Saturday 25 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 18th to Saturday November, 25th 1780. No. [XLIV] [Column 1] in this only that he possesses a noble mind above being influenced either by the threats or promises of fortune. Essays on Adversity and Prosperity. THE two great trials of the human mind, the two most spacious scenes of action for the soul are Adversity and prosperity. The unthinking part of the World seem to look upon only one of these as a dangerous state; Adversity is all they dread; they naturally suspect their own behaviour under it, and tremble for their fortitude, but they are very confident there can be no difficulty in supporting prosperous fortune. But the wise man differs from them very essentially upon this point, reason and observation have taught him to know that the danger is equal in both situations; and when he sees those thoughtless creatures in a state of prosperity rejoicing, transported, mad, and setting no bounds to their enjoyments; and in Adversity dejected, low, despairing, and too much out of hope to make any attempt to relieve themselves, he imputes both to the same vice or folly of the mind. Both are indeed arduous; both dangerous, and ever acknowledged: the pangs of adverse fortune are sharp, and terrible to be borne, with due fortitude, patience and resolution; but prosperity is a secret, and therefore a more dangerous enemy; it slyly and insensibly softens and enfeebles the mind, and if not strongly guarded against, robs it of all its strength and vigour. Affliction moves our very enemies to pity; but prosperity urges our best friends to envy, and too often exposes us to all the train of mischiefs that attend that destructive and detestable passion. In adversity a man seeing himself abandoned by the World, and deprived of all hopes of assistance from others, learns to depend upon himself alone, and to prove the virtues of that mind of which prosperity would never have let him know the value. Virescit vulnere virtus. Virtue flourishes in Adversity, this is a noble observation of an ancient author, and it stands confirmed in the records of history, for adverse fortune has been the parent and the nurse of heroes and illustrious men in every walk of life. True fortitude inspires us with equal steadiness and calmness in both these states of trial, and gives to the truly great man, who will take pains to attain it, the same pleasant and unaltered countenance through every change of both. The wise man prepares himself for every kind of fortune; he keeps the good within bounds, and conquers the evil: he is neither arrogant in prosperity, nor abject in Adversity, and as to dangers, he neither courts nor shuns them, but glories [Column 2] in this only that he possesses a noble mind above being influenced either by the threats or promises of fortune. True wisdom furnishes us with arms for both the combats.—the spur of fortitude to raise, excite, and push forward our courage in adversity,—the bridle of temperance to check and pull back our exulting spirit in Prosperity. Epictetus has comprised the sum of moral conduct with respect to both situations, in two words, Sustine et abstine, Bear and abstain. It is demonstrable, that in nothing do we judge more erroneously, than in our estimations of Prosperity, or what we call good Fortune. Honours, riches, and the luxuries of life, are but idly called good things, since they can neither add one virtue to the good, nor were ever known to reform the wicked: of the dispensation of Providence they fall to the lot of both; but he who considers them as the springs of happiness, will find that he has cast anchor in quicksands, and has trusted to a rotten cable. How can those things communicate true happiness, which are not permanent in themselves, and what, alas! so inconstant, so transitory and uncertain, as all the envied acquisitions of wordly fortune! they flow with violence and make a great noise, but their rapidity is equal to the Grandeur of their appearance—like the torrents of melted snows decending from the Alps, which to-day give verdure to the fields and Ripen the budding flowers of one part of the valleys, but are to-morrow to perform the same kind office in a distant spot, and leave upon the former only the mud and filth, that settled from them in their Passage. Prosperity is a honied poison, sweet, but often fatal. It too often puffs us up, and urges us to play the part of the Monkey, who skipping from branch to branch, aspires to gain the top of the tree, never observing, that the higher he climbs, the more he exposes what modesty and decency would teach him to hide. We lose indeed the benefit of that very prosperity, we pride ourselves in, by thus dancing through it: would we enjoy it, we should move at a slower rate, and take time to contemplate the advantages of that charm in which we place our Felicity. These are our common errors in prosperity and if we look into the practice and opinions of mankind we shall find the same mistakes in regard to adversity. Instead of giving into the vulgar opinion of calling this an evil, and making it a scene of horror and detestation, we should remember that to the thought, all outward things are neither