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The Slave Trade

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by Hugh Thomas


  Rush, Dr. Benjamin, 472–73, 503, 613

  Rush, Lieutenant, 762

  Rush, Richard, 613

  Rushton, Edward, 310

  Russell, Lord John, 712, 735, 738, 742, 755, 768–69, 776, 777, 778

  Russell, Jonathan, 545

  Russell, N. P., 568–69

  Russia, Imperial, 584, 585, 587, 663

  Rutledge, John, 502

  Ruyter, Admiral Michel-Adrianszoon de, 200

  Rynders, Thomas, 772

  Ryswick, Treaty of, 194, 224, 251

  Sá, José Bernardino da, 632, 633, 701, 706, 732

  Sá, Mem de, 137

  Saco, José Antonio, 605, 641

  Sá de Bandeira, Marques, 656

  Sahagún, Bernardino de, 96

  Saint-Barthélemy, 450

  Saint Christophe, 173, 343

  Saint Croix, 255–56, 527

  Saint-Domingue, 10, 228, 229, 254–55, 266, 267, 276, 280, 294, 299, 306, 369, 444, 487, 505, 521, 533, 568, 584, 585

  French slave trade and, 250–52, 277, 285

  Leclerc expedition to, 548

  Ogé’s insurrection in, 522–23

  revolution in, 527, 529–30, 531, 538, 750

  slaves’ arrival in, 436–37

  see also Santo Domingo

  Sainte-Anne, 411

  Saint-Etienne, 192

  Saint Eustatius, 170, 186, 255, 283, 435–36

  Saint-James, Duke of, 625

  Saint Kitts, 438, 491, 745n

  Saint-Lambert, Charles-François, 483

  Saint-Louis, fortress of, 333, 335

  Saint Lucia, 173, 550, 584, 745n

  Saint-Philippe, 411

  Saint Thomas, 170, 186, 224, 239, 256, 526–27, 626, 652

  Saint Vincent, 173, 274, 550, 551, 745n

  Salamanca, Diego de, 141

  Salas, Antonio de, 464

  Salas, Manuel de, 577

  Salcedo, Francisco de, 144

  Salmerón, Nicolás, 781

  Saltonstall, Richard, 453–54

  Salvago, Nicolás, 178

  Salvi, Jeronimo Carlos, 744

  Salzburger family, 272

  Samá y Martí, Salvador, 646, 648

  Samo, Samuel, 685

  Sampson, Anthony, 10

  San Carlos, Duke of, 583

  Sanches Caraçe, Diogo, 219n

  Sánchez, Mateo, 604

  Sandiford, Ralph, 460

  Sandoval, Alonso de, 147–48, 169, 435

  Sandwich, Edward Montagu, first earl of, 198

  Sandwich, John, fourth earl of, 509

  San Felipe, Marquis de, 542

  Sanford, Samuel, 312

  Sanguines, Olympe, 622, 675

  San Jacinto, 772, 774, 776

  San Martin, José Francisco de, 577

  Sano, Buckor, 175

  Sanromá, Joaquín, 781

  San Sebastian, 143

  Santarém, João de, 73, 80

  Santiago, 320

  Santo Domingo, 13, 89, 91–92, 95, 101, 116, 239, 267, 280, 504, 600, 603, 605

  slave rebellion in, 104

  sugar industry of, 100

  see also Saint-Domingue

  Santos, Joaquim dos, 633

  São Tome settlement, 108, 135, 154, 169, 175, 222, 224, 303, 304, 347, 348, 361, 364–65, 388, 393, 396, 574

