Saturday 18 November 1780

HICKY's BENGAL GAZETTE; OR THE ORIGINAL Calcutta General Advertiser. A Weekly Political and Commercial Paper, Open to all Parties, but influenced by None. From Saturday November 11th to Saturday November, 18th 1780. No. [XLIII Some OBSERVATIONS, On arbitrary Revenge. REVENGE and cruelty are passions of near alliance to one another, and are beyond doubt the most base and abject, as well as the most detestable of all the vices the frailties of our nature have made us subject to. The first of these, in whatever false lights the soul may view it, that is actuated by it, as men too often endeavour to gild it over with the borrowed names of honour, magnanimity and courage, is in reality ever the child of cowardice alone, and that in no other than the most weak and servile minds; and the latter in itself so truly brutish, and so universally hateful, that the general consent of the world has in all ages agreed, in compliment to our nature, to call it inhumanity. The weakest, the meanest, and most cowardly souls are ever the most cruel and revengful: Murders after victories are generally committed by those only who dared not join in the battle, and after robberies, by women. The valiant and generous minds contemns these savage passions, disdaining even to know what revenge is; and the greatest of all instructors has taught us, that true greatness of soul consists not in revenging ourselves of, but in doing good to our enemies; and it is worthy observation, that the greatest men of the world have ever been of the same opinion; and Alexander and Cæsar, Epaminondas and Scipio, with a long et cœtera of heroes have, by mere innate virtue and nobleness of soul, been taught to obey this precept as strictly as if they had heard it from the mouth of the divine teacher. Cruelty is the vice of cowards only; the man of true courage meets with open force his resisting enemy, but no sooner has he conquered, and sees him prostrate, unresisting and at his mercy, but he exerts and puts in act that mercy, which is ever the distinguishing characteristick of great minds, and instead of butchering him, will tear of his own garment to tie up the wounds he had before made. True courage is in itself an amiable virtue, and as with regard to religion those who will not be at the pains of living up to its precepts, often put on hypocrisy in the place of it; so the coward not daring to tread the paths of this honourable quality, makes massacres and murder his pretence to it. Fear is the true parent of cruelty: civil wars are of all others ever the most bloody because they are carried on by persons each in constant terror of his neighbour; and tyrants are bloody merely because they fear; it is their general terror alone that makes them the general butchers of their people. Mauritius, who well knew the human mind in this respect, when he was told that Phocas had a design to kill him, enquired what was the cause, and who and what the person; and on Philip's telling him, that he was a mean person and a known coward, answered, then I wounder not that he is cruel and a murderer. It is easy to conceive; from the nature of causes and effects, that this savage temper cannot be long exercised without bringing on one way or other the destruction of the person who is possessed of it; but such is the excellent disposition of Providence in regard to that other hateful quality Revenge, that like avarice, it ever carries its own punishment about it. Revenge is, to him who is possessed with it, a continual anguish, and an excruciating pain; it is an eating canker at the heart, a biting plague, that gnaws and incessantly preys upon the very soul. The revengeful man wears in his breast, a torment greater than any he can inflict on the person his malice aims at the destruction of, and has often the additional misery to see his enemy smiling in ease and security, while his own heart is burning and torn to pieces within him, for the miscarriages of his designs against him. Let us put even the best face possible upon the designs of the revengeful man, and they will not then appear other than misery to a wise or desintereited person. The means of Revenge are generally slow, tiresome, and uncertain; and the execution difficult, painful, and dangerous. If he succeeds, the consequence is often, that he must be a vagabond for life afterwards, a torment to himself from the stings of his own conscience, and either an eternal wanderor, with the dread of justice at his heels, or a curse to his friends, if there are any such, in the continual care of hiding him from it. This is the best face that Revenge wears; but we are to consider, that it much more frequently happens, that its plots miscarry, or the mischief intended by the revengeful man against his adversary rebounds upon himself, in thinking to put out one of his enemy's eyes, he often loses both his own; and in this situation is debarred the only relief of such misery, compassion; is detested and even derided, instead of being pitied. No people, we may add to this, judge so ill for themselves, as the