The character of the voyage of the Ardennes was important in view of the rule of law that, in the trial of a person charged with the crime of slave-trading, evidence is admissible which tends to prove that the accused had been engaged in similar undertakings at about the same time.
Boutwell highlights the importance of evidence regarding a ship's voyage in a trial for slave trading.
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