When was it published?

December 27, 1783 in The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Foreign News December 27, 1783

The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Rebellion Or Revolt, Colonial Affairs

Q: What keywords are associated?

Slave Revolt, African Prince, Guinea Coast, Goree Starvation, French Ship

Portsmouth, Exeter, Rockingham County, New Hampshire

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What is this article about?

Letter from Barbadoes reports that on the French slave ship African Prince off Guinea coast, nearly 200 slaves revolted, murdering the crew except the captain and two men who escaped to Goree amid starvation; convicts released without provisions, three women perished. Survivors sailed to Barbadoes.

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October 12. A letter from Barbadoes gives advice, that the African Prince, a French ship that was lading on the coast of Guinea, and had got near 200 slaves on board, that they rose upon the crew and murdered them all but the captain and two of his men, who escaped in their boat, and landed at Goree, where they found the garrison in a starving condition; that the few convicts that were sent out from England, had been turned loose, having no provision to give them; that three women, one in years, perished for want. The French Captain and his two men got a passage on board a slave ship, which brought them to Barbadoes.

What sub-type of article is it?

Rebellion Or Revolt Colonial Affairs

What keywords are associated?

Slave Revolt African Prince Guinea Coast Goree Starvation French Ship

Where did it happen?

Coast Of Guinea

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Coast Of Guinea

Outcome

crew murdered except captain and two men; three women perished from starvation at goree.

Event Details

The African Prince, a French slave ship lading on the coast of Guinea with nearly 200 slaves aboard, saw the slaves rise up and murder the crew except the captain and two men, who escaped by boat to Goree. There, the garrison was starving, English convicts had been released without provisions, and three women, one elderly, died from want. The survivors obtained passage on another slave ship to Barbadoes.