revengeful. The death of their adversary is the general end and aim of all their designs, not considering that Revenge here loses itself, and in reality degenerates into cruelty. True Revenge aims at the conquering and punishing an enemy, not at the destroying him at once, but making him long feel the weight of his punishment, and curse the hour in which he gave the offence which is not to be obtained by murder; that on the contrary gives an eternal rest to the offender; and commonly places the avenger in all those scenes of terror, misery, and anguish, he meant to place his enemy in. Would the man who has revenge in his nature learn to wear it off, and cure himself of so hateful a disease of the mind, let him consider, that there is nothing so great and truely noble as to forgive, nothing in which man more approaches to his Creator than in pardoning offences. Revenge and cruelty are in the power of the meanest brute, the human mind should learn to distinguish itself by showing its alliance to the divine perfection in its acts of mercy. One great motive to revenge seems a kind of false pride in the not bearing an affront; but there is in every man's power a much nobler way of setting himself above an injury, which is the not feeling it; an offered indignity overlooked with contempt, and wholly disregarded, not only loses its intended power against the person it is aimed at, but rebounds with all its force on him who offers it, and is indeed so just and equal a punishment to him, that the man intended to be injured by it cannot devise a better. It was gloriously observed by an ancient heathen, that "Revenge is a confession that one is hurt, and proves a meanness of temper, since high and generous minds are not subject to injuries; and that true valour never revenges an insult, because it never feels one." These, however, are very exalted and very highly refined Notions. I cannot but own that it is hateful, and in some measure even dishonourable, tamely to hear an offence. We should resolve, therefore, not to bear, but to conquer it, and that in the noblest manner by scorning both the offence, and him that offers it, as an enemy; and, if we judge it worthy ourselves, to conquer him by benefits and good offices. The glorious Cæsar was well acquainted with this turn of mind, and in the true greatness of his soul ever judged, that by how much the greater the offence was, by so much was it the nobler to pardon it; and by how much revenge was the more just, so much the more glorious was mercy. ANECDOTES. ANTALCIDAS, a Spartan, being about to enter into the priesthood, was asked by the priest, what action worthy of renown he had performed during his life? he replied, "If I have performed any, the gods themselves are acquainted with it." How noble an instance of modesty; how exalted a notion of the Deity! and surely nothing can be more foolish than to imagine by the commemoration of our actions, to recommend ourselves to the Deity, who, of whatever nature these actions may be, must have the clearest knowledge of their quality and worth. THE metampsychosis, or transmigration of souls, was not the doctrine of

Pythagoras alone; The bramins of Malabar teach it to this Day; of which an English Captain narrowly escaped feeling the effects: for trading along the coast, and going one day ashore, he unluckily shot a bird called Perumel, which carries one of their Gods of the first rank. A Malabarian saw it, and accused him of this enormous fact, where up-on the people in the neighbouring villages immediately assembled, seized the sacrilegious person. and he was going to be sacrificed, when a Jew, to save the captain's life, as kindly and shrewdly advised him, to own the crime, and make the following defence "My father, who has been dead some time, was thrown into the sea, and was become a carp: the perumel was going to devour him before my eyes, and could I suffer that?" His Judges were struck with the justness of his plea, and instantly dismissed the crimnal. Si populus vult decipi decipiatur. MONTAIGNE in his essays, informs us, that Pyrrho was one of the most absolute scepticks that ever lived; for he many times ran the hazard of his life by disbelieving his senses; and that he certainly would have lost it by his foolish principles but that some of his friends constantly attended him to keep him out of harm's way. And yet after all, says, he could not erase the notion of a fu-ture state from his mind, but would often be repeating that saying of Euripides. "Who knows but that our death may be a birth into a more perfect state of life, in comparison with which, our present life may be called a sort of death." WHEN Protagoras, the sceptick, whose trifling whimsies led him to doubt of every thing, even though he saw or felt it, began his Book thus: "As for the Gods, whe-ther they are or are not, I have nothing to say:" The Magistrates of Athens, highly resented this profane trifling with things sa-cred, banished him out of their city, and condemned his book to be burnt by the com-mon executioner. And after this, when he and his friend Pyrrho were asked, why they walked so much alone, they answered, "It was to Meditate how they might be good." And being hereupon further asked, what necessity there was for being good, if it be not certain that there is a God? they repli-ed, "It cannot be certain that there is none; and therefore it is prudence to pro-vide against the worst. C A L C U T T A. By letters from Ingeram dated 29 Oct. 80. WE are informed that four ships of the line and several Indiamen are arri-ved at Bombay, they have brought dis-patches from England.