  Dutch seizure of, 172

  in 19th century, 700–701

  Portuguese reconquest of, 184–85

  Sarah (African King), 683

  Sargent, John, 300, 321–22, 342

  Sartorius, José Luis, 759

  Sataspes, 48

  Saunders, Thomas, 603

  Savage, Richard, 455, 456

  Savage, Samuel Phillips, 480

  Savary, Jacques, 411–12

  Savery, Captain, 281–82

  Savile, George, 478

  Sawbridge, Alderman, 513

  Sayles, Jerónimo, 101

  Scarmentado (Voltaire), 464–65

  Schecter, Erasmo, 123

  Schenley, Edward, 613

  Schimmelmann, Ernest, 256, 526

  Schimmelmann, Henrik, 256

  Schmaltz, Governor of Sénégal, 626, 679n

  Schoelcher, Victor, 742

  Schomberg, Herbert, 741–43

  Schôn, James Frederick, 687

  Schuyler, Arnot, 261

  Scotland, 205, 243n

  Scott, Sir Walter, 243n, 624

  Scott, William (Lord Stowell), 589, 672

  Scriptural Researches on the Licitness of the Slave Trade (Hormoza), 509

  Seasons (Thomson), 455

  Sebastian, King of Portugal, 116, 130, 139

  Sedgely, Samuel, 294, 297

  Segond, Guillaume, 617

  Seguier, Baron, 621

  Selim I, Caliph, 121

  Selling of Joseph, The (Sewall), 459–60

  Semmes, Captain, 766–67

  Senate, Louisiana, 765

  Senate, U.S., 544, 546, 552, 616, 618–19, 718, 764, 776

  Seneca, 27, 29, 30

  Sénégal, 11, 22, 76, 173, 333–34, 335, 339, 383, 787

  Sénégal Adventurers, 158

  Sénégal Company, 193, 194, 242, 250, 251, 323, 341

  Senegambia, 62, 110, 115, 117, 161, 203, 226, 237, 259, 332, 335–36, 339, 373, 376, 399, 403, 561–62, 789

  slave markets of, 380–81, 383

  Sense and Sensibility (Austen), 264

  Septimius Severus, 26

  Sepúlveda, Ginés de, 125–26

  Sequeira, Rui de, 73

  Serers, 57, 60

  serfs, 29, 34–36

  Sernighi, Girolamo, 85

  Serrano, Francisco, 778–79, 782

  Serrano, Licenciado, 101

  Servir a un señor discreto (Lope de Vega), 121

  Sessaracoa, William Ansah, 467

  Seven Years’ War, 10, 265–66, 272, 282, 283, 285, 335

  Sevilla, Pedro de, 140, 141

  Sewall, Samuel, 459–60

  Seward, Captain, 694

  Seward, William H., 775–76

  Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, third earl of, 201

  Shama, King of, 379

  Sharp, Granville, 471, 473, 475–76, 485, 489–90, 492, 493, 497, 498, 499, 507, 550

  Sharp, William, 473

  Shelburne, William Petty, second earl of (later first marquis of Lansdowne), 282, 326, 327, 376, 486, 536

  Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 592

  Shenstone, William, 455

  Shepard, Michael, 705

  Sherbo Island colony, 617–18, 686–87, 690

  Sherbo River, 344–45

  Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 13, 538, 539

  Sherman, Roger, 500, 518

  Sherwood, Captain, 421

  Shiell, Luc, 252, 306

  Shipman, William, 774–75

  Shirley, Antony, 140

  Shufeldt, Robert, 773

  Siaka (Shuckar), King, 688–89

  Sicily, 40, 43, 70, 114

  Sierra Leone, 10, 12, 48, 61, 69, 70, 72, 75, 154, 156, 173, 247, 271, 320, 341, 343–44, 345, 372, 389, 394, 546, 575n, 577, 599, 604, 611, 633, 651, 652, 713, 723, 785

  British anti-slavery activities and, 576

  ex-slave colonies in, 617–18

  fate of freed blacks in, 653–54

  in 19th century, 685–86

  proposed slave colony for, 497–99, 540

  Sierre Leone Company, 498

  Sieyès, Abbé Emmanuel-Joseph, 496

  Siglo, El, 779–80, 782

  Sigüenza, Bishop of, 216

  Siliceo, Sebastián de, 213–14

  Silva, Guzmán de, 157

  Silva, Simão da, 109

  Silva Correa, Fernando da, 368

  Silva Lisboa, José da, 278

  Silva Pereira, Ruy da, 184

  Silva Porto, João Alves, 631

  Silva Solis, Fernando de, 211

  Simmons, John, 283

  Sintra, Gonçalo de, 58

  Sintra, Pedro de, 69–70

  Sintra, Treaty of, 106


  Sismondi, Jean de, 585

  Six Livres de la republique (Bodin), 148

  Sixtus V, Pope, 117

  Skelton, Elizabeth Frazer, 683

  Skelton, William, 683

  Skinner, Charles, 727, 728

  “Sklavenschiff, Das” (Heine), 612

  Slade, William, 660

  Slaney, Humphrey, 176

  Slave Coast, 73, 203, 221, 225, 226, 253, 322, 326, 354, 356–57, 401, 694

  slave rebellions, 568, 792, 799

  abolition movement and, 461–62, 545

  on Atlantic crossing, 424–28

  in Brazil, 611, 635

  of Cinque, 718

  in Cuba, 667, 747, 748–49

  in Dahomey, 695

  fear of, 461–62, 635, 638–39, 667, 747, 748–49

  Islam and, 611, 695

  in Jamaica, 462, 650

  of Malé, 635

  in Mexico, 104, 163

  in 19th century, 717–19

  of Ogé, 522–23

  in Puerto Rico, 104

  in Saint-Domingue, 522–23

  by ships’ crews, 719

  of Tupac Amaru, 535

  in U.S., 462

  of Yanga, 163

  slaves:

