[47] These were the celebrated cases of the "Encomium," "Enterprize," and "Comet." Cf. Senate Doc., 24 Cong. 2 sess. II. No. 174; 25 Cong. 3 sess. III. No. 216. Cf. also case of the "Creole": Ibid., 27 Cong. 2 sess. II.-III. Nos. 51, 137.
[48] Ibid., 26 Cong. 2 sess. IV. No. 179; Senate Exec. Doc., 31 Cong. 2 sess. III. No. 29; 32 Cong. 2 sess. III. No. 19; Senate Reports, 31 Cong. 2 sess. No. 301; 32 Cong. 1 sess. I. No. 158; 35 Cong. 1 sess. I. No. 36; House Doc., 26 Cong. 1 sess. IV. No. 185; 27 Cong. 3 sess. V. No. 191; 28 Cong. 1 sess. IV. No. 83; House Exec. Doc., 32 Cong. 2 sess. III. No. 20; House Reports, 26 Cong. 2 sess. No. 51; 28 Cong. 1 sess. II. No. 426; 29 Cong. 1 sess. IV. No. 753; also Decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court, 15 Peters, 518. Cf. Drake, Revelations of a Slave Smuggler, p. 98.
[49] British and Foreign State Papers, 1834–5, p. 136.
[50] Ibid., pp. 135–47. Great Britain made treaties meanwhile with Hayti, Uruguay, Venezuela, Bolivia, Argentine Confederation, Mexico, Texas, etc. Portugal prohibited the slave-trade in 1836, except between her African colonies. Cf. Ibid., from 1838 to 1841.
[51] These estimates are from the following sources: Ibid., 1822–3, pp. 94–110; Parliamentary Papers, 1823, XVIII., Slave Trade, Further Papers, A., pp. 10–11; 1838–9, XLIX., Slave Trade, Class A, Further Series, pp. 115, 119, 121; House Doc., 19 Cong. 1 sess. I. No. 1, p. 93; 20 Cong. 1 sess. III. No. 99; 26 Cong. 1 sess. VI. No. 211; House Exec. Doc., 31 Cong. 2 sess. I. No. 1, p. 193; House Reports, 21 Cong. 1 sess. III. No. 348; Senate Doc., 28 Cong. 1 sess. IV. No. 217; 31 Cong. 1 sess. XIV. No. 66; 31 Cong. 2 sess. II. No. 6; Amer. State Papers, Naval, I. No. 249; Buxton, The African Slave Trade and its Remedy, pp. 44–59; Friends' Facts and Observations on the Slave Trade (ed. 1841); Friends' Exposition of the Slave Trade, 1840–50; Annual Reports of the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society.
The annexed table gives the dates of the abolition of the slave-trade by the various nations:—
| Date. | Slave-trade Abolished by | Right of Search Treaty with Great Britain, made by | Arrangements for Joint Cruising with Great Britain, made by |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1802 | Denmark. | ||
| 1807 | Great Britain; United States. | ||
| 1813 | Sweden. | ||
| 1814 | Netherlands. | ||
| 1815 | Portugal (north of the equator). | ||
| 1817 | Spain (north of the equator). | Portugal; Spain. | |
| 1818 | France. | Netherlands. | |
| 1820 | Spain. | ||
| 1824 | Sweden. | ||
| 1829 | Brazil (?). | ||
| 1830 | Portugal. | ||
| 1831–33 | France. | ||
| 1833–39 | Denmark, Hanse Towns, etc. | ||
| 1841 | Quintuple Treaty (Austria, Russia, Prussia). | ||
| 1842 | United States. | ||
| 1844 | Texas. | ||
| 1845 | Belgium. | France. | |
| 1862 | United States. |
[52] Cf. British and Foreign State Papers, from 1836 to 1842.
[53] Ibid., 1839–40, p. 940.
[54] House Doc., 27 Cong. 1 sess. No. 34, pp. 5–6.