----Claud Russel Esq; came in one of the above ships, h. v-ing been appointed in England, as Gover-nor of Bombay, and the Governor of which and all the Council are dismissed from the servicewith disgrace; and deemed unworthy of the great and important trust that they were invested with: as they it seems had sported, with the Company's interest, and wantonly and arbitarly oppressed the British Subjects, and Natives who lived under the influence and sanction of the British Flag that for these four years past several general Petitions, and private Letters had been sent home, and presented to Lord North in which, the many and various grievances, under which they had long groaned had been pointed out, in consequence of which, and by the request of Lord North a Court of enquiery had been call'd, and the whole of their secret and iniquitous transactions of some of the Company's servants in that settlement had been clearly explored. We are informed that Hyder Ally has raised the siege of Arcot, and has plun-dered, Pulicat, of all its treasure and valu-ables, and burned and destroy'd the Country all round that place. By letters from Madras. We are infor-med that Brigadier General Count Bolts has been taken by three French Men of war and carried into the Mauritias, there were on Board of General Bolts's ship when she was taken, the following passengers viz. Mess. Quinton, Crawford, Knox, and Mitchell, these three Gentlemen it is repor-ted had property, and Cash on board to a considerable amount. We are informed that the Bengal Mer-chant,----Virtue Commander was taken by three French Men of War off the Mala-bar Coast. We are informed that the Daughter of Cog-J Jagoor, a m rkab'eline gentoo Girl, eloped a few Days ago with a Gold smith, of her own cast and left her Father in the utmost distress of mind.----The fellow has since been taken and committed to the Cut-cherry, and Whipped. A MAN OF THE WORLD. Q. WHAT is it to glory in the name of an Englishman A. The better to deceive an Englishman, Q. What is the Lex Parlamentaria A. Lex Crumena Q. What is the religion of pensioners? A. Lying Q. What are the qualifications of a scheming man, A. Invisibility Q. Whats adultery? A. Getting rid of prejudices, Q. Whats Gentility? A. Extravagance Q. Whats general conversation A. Oppression, Q. Whats good breeding A. Smiling in your Face, and ruining your family Q. What are public taxes A. Pack seddles Q. What are pensioners? A. Court bribes. Q. Who are the people A. No body. A Key to the Prophecy. (E) The B---- breaks, and B---- destroyed. (F) A---- friendless without support. (G) Ireland becomes a common wealth and its trade inormous. (H) America becomes the noblest com-mon wealth in ancient or modern story. (I) The entercommunion of French and English under the C---- (K) The Fin l dismemberment of the ---- by Northern powers. A POLITICAL COMPARISON. WHEN Satan plann'd our parents death, He aimd their ignorance to deceive; And with his bane inspiring breath, Soft Whispered in the ear of EVE "Great is the Knowledge and the fame "Ye shall by doing this acquire, "On high inroll'd your Deathless name, "Shall but with DEITY expire. They took the bait but missed the PRIZE, For Honour met confusions's Ghost; And tho' they each were made more WISE, Their Glory in its GUILS was lost, So whisper in the ear of Kings, The Subtle Demons of a state: While each by turns--a SYRON Sings, "How wise! how knowing! and how great!" The bait here takes the C---- yields, * And dreaming that the WORK is done His fancy wakes the fairy fields, As NATURE and himself were ONE Bewitched, bewilder'd, and beguil'd, He struts Imagination's Lord. And wanton as a CAROLD child Rattles his SCEPTOR, or his SWORD. Thus on he DREAMS till JUSTICE Awakes his all astonished eyes, To view the Ghosts that Glimmering And pierce the Tyrant, with their Thus rens'd his heart too late laments The fate that speaks his Triumphs In vain he SUES, in vain repents, By VENGANCE doom'd to bow his Head That head that with its Gorgeous Plumes Had drank the poison of its PRIDE Is with its, splendour now cast down Nor finds a Bungalo where to hide, Such WAS and such WILL be the lot Of ALL who steer the tyrants course Their memory and their DEEDS forgot Or but remember'd with a CURSE HONESTUS HOM[ILL] To the PUBLIC. MR HICKY, begs leave to inform his friends and the Public in general that the most cowardly, unmanly, and illegal methods has been made use of, to prevent the sale of his News-paper, by procuring an Order from the Council, to prevent their going by the Post, by this step all MR