At the beginning of the 18th century, about a quarter of all galley slaves were salt smugglers, the others being common criminals, army deserters, or Protestants persecuted after the revocation of the Edict of Nantes.
18. sajandi alguses oli umbes neljandik galeeriorjadest soola salakaubavedajad, teised aga tavalised kurjategijad, väejooksikud või protestandid, keda hakati pärast Nantes’i edikti tühistamist taga kiusama.