Lapwing (1794 ship)

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History
Great Britain
NameLapwing
Owner
  • 1800: G. and J. Fisher
  • 1801:C. Anderson
BuilderBristol[1]
Launched1794[1]
General characteristics
Tons burthen
  • 1794:226[2] (bm)
  • 1797: 313[3] (bm; after lengthening)
Complement45[3]
Armament22 × 9&6-pounder guns[3]

Lapwing was launched at Bristol in 1794, and lengthened in 1797. She was a West Indiaman until in 1801 she became a slave ship. However, on her first slave trading voyage a Spanish privateer captured her. Although the Spanish authorities ordered her restitution to her owners, it is not clear that the order was anything but moot.

Career[]

Lapwing was first listed in Lloyd's List (LR) in 1794.[2]

Year Master Owner Trade Source & notes
1794 D.Brown G.Fisher Bristol–St. Vincent LR
1796 D.Brown
P.Leyson 		G.Fisher Bristol–St. Vincent LR
1797 J.Duncan G.Fisher Bristol–Tobago LR
1801 J.Duncan
R.Curran 		G&J.Fisher
C.Anderson 		Bristol–Tobago LR; lengthened 1797

Slave trading voyage (1801): Captain Robert Curran acquired a letter of marque on 21 March 1801.[3] He sailed from Bristol on 13 April 1801.[4] On 19 May Lapwing, Corran, master, was "all well" at Cape Mount. On 20 October she was at Cape Coast Castle.[5]

On 11 December as Lapwing, of Bristol, Curran, master, was on her way to Demerara from Africa, a Spanish privateer captured her off Demerara and took her into Orinoco.[6] She was carrying 330 slaves, 4480 pounds of ivory, 215 ounces of gold, and some trade goods.[7] Lapwing was condemned and sold.[5]

The Spanish Government ordered her returned to her owner, with damages. The privateer had captured Lapwing one day after the end of hostilities.[8] Her value at the time of capture was estimated at £43,800.[5] It is not clear how much her owners recovered, given that she had been sold and payments disbursed.

Anderson had insured Lapwing for £26,500. In 1806 Anderson petitioned the British Government and gave his losses as £57,511 15shillings 6d, including interest. The wording of his petition is such that it is not clear whether the claim was net of the proceeds of insurance or not.[7]

Citations and references[]

Citations

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b Farr (1796), p. 239.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b LR (1794), Seq.NO.389.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "Letter of Marque, p.72 - accessed 25 July 2017" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 20 October 2016. Retrieved 27 October 2018.
  4. ^ Trans Atlantic Slave Trade Database – Lapwing voyage #18245.
  5. ^ Jump up to: a b c Richardson (1996), p. 258.
  6. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (4239). 19 March 1802. Retrieved 29 June 2021.
  7. ^ Jump up to: a b Inikori (2002), pp. 358–359.
  8. ^ "The Marine List". Lloyd's List (4351). 20 May 1803. Retrieved 29 June 2021.

References

  • Farr, Grahame E., ed. (1950). Records of Bristol Ships, 1800-1838 (vessels over 150 tons). 15. Bristol Record Society.
  • Richardson, David, ed. (1996). Bristol, Africa, and the Eighteenth-Century Slave Trade to America, Vo. 4 The Final Years, 1770-1807. Bristol Record Society, c/o Department of Historical Studies, Univ. of Bristol. ISBN 0 901538 17 5.
  • Inikori, Joseph E. (2002). Africans and the Industrial Revolution in England: A Study in International Trade and Economic Development. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 9780521010795.
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