HICKY's subscribers on the coast and at the subordinate Settlements will be disappointed, and obligated either to take the New India Gazette or to go without, as this step (only) puts four Hundred Rupees per month out of Mr. HICKY's pocket. However he will soon let them see that he is not to be intimidated by such threats for before he will bow, cringe, or fawn to any of his oppressors, was the whole of his Paper to be stoped, He wou'd compose Ballads, and sell thro' the streets of Calcutta, as Homer did. He has now but three things to look to, Honour, in the support of his Paper, his Liberty, and his Life, the two latter he will hazard in defence of the former, and is determined to make it the scourge of all schemers, and leading tyrants, should they illegally deprave him of his Liberty, and confine him in a jail, He is determined to Print there with every becoming spirit, suited, to his case, and the deserts of his oppressors. And let them see that he is a Freer and a first City in the British Empire, and that the Printers and Stationers Company see that he has a power, to print a News-paper that no East India Company nor the King their Master can wrest out of his hands, tis beyond the perogative of the British Crown to invest the Company or their servants with such a power. The following Advertisement is a Copy of Orders, FORT WILLIAM, 14th Nov. 1780. PUBLIC Notice is hereby given that a Weekly News-paper called the Bengal Gazette, or Calcutta General Advertiser printed by J. A. HICKY, has lately been found to contain several improper Paragraphs tending to vilify private Characters, and to disturb the Peace of the settlement, it is no longer permitted to be circulated thro' the Channel of the General Post-Office. By Order of the Hon'ble Gov'r Gen'l & Council, Signed E. HAY, Acting Sec'y Mr. HICKY, S I R, By inserting the following you'll oblige. A sub[ILL]

informed that a certain active man is using every means in his power to bring an action of damage against you but it is the opinion of the learned connoisseurs of the Law that, it is not actionable. However don't be discouraged, you have Truth on your side, and their cause is so very useful in its nature and tendency, that, a thorough investigation of it in a Court of Justice will only confirm the public in their opinion, of the unjust and illegal means that has been used to ruin you and your Family, and will for ever cast an indeliable stain on the characters of the parties. Should it come to a hearing the court, will be crowded. ***************** FUTTYGUR. It will be of service to you to insert the following as soon as you can. I am not surprised, Mr. HICKY, that you vent your honest indignation against the Monitor in Embrio, who is to address the public on the 18th with an Eulogium on himself tending to shew that, with one Days experience, he is a more masterly Typographer than the Papa of the Bengal press; and a more enlightened Editor than the Composer, of that entertaining history with which you have favoured the world under the signature of "To be continued" -- Be assured Mr. Hicky that this same monitor must have had frequent ablutions in the lake of Killearny which as it converts other substances into Stone, has so petrified his front, that modest Men, like yourself, can have little chance of pushing with equal success, through life in these times of Brass. -- However, Mr. Hicky, courage if the Hybernian lake has converted the modest outside to the substance of a good Hone it may serve attic, as your wit is, to whet it to a keener edge. "Dulce et Utile" is not a better motto than yours. -- Whoever says that your paper is not a commercial one, will receive the flattest contradiction from the Vendu Gentlemen, and all the Fraternity of Just-a-going, who occupy so many of your Columns. However if you will resolve to verify the first part of your Motto, namely, to render your Paper, a Political one, and be the Scourge of all bad M---- and evil C----s in Bengal, not but your Gazette will be in greater request than ever; But if you have not courage enough to stand forth for the liberty of the Press. If you will crouch in a corner, and not dare an exposition of whatever measures may come to your knowledge, Dishonorable or disadvantageous to the Nation, or teeming with injustice to the community or individuals, you cannot hope to be saved; and you will have the mortification of observing the obdurate Kilearny Monitor triumphing in your fall. However, as "you fear no man in this world but GOD," your friends are convinced that you will Die Game. I find you are of this mind, you will hear farther, from me, and I am determined that the "common place language of a General Reviewer shall bear no part in my addresses which flow from the natural source" of Genuine Effusions. To Mr. J. A. HICKY, Author of the Original Gazette and Calcutta General Advertiser. SIR, The approbation of your public Spirit in having first introduced in this Colony so useful a Work as a News-paper, which considering the difficulties attending the Conduct of it, and of procuring the necessary