | |
Place constructed | ||
Year constructed | ||
Place registered | Bordeaux | |
Year registered | ||
Rig | Brig | |
Tonnage | 70 | |
Standardized tonnage IMP | 128 | |
Guns mounted | ||
Vessel owners | Bussac, Simon Rocaute de | |
Voyage Outcome | Particular outcome of voyage | Voyage completed as intended |
Outcome of voyage for slaves IMP | Slaves disembarked in Americas | |
Outcome of voyage if ship captured IMP | Not captured | |
Outcome of voyage for owner IMP | Delivered slaves for original owners | |
African resistance | ||
Voyage Itinerary | Place where voyage began IMP | Bordeaux |
First place of slave purchase | Cabinda | |
Second place of slave purchase | ||
Third place of slave purchase | ||
Principal place of slave purchase IMP | Cabinda | |
Places of call before Atlantic crossing | ||
First place of slave landing | Cap Français | |
Second place of slave landing | ||
Third place of slave landing | ||
Principal place of slave landing IMP | Cap Français | |
Place where voyage ended | Bordeaux | |
Region where voyage began IMP | France | |
First region of slave purchase | West Central Africa and St. Helena | |
Second region of slave purchase | ||
Third region of slave purchase | ||
Principal region of slave purchase IMP | West Central Africa and St. Helena | |
First region of slave landing | Saint-Domingue | |
Second region of slave landing | ||
Third region of slave landing | ||
Principal region of slave landing IMP | Saint-Domingue | |
Region where voyage ended | France | |
Voyage Dates | Year arrived with slaves IMP | 1769 |
Date voyage began | 1768-05-05 | |
Date trade began in Africa | ||
Date vessel departed Africa | ||
Date vessel arrived with slaves | 1769-03-06 | |
Date vessel departed for homeport | 1769-04-26 | |
Date voyage completed | 1769-06-?? | |
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP | 305 | |
Middle passage (days) IMP | 53 | |
Captain and Crew | Captain's name | Castaing, François |
Crew at voyage outset | ||
Crew at first landing of slaves | ||
Crew deaths during voyage | 1 | |
Slave (numbers) | Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase | |
Slaves carried from first port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from second port of purchase | ||
Slaves carried from third port of purchase | ||
Total slaves embarked | ||
Total slaves embarked IMP | 189 | |
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing | 165 | |
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing | ||
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing | ||
Total slaves disembarked IMP | 165 | |
Slave (characteristics) | Percentage men IMP | 39.8% |
Percentage women IMP | 18.7% | |
Percentage boys IMP | 33.1% | |
Percentage girls IMP | 8.4% | |
Percentage male IMP | 72.9% | |
Percentage children IMP | 41.6% | |
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP | ||
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP | ||
Mortality rate IMP | ||
Source | Sources | ADGB,AdG,Amiraute de Guyenne, 6B1553, 6B1601, 6B1612, 6B2052: Archives Départementales Gironde (Bordeaux) AABM, 1769 June 15, p. 98: Bibliothèque Municipale de Mériadeck, Bordeaux, Annonces, affiches et avis divers pour la ville de Bordeaux Affiches Américaines, nos 10, 11, 17, 1769 March 8, March 15, May 1: affiches américaines, (Gainesville, University of Florida, U.S.A.) mettas,II: Mettas, Jean, Répertoire des Expéditions Négrières Françaises au XVIIIe Siècle; Tome 1, Nantes (Paris, 1978); Tome 2, Ports Autres que Nantes (Paris, 1984), édité par Serge et Michelle Daget. Saugera,351-62: Saugera, éric, Bordeaux, port négrier. Chronologie, économie, idéologie, XVIIe-XIXe siècles (Paris, 1995). |