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Letter and Enclosures from Commodore Sir Leopold George Heath on the Slave Trade on the East Coast of Africa and Suggestions for its Suppression [94r] (5/12)
The record is made up of 1 volume (6 folios). It was created in 12 Nov 1869. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .
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No. 2.
Commodore Sir L. Heath to the Secretary to the Admiraltry.
"Forte," at Sea, Lat. 17° 7' N., Long. 63° 28' E.,
Sir, April 5, 1869.
I HAVfi the honour to forward, for the information of their Lordships, a copy of
some correspondence on the subject of the condition of slaves captured by our cruizers.
2. I beg to suggest that information as to the distribution and condition of slaves
liberated in each year should be called for from the Mauritius, the Seychelles, Aden, and
Bombay, and published in the Blue Books.
I have, &c.
(Signed) L. G. HEATH.
Inclosure 1 in No. 2.
The Secretary to Government, Bombay, to Commodore Sir L. Heath
Sir, Bombay Castle, January 13, 1869.
I AM instructed to forward to you the inclosed copies of papers from the Political
Resident of Aden, and to request that you will be so good as to favour Government with
your remarks and suggestions on the important subject brought to notice by Sir E. Russell.
I have, &c.
(Signed) C. GONNE.
Inclosure 2 in No. 2.
The Resident at Aden to the Secretary to Government, Bombay.
(Extract.) Aden, Deecember 18, 1868.
HER Majesty's ship " Star" arrived on the afternoon of the 16th instant with a
cargo of slaves ; 134 slaves were captured from twenty-three Arab dhows, off the East
Coast of Africa. I regret to report that small-pox broke out amongst them on the voyage ;
the first case was a month ago. On arrival at Aden there were only two cases amongst
the negroes, and one sailor who was convalescent.
The whole of the slaves have been landed on an island in the inner harbour and
segregated; none have been brought on shore to the Peninsula. I have ordered all the
slaves to be vaccinated, and the officer commanding the "Star" has had his men
vaccinated. I consider there is no likelihood of the disease spreading.
1 purpose submitting to Government a report on the subject of the discharge of
cargoes of slaves by Her Majesty's ships at this isolated position.
Inclosure 3 in No , 2.
The Resident at Aden to the Secretary to Government, Bombay.
gj r Aden, December 24, 1868.
REFERRING to paragraph 6 of my letter of the 18th instant in this Department, I
have the honour to report, for the information of his Excellency the Governor in Council,
that Captain de Kantzow, commanding Her Majesty s ship " Star, has informed me Her
Majesty's ship " Daphne " is expected to arrive here immediately with between 300 and
400 slaves, captured from dhows on the East Coast of Africa. As I have already a balance
on mv hands of former captures of about 30 in addition to 129, brought by Her Majesty s
ship " Star," I consider this large number of slaves will be a greater burden than Her
Majesty's Government could expect this isolated settlement to bear.
I cannot find suitable employment and protection for the slaves landed in March last;
even in addition to this, 1 have the cargo already landed, and w T ith those expected, 1 consider
that I shall be placed in further difficulty. I am ol opinion that the landing of slaves at this
port to be kept a considerable time under surveillance, is to the unfortunate beings a
state of slavery. Aden is already glutted, and it is quite impossible to keep a proper
supervision over the liberated slaves, distributed as they are in all parts of this settlement.
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This file contains copies of a series of letters (and their various enclosures) between Admiral Sir Leopold George Heath, Commander of HMS Octavia and the following individuals:
- The Secretary of the Admiralty, Lord Henry George Charles Gordon-Lennox;
- Britain's Agent in Zanzibar, Henry Adrian Churchill;
- The Secretary of the Admiralty, William Edward Baxter;
- The Governor of Bombay, Sir William Robert Seymour Vesey Fitzgerald.
The correspondence, that dates from October 1868 to June 1869, concerns Commodore Heath's visit to Zanzibar regarding the slave trade on the East Coast of Africa and the means he suggested in order to stop it.
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Foliation: The foliation for this description commences at f 92, and terminates at f 97, as it is part of a larger physical volume; these numbers are written in pencil, are circled, and are located in the top right corner of the recto The front of a sheet of paper or leaf, often abbreviated to 'r'. side of each folio. An additional foliation sequence is also present in parallel between ff 5-134; these numbers are written in pencil, but are not circled, and can be found in the same position as the main sequence.
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