Types, ought to have fixed the reward of your industry at a longer period; We beg you will not be alarmed at the proposal lately offer'd to the Public, by Messrs. Messink and Read (whose design, however, We do not mean to disapprove) as many of your Friends are determined to support you in an Original attempt of such general Utility, hitherto carried on with a very becoming spirit. October, 1780. MANY SUBSCRIBERS. N O T I C E. IS hereby given that on Saturday the 30th of December next, the following articles will be sold by Public Auction on account of the Dutch East India Company. At COSSIMBUZAR. A House situated in the city of Moorshedabad Distinguished by the name of Careemabaad formerly the Residence of the Company's Mint Masters, At CHINSURA, A Pilot sloop named Bengaly on such conditions as will be mentioned at the sales. Chinsura the 8 Nov'r. 17780. At Mr. Duncan's Ware House in the China Baazar will be sold by Private Contract. A Quantity of Dacca Goods fit for the Europe Market, also Course and fine Long Cloth, and Chintz Just Imported from the Coast of Choromandel, China Lustring of all Colours and also China and Country sugar-candy 1st, and 2d. sort, also silver Plate, Gold and silver Lace Coarse and fine Hats, Gold Headed Canes, Diamonds and ruby Rings feather Hats very elegant and a great Variety of other Articles both Europe and Country to tedious to mention. To be SOLD. By Private Contract. BY Mr. Duncan in the China Baazar, a Garden and Bungalow, it is very high raised from the Ground and consists of a large Hall, two large Rooms, and a very extensive Verando, supported with Brick Pillars the Walls are made partly of mud, and part Brick, with Doors and Windows of Wood. The Garden well planted with a Variety of Fruit Trees bearing Fruit Annually, a large Tank and the Land measuring more or less than thirty two Cottahs, situated at the back and South East side of Mr. Sherburns Garden. It may be viewed any time before the sale by applying to Mr. Duncan at his ware house. Calcutta 11th November, 1780. To be LETT. THAT large and commodious Garden-House, at present occupied by John Bristow Esq; and situated near the John Baazar, on a pleasant spot of Ground. For particulars please to enquire of Mr. Edward Tiretta. Mr. CLASSE. BEGS leave to inform the Ladies and Gentlemen of the settlement, that He is returned to Calcutta, and continues his business as usual at his House in the Radda-Baazar. N. B. Ladies and Gentlemen by directing a line to Him will be waited on at their Houses. To be SOLD. BY Private contract, A handsome Crane Necked Phaeton with a top, enquire at the Printing-Office. MR. DONALD, HAVING purchased all the Liquors imported by the Danish Ship just arrived direct from Europe, takes this method to inform the Public that there are several Chests of Claret in English Bottles warranted of the first Growths of france, as also a Quantity of Danish Claret and other Liquors which he proposes selling for ready Money, at the Prices undermentioned and assures the Gentlemen of the Settlement that whatever Orders he may be favoured with Shall be executed with Punctuality and Dispatch. The first Growths of Claret in english bottles. at - - - 32 S. R. per doz Danish Claret, at 25 - - do. Burgundy of an exceeding fine flavour at - - - 40 - - do, Hock, at - - 24 - - do, Frontiniac at - 20 - - do, Bayonne, at - 12 - - do, A reasonable allowance will be made to those who purchase Quantities to sell again. N. B. the Liquors being in Chests of 12 dozens each no smaller quantity can be sold than a Chest at a time. Those gentlemen to whom it be more convenient to receive the Liquors at Serampore will be served with the like attention by Mr. Bloom, Private Secretary to the chief there. FOR SALE by Private Contract by Mr WILLIAMSON Vendu Master to the Hon'ble Company. Diamonds, Rubies, and other Precious Stones, set and unset. Pearls of various Sorts, just imported, from Bussorah. Rein Diers Tongues. An Organ of 12 Barrels which performs several of Handel's Concertoes with accompanyments. Elegant useful and Ornamental Plate, French Wax Candles, Sconce Candles and Tapers, Old Madeira in Pipes and in Bottles French Brandy, and French Fruits, West-India Sweetmeats in 6lb Jars, A Superb Crane Necked Europe Chariot. A most elegant and Superb Assortment of Glass Ware, lately imported consisting of Lustres, Candelabors, Epergne, Vases, &c. compleat for a Sideboard and desert, which are open for public view at Mr. Williamson's Auction Room Old Play House. A Strong Bay Buggy Horse. A Handsome stout bay Toorkay. Several pair of Capital Train Torkay Carriage Horses well broke in. A two Feet Brass Tube Refracting and Reflecting Telescope. And a quantity of Malabar Poonspars, for Masts and Yards, which lay in Mr. WILLIAMSON's Nullah. W A N T E D. TWO Gentlemen to assist in collecting of useful and entertaining matter for the Bengal Gazette. One must be capable of Writing essays, the other of a Poetical turn; such persons by directing a line or calling on Mr. HICKY, at the Priting-Office, will meet with encouragement equal to their abilities.

