Ship, nation, owners Voyage identification number 32244
Voyage in 1999 CD-ROM Yes
Vessel name Heureux Auspice
Flag France
Flag IMP France
Place constructed
Year constructed
Place registered
Year registered
Rig
Tonnage 140
Standardized tonnage IMP 254
Guns mounted
Vessel owners Seignette, Benjamin
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 La Rochelle
First place of slave purchase Whydah, Ouidah
Second place of slave purchase
Third place of slave purchase
Principal place of slave purchase IMP Whydah, Ouidah
Places of call before Atlantic crossing
First place of slave landing Port-au-Prince
Second place of slave landing
Third place of slave landing
Principal place of slave landing IMP Port-au-Prince
Place where voyage ended La Rochelle
Region where voyage began IMP France
First region of slave purchase Bight of Benin
Second region of slave purchase
Third region of slave purchase
Principal region of slave purchase IMP Bight of Benin
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 1766
Date voyage began 1765-06-19
Date trade began in Africa
Date vessel departed Africa
Date vessel arrived with slaves 1766-05-08
Date vessel departed for homeport
Date voyage completed 1766-11-15
Voyage length, homeport to slaves landing (days) IMP 323
Middle passage (days) IMP
Captain and Crew Captain's name Peron, Pierre
Crew at voyage outset
Crew at first landing of slaves
Crew deaths during voyage 10
Slave (numbers) Number of slaves intended at first place of purchase
Slaves carried from first port of purchase 322
Slaves carried from second port of purchase
Slaves carried from third port of purchase
Total slaves embarked 322
Total slaves embarked IMP 322
Number of slaves arriving at first place of landing 236
Number of slaves disembarked at first place of landing 223
Number of slaves disembarked at second place of landing
Number of slaves disembarked at third place of landing
Total slaves disembarked IMP 236
Slave (characteristics) Percentage men IMP 33.9%
Percentage women IMP 41.9%
Percentage boys IMP 14.0%
Percentage girls IMP 10.2%
Percentage male IMP 47.9%
Percentage children IMP 24.2%
Sterling cash price in Jamaica IMP 36.9
Slave deaths during middle passage IMP 86
Mortality rate IMP 27.0%
Source Sources 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.