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The Portland Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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The King of Sardinia has issued a decree at Genoa prohibiting his subjects from participating in the slave trade, aligning with other European nations' abolition efforts. Penalties include heavy punishment, loss of government protection, and seizure of involved vessels.
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… It is hereby ordered, that none of our subjects, of whatever class or condition soever, shall, directly or indirectly, take any part in the Slave Trade, under penalty of heavy punishment, and forfeiture of all protection from our Government. It is also further ordered, that any vessel bearing our flag, which shall enter into the above abominable traffic, shall be subject to capture, if met by any of our ships of war, and to immediate seizure and confiscation on entering any port in our dominions. In furtherance of the above order, we have issued our commands to our Consuls resident in foreign countries. - (Signed, &c.)
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Genoa
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prohibition of slave trade participation by subjects; heavy punishment and forfeiture of government protection; capture and confiscation of involved vessels; commands to consuls abroad.
Event Details
The King of Sardinia decrees that no subjects shall engage in the slave trade, directly or indirectly, under penalty of heavy punishment and loss of government protection. Vessels under his flag involved in the trade may be captured by his warships and seized upon entering his ports. Orders issued to consuls in foreign countries to enforce this.