POET'S CORNER. Verses on the Bravery of 200 Highlanders in the Field, when attacked by Hyders Army, ad- dressed to the Right Hon'ble Lord Mc' Leod. NO Pen can yet describe it right No Tongue is fit to tell How furiously the Hero's fought How gloriously they fell. With Sword in hand they cut their way Thro' twenty thousand Horse Their Batteries took without dismay At such superior Force. The Rockets flew, the Tumbrils blew Destruction all Around Yet these two hundred Vetrans true Disdain'd to quit the Ground. But us'd so well their reeking Blades Now dy'd in purple gore That nothing could resist their force They cleared all before. Horse men and Horse before these Swords Fell groaning on the Plain By these few Sons of Mars that day Were full ten thousand Slain. But mourn ye Britains, mourn the Fate Of these Brave matchless Men By numbers they were Over power'd And kill'd upon the Plain. Bold Hyder loves to save the brave And often bade them Yield But all in vain they Mock'd at death And fell upon the field. INVOCATION Ye Messengers of Fate who mark the Brave And still around us wait to seize or save Let the great Souls be all your care Wing them up to Heav'ns pure Air Where dwell the Sons of spotless Fame And thro' the Orial spaw proclaim That these are souls of Heav'nly Birth Released by Death from loathsome Earth By Deeds of everlasting Fame Which give them an immortal Name. Vizagapatam 27 of Oct. 1780. ******************** For the Calcutta Gazette. KING and no King was once a play Or fable on the Stage; But I see it is become this day The moral of the age. Our state buffoons their drame take; Some play the fool, and some the knave; But still the plot is laid to make Their King a Royal slave. Brave Actors! we admire your skill; Your play none understands, Yet make an exit when you will, We all shall clap our hands. ******************** Mr. ANDREWS. PROPRIETOR, of the Library, Begs leave to acquaint the Gentlemen of the settlement that any of them that becomes subscribers after the date of this Advertise ment will be requested to advance one Gold Mohur, and if they do not chuse to con- tinue subscribers for the space of Four months their money shall be returned after deducting what is due to the Library from the time they became subscribers, He is oblig- ed to take this method on Account of many losses he has sustained by Gentlemen going away, and in the hurry of their Affairs not recollecting, their being subscribers to the Library, or having any Books belonging thereto. Calcutta the 7th October, 80 NOTICE. IS hereby given that on Thursday the 23d of November next, the following Arti- cles will be sold by auction at the Dutch Company's Ware-houses at Chinsura, Viz. Metals; viz. Iron, Lead and Copper Colours, Oker, Ceruis, red Lead, Verdi- grease, Vermillion, and Blue. Coxals; Yellow, and White, Glass panes of several dimentions, Equipage, Goods, viz. Pitch, Tar, Rosin and Pump-leather. Liquors, viz, Arack, Vineger. Chinsura the 31st. October 1780. To the PUBLIC. A YOUNG Man regularly bred to business in one of the first trading Houses in Europe, wou'd wish to be employed. He has Conducted and kept the Books of said House for some Years. He wou'd willingly en- gage by the Month or Year. Or if any Gentlemen who keeps Books wou'd wish to have them Open'd in the Italian form they will be attend ed at certain Hours, a line directed to A. B. at the Printing Office will be answered. ALL PERSONS WHO have any claim upon the estate of Captain William Davies, late of the 34th Battalion of Seapoys and Commandant at Chandernagore deceased are earnestly desired to send in their accounts immediately to Mr. Geo. Allen at Calcutta and all persons indebted to the said Estate, are requested to pay their respective Debts to the said Mr. George Allen, Administrator to his Will, before November next. As he returns to England, with the ships which are to sail the begining of that Month. ALL PERSONS. WHO have any legal claims or De- mands on the Estate of Mr. Andrew Hiernv'e deceased former intearims Chief of the