Record Number: 23918

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Reading Experience:

Evidence:

'The Evening Herald published an account of the trial of the Captain of the Carl at Sydney. The brutalities that took place according to the evidence were something terrible. "Mount" who I have in custody, according to Dr Murray, went on the Islands disguised as a Missionary in the hope of luring natives on board the ship. Morris who is also a prisoner with me is said on the night of the butchery to have been occupied all night in loading guns for those who were engaged in slaughtering the natives in the Hold. The whole affair is more horrible than anything I remember reading of even in the African Slave Trade.'

Century:

1850-1899

Date:

26 Nov 1872

Country:

Australia

Time

evening

Place:

city: Melbourne

Type of Experience
(Reader):
 

silent aloud unknown
solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

Type of Experience
(Listener):
 

solitary in company unknown
single serial unknown

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Reader / Listener / Reading Group:

Reader:

John Buckley Castieau

Age:

Adult (18-100+)

Gender:

Male

Date of Birth:

15 May 1831

Socio-Economic Group:

Clerk / tradesman / artisan / smallholder

Occupation:

Prison Governor

Religion:

n/a

Country of Origin:

England

Country of Experience:

Australia

Listeners present if any:
e.g family, servants, friends

n/a

Additional Comments:

n/a

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Text Being Read:

Author:

[n/a]

Title:

Evening Herald

Genre:

Law

Form of Text:

Print: Newspaper

Publication Details

n/a

Provenance

unknown

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Source Information:

Record ID:

23918

Source:

Manuscript

Author:

John Buckley Castieau

Title:

Diaries

Location:

National Library of Australia

Call No:

NLA MS 2218

Page/Folio:

n/a

Additional Information:

n/a

Citation:

John Buckley Castieau, Diaries, National Library of Australia, NLA MS 2218, n/a, http://www.open.ac.uk/Arts/reading/UK/record_details.php?id=23918, accessed: 20 January 2025

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Additional Comments:

None