  acquisition of, 370–80, 713–15

  arrival of, see New World, slaves’ arrival in

  Asian, 136–37

  auction of, 632

  baptizing of, 397–99, 434, 456, 505, 715

  Berber, 332–33

  branding of, 396–97, 582, 689, 715

  breeding of, 570–71, 649

  buyers’ preferences in, 399–401, 715

  cannibalism feared by, 407, 410

  caravans of, 368, 383–86, 660

  Caribbean Indians as, 92–95

  “castle,” 562

  Christian, 180–81, 194

  disease and, 716–17

  East Africa as source of, 82–83, 111–12, 184

  embarkment of, 406–8

  ethnic diversity and origins of, 40–42, 399–401, 403, 804

  eunuchs as, see eunuchs in Europe, 118–22

  as form of currency, 563

  geographic origins of, 116–17

  “home” system and, 562

  Indians as, 89–90, 96–98, 125, 133–34, 163, 452–53

  interpreters, linguists and, 404

  kidnapping of, 115, 368, 370, 375–77, 378, 379–80, 383–86

  life expectancy of, 724–25

  loading of, 702–3

  Mayan, 645

  mortality of, 631–32, 685, 713, 717

  natural increase of, 269, 531, 567, 570

  payment for, 440–41

  Philippines as source of, 136–37

  prices of, 402–3, 435, 439–40, 647, 650, 677, 734, 751, 780, 806–8

  “privilege,” 308

  as punishment, 32–34, 372, 373–74, 378–79

  “refuse,” 237, 438, 439

  in return to Africa, 635–36, 799–801

  sacrifice of, 562

  ships’ surgeons and, 395–96

  smuggling of, 143–44, 156, 166, 189, 191, 210, 217, 247, 417, 436, 614–16

  social class of, 399

  stowage of, 716

  from Sumatra, 626

  theft of, 634–35, 792

  treatment of, before sale, 382–87

  war and, 372, 374–76, 714

  white, 59, 91, 95, 105, 112, 136–37, 209, 256, 792

  Slave Ship (painting by Turner), 490n, 786

  slave ship cargoes, 315–31

  of alcoholic liquors, 327–29

  of cloth and textiles, 319–22, 676, 796

  of cowrie shells, 324

  of Enterprize, 811

  of horses, 325n, 330–31

  of Indian products, 321–22

  of metals, 322–24

  19th century, 676–78

  of tobacco, 329–30

  variety of, 315, 318

  of weapons, 325–27

  slave ships, 304–14

  Africans’ attacks upon, 404–5

  armament of, 311–12

  captains of, 674–75, 678–79

  cargoes of, see slave ship cargoes

  classic passages used by, 313–14

  clippers as, 765–66

  crews of, 306–7, 310–11, 674–76, 717, 718

  disease and, 716–17

  “equipment” of, 655n, 659

  fate of, when captured, 651–52, 722–23

  insurance of, 312

  names of, 305–6

  naval chases of, 720–23, 727–28, 763

  in 19th century, 674–76

  rebellions on, 424–28

  return journeys of, 440–42

  sailing instructions for, 312–13, 809–10

  slave decks of, 416–17

  steamships as, 712, 739

  surgeons of, 395–96

  technical improvement of, 449–50

  typical, 304–5, 410–11

  U.S. builders of, 677–78

  wages earned on, 306–7, 674

  slave trade:

  Africa as affected by, 794–97

  African rulers and, 13–14, 42–44, 200, 792

  in antiquity, 25–29

  Arab conquest of North Africa and, 44–47

  assessment of, 797–98

  as barter, 11, 46–47, 60, 68, 115

  Bible and, 23–24, 34, 519

  Brazilian innovations in, 630–31

  British Navigation Laws and, 188–90, 284

  cargoes of, see slave ship cargoes

  Catholic church and, see Catholic church; Christianity

  cheating and, 394–95

  classic passages used in, 313–14

  coartaciín system and, 637n

  and collapse of Indian population, 96–98

  contraband, 143, 167, 229, 246, 323

  cowries and, 324–25

  criticism of, 124–27, 146–48, 162, 216–17, 309, 310–11, 450–53, 459–60

  cult of “le bon nègre” and, 622–23

  curse of Ham and, 23–24, 30, 162

  in Dark Ages, 32–34

  duties of, 78–79

  ethics, morality of, 11–12, 35, 554

  feudalism and, 34–35, 36

  financing of, 295–96

  as government enterprise, 291–93

  Gypsies and, 299–300

  illegal, 182–83, 191–92, 210–11, 229, 237, 239–40, 256, 272, 351, 534, 542, 552

  Indian-Africans relations and, 122–24

  in Middle Ages, 34–42

  in Middle East, 510–11

  monarchial capitalism and, 77–78

  monopoly companies and, 101–2, 141–43, 188–90, 193, 225, 240, 256, 503–4

  Muslim reform movement and, 195

  negotiations in, 388–92

  in North Africa, 510–11, 563

  philosophic and religious thought on, 28–31

  Portugal-Dutch conflict and, 159, 161, 162–63

  profitability of, 442–45, 541, 542, 725–26, 751, 762

  religious denominations involved in, 298–99

  Renaissance and, 113, 115

  Saharan, see transSaharan slave trade

  and Spanish conquest of Portugal, 139–40

  subsidiary, alternate commerce and, 449, 564–65, 633–34

  survivors of, 799–801

  technology and, 35, 449–50

  time of year and, 393–94

  “Turkish pass” and, 314

  U.S. Constitution and, 499–501

  Valladolid debate on, 125–26

  Slave Trade, The (Morland), 509

  Slave Trade Act of 1807 (U.S.), 570

  slave traders, 293–303

  country properties of, 296–97

  ethics as concern of, 302–3

  hanged, 774–75

  negotiations by, 388–92

  nonslave trade by, 293–94, 297–98, 331

  number of voyages by, 301–2

  as oligarchy, 542–43

&n
bsp; partnerships of, 295–96

  of Pongas River, 683–84

  religious denominations of, 298–99

  slave types preferred by, 399–402

  of South Carolina, 268–69

  typical, 293–94

  Slidell, John, 758

  Sloane, Sir Hans, 799–800

  Slocumb, Benjamin, 770

  Smeathman, Henry, 497

  Smith, Adam, 9, 162, 282, 470, 478, 483, 486, 498, 516, 566, 656, 668–69, 788

  Smith, Alexander, 686

  Smith, James, 763

  Smith, John, 487, 568

  Smith, Joseph, 693

  Smith, O’Brien, 518

  Smith, Samuel, 487, 568

  Smith, Rev. Sydney, 499

  Smith, Captain William, 403, 426

  Smith, William Loughton, 518

  Smith v. Brown and Cooper, 474

  Smythe, George Sydney, 573

  Snelgrave, Captain William, 309, 324, 391, 469

  Soares de Souza, Paulino José, 727, 742–43, 744, 797

  Sociedad Abolicionista Española, 780

  Société d’Angola, 252, 296

  Société des Amis des Noirs, 496, 521, 589, 623

  Sociedad Económica de Amigos del País, 505

  Société de Guinée, 296

  Society, 459

  Society for the Abolition of Slavery, 518, 520

  Society for the Extinction of the Slave Trade, 658

  Society for the Propagation of the Gospel, 490, 570

  Society of Christian Morals, 623

  Society of Friends, see Quakers

  Society of Jesus, 298, 466

  Society of Surinam, 187

  Sococur, Juan, 675

  Socrates, 28

  Sokoto caliphate, 562, 789

  Solis, Elena Rodrigues de, 164, 165

  Solis, Francisco Rodrigues de, 178

  Solomon, Job Ben, 799–800

  Some Considerations on the Keeping of Negroes (Woolman), 460

  Some Historical Account of Guinea (Benezet), 472

  Somerset, James, 473, 476

  Songhai Empire, 61, 62–63, 69, 114, 144–45, 334–35, 795

  Song of Solomon, 27

  Sonni Ali, Emperor of the Songhai, 61

  Sonyo people, 160, 220, 366

  sophists, 28

  Sotheby, Commander, 682–83

  Soto, Domingo de, 126, 146

  Soto, Hernando de, 103

  Souder, Joseph, 728

  Soulé, Pierre, 757–58

  Sousa, Gonçalo de, 82

  Sousa, Martim Afonso de, 123

  Sousa, Tomé de, 137

  Sousa Breves, Joaquim José de, 745

  Sousa Coutinho, Francisco Innocêncio, 279

  Sousa Lopes, Manuel José de, 704

  South Carolina, 156, 203, 208–9, 244, 246, 260n, 264–65, 269, 399, 462, 481, 502, 532n, 534, 544, 545, 548, 552, 569, 571, 615, 770, 793

  Constitution and, 500–501

  illegal slave trade and, 568, 570

  onset of regular slave trade in, 257–59

  rice industry of, 258–59

  slave traders of, 268–69

  South Carolina Gazette, 462

  Southern, Thomas, 454

  Southern Commercial Convention, 765

 

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