good nor evil, it is the mind of man that makes them such to him, and may make them either the one or the other at pleasure. Misfortunes happens to all, but the Man who feel them can alone determine whether they are a blessing or a curse. They operate differently on different men: to fools they are [Column 3] stings and arrows to afflict, enrage, and drive them to dispair; to the wicked, who are not dead to all the cries of conscience, they are powerful instructors, and stimulators to bring them to a sense of their errors; and to the truely wise, they are no more than opportunities of exercising the innate virtues of their souls, allying them more closely to immortality: they are to these, the different stages and certain paths to all true greatness, and often such misfortunes as seem to threaten inevitable destruction have been the very means of acquiring the most exalted glory. Would any one learn to bear affliction well, the lesson is short, let him be honest; for the virtuous Man has more peace of mind in Adversity, than the vicious in Prosperity. What then is the result of all our enquiries into our own nature, and that of all things around us? why this, that there are two great remedies for all adversity; custom with the vulgar, and reflexion with the wise: both these gain strength from time, the great destroyer of all things. Custom can make the severest of all affliction easy to us: the slave who tears his hair, and in the bitterest agonies exclaims against the cruelty of fortune, when he enters on board the Gallies, before he has been there a Month sings to the time of his oar. Persons upon first going to sea will be terrified in a calm; but the old Mariner will laugh in the midst of a storm. The widow disclaims all Company at the death of her Husband, and in six Months marries another. But it is reflexion alone that can disarm the greatest evils by keeping the mind in a continual state of preparation which prevents all surprises, and afflictions, it is well known, affect these most whom they overtake in thoughtless security. Forethought and reflexion perpetually warn us of all kinds of danger, and remind us that we are placed here in a slippery, thorny path; that the wounds and bruises others have met with, might as easily have befallen ourselves, and that the mischiefs that hang eternally over all our heads, may equally fall upon any of us. Wise princes in time of peace make their preparations for war, and the master of a Vessel though he expects a prosperous voyage, provides for the dangers of a tempest. It is too late to guard against an evil when it is already upon us. We should, ever learn to be prepared for the worst that can happen to us, and we shall then have the certain pleasure of finding almost every accident much better than we expected. M. Bon Mot of a British Tar. DURING the present indiscriminate Press, in virtue of the temporary act of Parliament (which is to be in force for five Months from the 16th of June last) a Press-gang seized a person of very genteel

appearance, who urged as a plea for being set at liberty, that he was a gentlemen; a sailor, in reply, said, so much the better— for we have pressed a parcel of damn'd black- guards, and we want a gentleman to teach them good manners. A N E C D O T E. A VERY respectable Gentleman, who had an aversion to Cards, that he might not be deemed unfashionable in a Fa- mily where he often visited, and publick days for play were set apart, found himself under the necessity to play deep; but it was his good fortune generally to be successful. After some years of intimacy, the master of the Family took him aside one day, and im- parted to him the melancholy secret, that his affairs were in a most embarrassed state. The gentleman expressed his concern at his Friend's distress, and intreated him not to despair. On his return home, he opened a private drawer in his bureau, in which he had nightly deposited his winnings at the Card tables in his Friend's house, and the next day he insisted on refunding the sum this inconsiderate Man and his Family had lost. It was sufficient to give a turn to his affairs, and to save his Friend from instant imprisonment; but he restored it only on condition that they should never play at Cards again. By private letters from the Cape. WE are Informed that the Ceres Capt. Snow, is safe arrived at false bay, She went in the Night, came to an Anchor, and found herself in the Morning a- long side of a French line of Battle ship. The crews of the French ships at the Cape were very sickly when these letters came away. A Dutch ship lately arrived, fell in on her passage hither, with four Sail of the Line, a Frigate, and five sail of Indiamen, they detained the Dutch ship a Eleven days. By letters from Madras. WE are informed that Gen. Goddard is gone against Basine. Mr. Whitall the late Gov'r. of Madras is going to England, and intends to take his passage in the first Ship that sails. He has made private application to the Wife of a Frenchman, now in jail, requesting She would accompany him to England, but She has refused. By a Vessel from Trinquabar we have re- ceived information, that a Frenchman who lives a little way out of that settlement, does actually make it his constant practice to hoist French Colours; and that about 12 or 14 Frenchmen who are spies about the Country, has frequent meetings at his house, and that they give Hyder Ally all the intel- ligence, in their power, for which it is re- ported, he rewards them bountifully.