Opposing the Slavers: The Royal Navy’s Campaign against the Atlantic Slave Trade by Grindal Peter

Author:Grindal, Peter [Grindal, Peter]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: I.B.Tauris
Published: 2016-04-25T00:00:00+00:00

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ix Owen had seen one of his Surgeons bleed himself to death during Leven ’s survey of the east coast of Africa.

x As the African natives seemed to have a degree of immunity to yellow fever, it is probable that malaria or another fever was also present in the ship.

xi This was done with Brodie’s Stoves, coal-fired heaters patented by Alexander Brodie in 1780.

xii Bark and wine was a more common concoction, but Primrose had no wine on board.

xiii There is no mention of this case in the Mixed Commission records, and available details are sparse, but there is no reason to suppose that the vessel and the surviving slaves were not condemned.

xiv Details are sparse on this case.

xv The replacement of the White Flag of Bourbon by the Tricolore in August 1830 would, in time, prevent such a simple abuse.

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