Danish settlement, at Frederictnagore in Bengal, and his surviving Widow, are hereby requested to send in their Respec- tive claims and all Persons indebted to the said Estate, are desired to pay their respective Debts to Mr. J. Borgen Judge of the inferior Court of Judicature at Tranqua- bar, and Administrator of the Estate and Effects of the said Mr. Andrew Hiernv'e deceased, on or before the Expiration of a Year and a Day from this Date the 19th August 1780. ALL PERSONS. WHO have any legal claims or de- mands on the Estate of the late Mr Francis Palmer who died at Bus- sorah the 13 of June last on his way to Europe, are desired to send in their res- pective demands, and all persons indebt- ed to the said Estate are desired to pay their respective debts on or before the first Day of January next to Mr. George Gardner Executor of the Estate of the said Mr Francis Palmer, deceased To be Sold. A commodious fourteen Oar'd Budge- row in good condition, and well stor'd with large sleeping and dining Apartments, the Budgerow may be view'd at Chaun- paul Gaut, and the Price known by applying at the Printing Office. On Monday and Tuesday the 20th and 21st Instant. WILL be sold at public Auction by Mr. Bondfield at his Auction Room opposite the Armenian church, for ready Rupees, and ready money the following Vessels lying at Mr. Lacams wet Dock. 2 Sloops of about 56 Tons each, Copper bottomed Barges 60 Tons each, a Yatch, 4 Sloops of about 20 Tons each, a 12 Oar ston cutter In good order, a Deal Cutter clenker built, bottom quite new, a six Oared London Wherry, Teak plank and all Tim- bers, old Marine stores, China Dammer old Cordage, old Anchors, Iron Guns 2 pounders, a crain chain, Double fortified Brass Guns half pounders, Mathamatical instruments, a Large collection of Books, a Charriot and a pair of Tanyans, Prints, paintings, Pictures, houshold Furniture and a great variety of other Articles. ALSO. Will be sold and put up exactly on Mon- day the 20th at 12 o'clock, the large and commodious wet Dock belonging to Mr. Lacam, with the Ware houses and Ground the whole measuring about 20 Biggahs. The Vessels may be viewed and inspected at Mr. Lacams wet Dock where a person is stationed to shew each, with a list of their stores and names, the list may be also seen at Mr. Bondfields, any Person desirous to go by Water to view the Vessels and Dock may have a person and Boat to conduct them by applying. The Furniture Books Plate &c. to be viewed at Mr. Bondfields Auction Room, the Timber and Planks, Guns, Anchors, stores, &c. to be view'd, at the Yard known by the name of Mr. Prices Timber Yard at the S. E. Corner of the Old Fort. On Monday will be sold the Vessels, Dock, Books, Plate, Furniture, &c. at the Auction-Room on Tuesday the Sale of the Guns Anchors Timber stores &c. will be held at Mr. Prices timber Yard. Any person desirous of purchasing any of the above Articles by private sale please to apply to Mr. Bondfield as above, The Conditions will be made known on the Day of Sale. ALL PERSONS. HAVING Demands upon the Estate of the late Mr. William Chalmers are directed to send in their claims on or be- fore the 1st. of January 1781 to Mr. Hen- ry Scott, Administrator to the Estate. Calcutta 8th. November 1780 WANTED. A White Smith, and a Copper Smith each, must be a perfect Master of his business. Inquire at the printing Office. NOTICE. IS hereby given to the Gentlemen of the settlement and the Public in gene- ral that Mr. Robert Harvey's Godown in the Radda baazar opposite Mr Guthrie's formerly Mr. Thomas Smiths, Europe Shop, is now open for the sale of the following Articles viz. The best Country Rum wholesale and retail, in Puncheons, Pipes, and Hogsheads, at the rate of one Rupee eight Ans per Gallon wholesale, and one Rupee ten Ans. retail, Course piece Goods, Cossimbaazar Bandanas, and Silks &. All Gentlemen favouring Mr. Harvey with their Commands may depend upon his exerting every en- deavour to give them satistaction CALCUTTA, Printed by J. A. HICKY, First: and late PRINTER, to the Hon. COMPANY.