— These Frenchmen we are informed keeps, up a secret correspondents at Bengal from which place it is supposed a full account of all that passes is sent. The Dutch Governor of Negrapatnam, has wrote letters to Hyder Ally, relative to the impropriety of His taking away their President from Porta Nova, and Hyder Ally in answer to those letters, sent back word that he had read the letters, and would an- swer them by making a Visit to that place. C A L C U T T A. IT is expected that the following Military Promotions will soon take place. Major Patrick Duff, to the Rank of L't. Col'l. in the corps of Artillery, Vice L't. Col. Green deceased. Capt. Watkin Thalwal, to the Rank of Major, in the same corps, Vice Major Duff promoted, Major John Stainforth, promoted to the Rank of L't. Col. of Infantry, Vice L't. Col. Upton resigned. Capt. Benjamin Wroe, advanced to the Rank of Major of Infantry, Vice Major Stainford who has been promoted. Capt. Cha's. Chatfield, appointed to the command of the 8th. Bat- talion of Seapoys, vacated by the promo- tion of Capt. Wroe. The following Lieutenants are promoted to the Rank of Captains. Tho's. Blair, Ant'y. Belches, Cha's Rankin, Geor. Waugh, Godfrey E. Baker, Sam'l. Watson, Tho's. Green, William Fowler, John Collins, Tho's Hogan. D E A T H S. Departed this Life last Friday, Mrs. Loherendale, Wife of Mr. Loherendale, Attorney at Law, A most amiable, endear- ing, and faithful Wife, and tender Mo- ther, Her remains were by her own request entered in the Church at Bandell. Died on Saturday last Charles Lewis Soderflyet Esq; A Lisbon Gentleman of re- spectable Family, and connections, and universally esteemed, He was on the point of returning to Europe.—His remains were enterr'd on Sunday evening with great Decency and solemnity. On Sunday last an Italian, Valet de Chambre, belonging to Sir Rob. Chambers cut his own Throat from Ear, to Ear, with a Razor in Sir Robert's House, every means were used to save him but in vain.—The cause of this violent action is supposed to be a disappointment in Love. On Wednesday morning last 10 o'Clock, a little Boy in company with a Girl, the Daughter of a servant of W'm. Chambers, esq; both sat down to eat some parched Peas, and in a very short time after were seized with a Vomiting, the Girl expired about twelve o'clock, but the Boy after, some pains taken with him seem to be out of Danger. To. Mr. Hicky, S I R, Berhampore. Nov. 21st, 1780. WE received here to day the first Num- ber of the India Gazette, and ha- ving sat in Judgement, upon it, and one or two of your Papers indifferently taken up, I cannot deny myself the pleasure of con- gratulating you on the preference given to the latter by a great majority. Some of weak Eyes, and others who satisfied with the su- perfice seldom search for Pearls, declared in favour of the India Gazette, because of the larger print, and better paper: but it was observed by those of taste and Judgement; that the deficiency of the Bengal Gazette in these particulars was amply compensated by the Entertainment to be found there; and, Beside, that in it, the want or misplacing of Words or their being illegible, presented a good opportunity to the reader to make trial of the quickness of his own conception in discovering the meaning of the writer, after the manner of many Criticks who have found great entertainment this way, when upon the works of Men of Genius. To give you, Sir my private oppinion concerning the two Gazettes:—your Competitors seem to me to have very great occasion for the Hand of POWER to support them, while you, on the other side, are entirely substantive; standing by yourself, and being yourself alone, yet equal to the work you have engaged in. Neither have you any need of " Collecting all your might, " for certainly no- thing of Angelic Force promises to appear against you. On the contrary, for the large Paper, and print Competitors, and the modesty th which, tho' I consider it as asu are many people weak enough Sincere, I would Compare their P of-fspring to the little mouse cr after the travil of the Mountains. seem to have had in their eye th Pope.— " The sound should be an echo to For they have rejected in many their Paper, as you no doubt have the letter L, the first and most m the Liquids, for softening our Lang without which there would be, articulate sounds, a harshness f I may say a hardness that could no ed. By this means they have found an echo to their sense. But in they ought in Compliment to th to have departed from the Critic, an L, to come forward with all his for Indignation was raised a good de by some little wits who were r mery Jest of the Impropriety, as they of an Expression of yours; And t great Mr. Addison could acknowl self so much affraid of such Buffoo as to be prevented from particular death of Witherington, yet with becoming Courage; for which I ashamed to acknowledge myself som debted to your paper, I will both