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    1. [TSL] Literature in a convict-ship
    2. Came across the following, which may be of interest to somebody.......... >From The Illustrated London News, January 16th, 1847 The Thomas Arbuthnot, convict ship, Captain Thompson, sailed from Spithead on Sunday morning, the 10th, for Port Philip, with a superior class of delinquents, officially called “exiles.” These are the first “exiles” sent to the above settlement, which the inhabitants of that respectable place are very wroth at, and have memorialised the Government on the subject. The most ingenious trades and professions are carried on, on board this ship; in fact, all trades in vogue have their representatives on board. The most ingenious affair, however, is a newspaper in manuscript, published every Saturday, having its foreign and domestic correspondence, advertisements, and, indeed, all the necessary accessories to an apparently well-conducted journal. The articles are well-written, and the arrangements well made. The name of this paper is the Citadel, and the conductors dub the captain of the ship “the governor.” The Citadel, having no opponents, enjoys a large circulation. The editor is a man who has been of considerable note in the legitimate literary world; but all names and circumstances in connection with their present position are strictly preserved secret with regard to those “exiles,” the great majority of whom are juvenile offenders from the Millbank, Pentonville and Parkhurst prisons. ................ Regards, Tony

    08/25/2008 05:23:49