The Voyage of the Dauphin (1749-1750)
A Jean-Marie Tréguier, son of Joséph, is listed as a cabin boy who worked the duration of this voyage. It is quite possible this is our Joséph Tréguier, going by a given name other than the one he shared with his father. He is described as a 10-year-old cabin boy, and he earned a monthly wage of 6 livres.
The Dauphin's first stop was at Gorée Island, a French trading post in West Africa. Here, the Dauphin purchased 52 enslaved Africans to take to the Mascarenes. Considered goods and not passengers, the slaves are not listed on the rôles.
After eleven days, the ship set sail for the Mascarenes.
he Dauphin landed at Port Louis, Île de France (Mauritius) on 16 October 1749. Here, presumably, they sold the 52 enslaved Africans they had purchased at Gorée. There is no record how many of these captives survived the crossing.
The Dauphin, spent over six months in the Mascarenes. Most of this time was spent at Port Louis on Île de France, but the is record of three brief trips over to Île Bourbon (Réunion).
On 7 March 1750, the ship departed for its passage back to Europe.
On its return voyage, the Dauphin made a brief stop at Ascension Island in the South Atlantic.
The ship disembarked at Lorient on 15 June 1750.