and defend your Words, they are no man in this World but God." N we consider our Redeemer in his d pacity, it removes all appearance of here, and the expression must be a highly proper, except by those wicked enough to profess themselv chistians; and of allsuch the co is easy. However, I will not me this subject at present, seeing that a sion of it might in me be conside encroachment on the Province earned, and Truly Good Men, ving divested themselves of all affec spiritual, are wholly devoted to the God; and who strictly adhering to ter of the Evangelists, " Let the their Dead. A Friend to good To the Editor of the Original Bengal S I R, Your inserting the following lines w many of your Subscribers. THE amazing affrontry of M in his new death Elegy of last, (for it wou'd be deemed an was I to call it a News-Paper,) cannot well be equalled by any on Stage Buffoon. The Public is but acquainted with the Oppression HICKY has met with from his as also upon what Basis the New I zette is founded, nothing but a party can support such a wretched ked performance, two little Page Bengall Gazette contains more ma the whole India Gazette, the Ven clemen's Notice to the Public is in in many places, there is twelve or L's. wanting, besides many other in ons, they surely cannot, complain of Editors, Correctors, or Mon these they have plenty,—how i that it abounds with false Perio improper letters. Mr. Shift by his round about story labours hard to extricate hi and himself, the world must allow t living, money, and Idleness, are t things and not to be met with ev and that it is not the lot of every man Coffin maker to meet with s

every day, without they shou'd meet the good natured servants of John Company, — Alas poor John Company, who will dance, you must pay the Piper, you have fattened many of Pharahs lean Kine, you have cloathed the naked, and un- Any one that doubts this let them ask the wem, and the ee'n of Mr. Shift. The world must also allow that a morris dancer or a stage Buffoon, who gets his bread by making an Ass of himself can have no honour to lose, it therefore cannot be wondered if he has stretched a point, upon a Hudibrastic principles concluded thus. He who inforces the oath do break it, Not he who for conveniency takes it. For the Bengal Gazette. That Soporific performance the Monitor in the India Gazette of last Saturday, (which sets all the Readers a sleep) is the production of Mr. P—r R—d, a Writer remarkable for the purity of his Diction, and delicacy of stile, He is assisted in these labours by Mr. —r of the B—d of T—e, a little ton belly Varnish who is allow'd to be the ne plus Ultra of invention and a Genious, and a very jewel of a man as Smerk says in the play. Tit for tat. S I R, If not inconsistent with the plan of your Paper, your Printing the enclosed next Saturday will oblige some of your Readers, CURIOSITY led me to the Court-House Yesterday to hear the Petition read of the British Inhabitants concerning the Law lying in the S—e C—t. You may guess my surprize, when the names were read over not to find the names of the Committee that was so Zealous for the Petition for Trial, by Juries, as I thought the same reasons made them promote the one wou'd have induced them to countenance the other. — I would appeal to the consciences of these Gentlemen if that Law had originated from another Quarter if they wou'd not have opposed it with all their might. As I have heard a very good Character of these Gentlemen, I cannot account for their conduct in this affair in any other way but that they never read the Bye-Law. It is the Idea of a true Patriot, if that he will oppose Measures, not Men, if the measures are good, he will promote them, if they are bad, He will oppose them, even if they are supported by his best Friend. The best of Men are liable to err more especially in lesser matters when they have affairs of much greater weight to engage their attention, in such cases they generally are obliged to trust to others who often through negligence or Design abuse the trust reposed in them. — I have known, men with the best intention (through these means) give their sanction to the worst of measures without knowing it. — In such cases it is the duty of every lover of his Country in a decent maner to give his objections. They may then receive the thanks of these very men whom they at first seemed to oppose, if they do not they have the satisfaction of having done their duty. A well wisher to both Petitions & a Hater of Sedition. Mr. Editor, Your inserting the following Lines will oblige many of your Country Subscribers. Comparison between Mr. WILKES and Mr. HICKY. THE Case of Mr. HICKY, is exactly similar to that of Mr. Wilkes. — The one standing up for the liberty of the press. The other for that of the Subject. — Junius makes the following Just and elegant remark on the Oppression of Mr. Wilkes — That the Rays of Royal Indignation tended " rather to illumine than to destroy the persecuted object of it &c. &c. The Author of those Lines hopes the generosity of the Settlement will verify this, position of Junius, in the case of Mr. Hicky, who I dare venture to say will never disgrace the name of of an Englishman, or Relinquish his Birth right, by tamely submitting to Arbitary and illegal Oppressions. HORATIO. To the P U B L I C. THE very hard treatment I met with last Saturday night in being denied a Passport for my News-Papers at the Post Office, is the strongest proof arbitary power and influence that can be given. Had such an unwantable act of injustice been put in force against some base slave or secret scheeming Villian, whose actions every week of his life merits a gibbet, he (might being concious that he deserved a worse fate) tamely submit to the yoke of his Slavery, and moan in silence. But shall I who unconcious of ever having injur'd any man in this or any other Country, shall I tamely submit, to the yoke of slavery, and wanton oppression, no my Case and complaints, in my own News Paper shall be convey'd to the foot of the throne of Great Britain, and the breach of my privilage as Freeman of the first City in the British Empire, shall also be presented in my own News-Papers to the Father of the City, the Chamberlain of the City of London, He will soon feel for my Case bearing so strong afinity to his own, and without doubt he will Sympathize more, strongly when he considers where I am, and who I have got to deal with. If a Printer in England is guilty of offences against the Crown he is taken into custody and tried by the laws of his Coun. under the tender protection of a Jury of his own Countrymen. This is the Glorious birth right and priviledge of an Englishman, and whilst I pen these words I feel my heart glow with honest indignation and my blood run comfortly warm thro my veins, what then am I to think of the usuage I received last Saturday in denying my Letters a passort, they notonly enslaved me, but they also inslave my subscribers, by denying them of the pleasure of receiving the Papers, they had subscribed to. The Laws of my country are here and the Hon'ble the Lords the Kings Judges. If I have offended against the Laws of my country, let me be tried by them, and a Jury of my country men, and if my crime comes within the Letter of the Law, then the Jury will give such damages, as the Nature of my crime and my circumstances will point out. In England if a Man is accused of Robbery, Treason, or Murder, his person is secured, but his Family is not ruined by Stopping of his letters at the Post-Office, it cannot be done it is beyond the prerogative of the British Crown to put such an act in Execution. J. A. HICKY. Mr. H I C K Y. BEGS leave to inform the Public that he never sought, for any information relative to the schemes which his enemies, carried on against him, and that he ever had an utter aversion to Lying, that it is well known that he has frequently discharged his Black servants, for being guilty of that most diabolical and horrid failing, and he also declares on his Honour as a Gentleman, that he received his information in his own House, and that from an undoubted Gentleman, and if legally demanded, can make Oath of it, before one of the Hon. Judges, providing he has the permission of the Gentleman who told him. GOD is my great and Omnipotent Witness, and Judge, in this my sincere declaration, He has brought me thro' all my past misfortunes, and I am confident if I serve him as I have hitherto (which I hope to do) that he will bring me thro' every other difficulty, and illegal oppression that I Now labonr under. — This I hope will be a sufficient and Prudent caution, to my enemies to lay quiet, but if after this, my solemn declaration they will impudently attempt a farther exoneration. I will open such a scene of horrid and premeditated Villany that has been laid against me, in order to Ruin my Family. as will put it past a doubt. I will porduce Letters calculated to injure the reputation of my Paper, and also to ruin the Reputation of two very great Men, and drag the Authors to public Justice, the World will then see how far I have been injured, the servants of the Author of these Letters has been follow'd to the Calcutta Theatre, and to another House in this settlement belonging to Private Gentlemen. Advertisement from the Printer in Consequence of the Prohibition at the Post Office against his News Papers being forwarded to his Subscribers. AS the Bengal Gazette will in future, contain much new and interesting matter, Mr. HICKY humbly intreats his Subscribers will be so indulging as to send for the Papers to his House, and those Gentlemen who reside up the Country and on the Coast, are earnestly requested to assist him so far in his endeavours for their amusement, as to favour him with any little Occurrence, or Intelligence that may contribute to their own amusement, and that of the Public. And that they will so far indulge him as to give instructions to their friends and correspondents in Calcutta. to receive the Paper on their account, and forward the same to them in currency with other business. — This is the only method Mr. HICKY can at present suggest. N. B. All Articles of Intelligence, Essays, Poetry, &c. will be thankfully received, by directing them to HICKY's Original Printing Office, and the Postage paid by their Most Obedient. Humble Servant. J. A. HICKY. To be S O L D. 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.

**POET's CORNER.** For HICKY's, Original Bengal Gazette. YE Powers, who rule o'er states and Kings, Who shield with sublunary wings, Man's erring race from woe! To Britain's sons in every clime Your blessings waft, whate'er their crime On all the winds that blow. Beyond the Asiatic tide Extend your healing influence wide Where thousands claim your care: Inspire each just, each filial thought, And let the Tyrants round be taught, The British oak is there. Tho' vagely wild its branches spread, And rear almost an alien head Wide waving o'er the plain, Let still unspoil'd by foreign earth And concious of its Nobler birth The untainted trunk remain. Where mutual interest binds the band, Where due subjection, mild command, Endure perpetual ease, Shall jarring tumults madly rave And hostile banners proudly wave O'er once united seas? No; midst the blase of wrath divine Heavens loveliest attribute shall shine And mercy guild the ray: Shall still avert impending fate, And concord its best aerea date, From this auspicious day. RUSTICUS. True Born Englishman. THE true born Englishman generous and wise, Hate Chains but do not Government despise; Rights of the Crown, tribute and taxes, they When lawfully exacted, freely pay, Force, they abhor, and wrong they scorn to bear, More guided by their Judgedment then their fear; Justice with them is never held severe. Here power by tyranny was never got, Laws perhaps may ensnare them; force cannot; Rash Councils with them have no effect; The surest way to reign is to protect. T—ts are least safe in their unbounded will, Joined with the wicked power of doing ill; Forsaken most when they're most absolute; Laws guard the man, and only bind the brute, To force that guard, and with the worst to join, Can never be a prudent C—s design, What C—f would chuse to be a Cataline? Break his own Laws, stake an unquestioned throne, Conspire with vestals to usurp his own? Tis rather some base favourite's vile pretence, To Tyrannize, at a wrong'd C—s expence, Let favourite's rise beneath a tyrants lust, While the oppress'd people, crawl and lick the dust; The mighty genius of Englishmen disdains, Ambitious slavery, or golden chains, Englishmen to servil yoke did never bow, What conquer'rs ne'er presumed, who dares do now. BRITISH OAK. **NOTICE.** IS hereby given to the Gentlemen of the settlement and the Public in general that Mr. Robert Harvey's Godown in the Radda baazar opposite Mr Guthries 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, raw Silks &. All Gentlemen favouring Mr. Harvey with their, Commands, may depend upon his exerting every endeavour to give them satisfaction. **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 engage 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 attended at certain Hours, a line directed to A. B. at the Printing Office will be answered. **ALL PERSONS.** WHO have any legal claims or Demands on the Estate of Mr. Andrew Hiernle deceased formerly interims Chief of the Danish settlement, at Fredericnagore in Bengal. and his surviving Widow, are hereby requested to send in their respective 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 Tranquabar, and Administrator of the Estate and Effects of the said Mr. Andrew Hiernle 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 demands on the Estate of the late Mr Francis Palmer who died at Bussorah the 13 of June last on his way to Europe, are desired to send in their respective demands, and all persons indebted 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 Budgerow in good condition, and well found with large sleeping and dining Apartments, the Budgerow may be view'd at Chaund paul Gaut, and the Price known by applying at the Printing-Office. **ALL PERSONS.** HAVING Demands upon the Estate of the late Mr. William Chalmers, are directed to send in their claims on or before the 1st. of January 1781 to Mr. Henry Scott, Administrator to the Estate. Calcutta 8th. November 80. **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 Advertisement will be requested to advance one Gold Mohur, and if they do not chuse to continue 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 obliged 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 **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 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. Chiusura the 8 Nov'r. 1780. **To be LETT.** THAT large and commodious Garden-House, at present occupied by John Bontow 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. **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. CALCUTTA, Printed by J. HICKY, First: and late PRINTER, to the HON. COMPANY.