Saturday 12 May 1781

HICKY’s BENGAL GAZETTE; OR THE ORIGINAL Calcutta General Advertiser. A Weekly Political and Commercial Paper, Open to all Parties, but influenced by None. 68 From Saturday May 5th to Saturday May the 12th 1781. No. XVI NOW IN THE PRESS AND SPEEDILY WILL BE PUBLISHED BY J. A. HICKY AT HIS PRINTING OFFICE. IN CALCUTTA. THE New Bye-Law properly discussed, defined and dissected, Paragraph by Paragraph, fully Explained by the clearest comments taken from the highest Legal and constitutional Authorities, adapted to the meanest Capacity. Which will prove a very necessary Pocket Manual, not only for this, but succeeding Generations, to shew how carefull our Wise Ancestors have been to protect us, our Lives, Liberties, and Properties. To the PUBLIC. THE great demand for the Original Bengal Gazette has induced Mr. Hicky to Publish them in Volumns, which are now to be had bound or unbound at his Printing Office in the Radda Baazar. PROPOSALS for printing a Magazine by Subscription, to be Published the first Wednesday in every Month by I. A. HICKY under the following Title. THE BENGAL MAGAZINE, OR ASIATIC REPOSITORY OF WIT AND HUMOUR. Price four Rupees., Subscriptions taken in at the Original Printing Office. Particulars of the Infamous dismission of an English Nobleman for giving his vote in Parliament, agreeable to the Dictates of his conscience, thro’ the machinations of the Scottish Junto that surround the Throne and disgrace Majesty. Copies of Letters between Lord Hillsborough, and the Earl of Pembroke. MY LORD, St. James Feb. 14 1780. I Am much concerned that it falls to my lot to obey the Kings commands, by acquainting your Lordship, that his Majesty has no farther occasion for your service in the Offices of Lord-Lieutenant and Custos-Rotulorum of the country of Wilts; and your Lord-ship will, I hope, believe me when I assure you I should be glad of a more agreeable opportunity of expressing the respect, with which I have the honour to be, My Lord, your Lord-ships, Most obedient humble servant. HILLSBOROUGH. To the Earl of Pembroke &c. &c. A N S W E R. Privy Garden, Monday Night. MY LORD, February 14 1780. “I Had the Honour to receive your Lord-ships Letter to day, in which your Lord-ship signifies his Majesty’s Commands to you, to let me know he has no farther occasion for my service in the Offices of Lord Lieutenant, and Custos Rotulorum of the country of Wilts.—I am much obliged to you for the concern you are so good as to express upon the occasion. Your Lord-ship will I flatter myself excuse me, if Concious as I am of my never-failing duty, attachment, and affection to his Majesty, I am under the necessity of imputeing this mark of the Kings displeasure to HIS MINISTERS, on account of a Vote I gave as a FREE Man, and upon a PUBLIC question. I have the honour to be, my Lord Your Lordships most obedient, And most humble Servant. PEMBROKE. Here follows the substance of the Earl Pembroke’s speech against the Partial appointment of the SCOTCHs over the Heads of old English Officers, to the Infamy of Administration and Dishonour of the King and Nation. “He made a general charge against ADMINISTRATION of having drove Officers naval and military, of the first reputation and abilities, from the service of their Country, and stated several instances in proof of his assertion. He adverted to what he called the most shame-ful and scandalous abuse of the powers vested in executive government, in their professional arrangements and promotions; their giving regiments to Officers in Subaltern situations and even to persons who were totally unacquainted with the army or military habits of life by which veterans of long service, of tried and approved ability and merit, were deprived of their right of succession and pro-motion; and that not only to the injury of indi-viduals, but to the Army in general by which the only use an Army could be of at any time particularly in a time of War the protection of the kingdom and in well executed and judicious attacks upon our enemies was defeated. But the Army was now as almost every other department was, employed merely as an engine of Government and made subservient to the views of a Cabal to answer factious purposes, and to gratify the pretensions of those who had rendered themselves acceptable to the Kings Ministers. He entertained a very high respect for the person and abilities of the noble Lord, who was presumed to direct the military affairs of this Country; but without sounding his o-pinion on the facts so ably stated by the noble duke of Richmond who made the motion in order to shew that the noble Lord’s real powers were inadequate to his ostensible situation, he was convinced that the strange measures alluded to did not originate with the noble Lord himself, but were dictated by a cabal of Ministers, which was led and directed in military affairs by a noble Lord (supposed to mean Lord George Germain) in the Cabinet, a Member of the other House who could not be supposed to know much of the feelings or the merits of an Officer, as he had been publicly dismissed from the service himself for Military misconduct. He was very pointed and severe upon Administration in general, and affirmed, that if the present Administration were permitted to remain much longer at the head of public affairs, the Ruin of the Nation was inevitable. P. S. Let it be remembered by all true Englishmen, that Lord Pembroke served with his Regiment of Cavalry in Germany the whole of the last War with distinguished Bravery and Reputation, and he has now the mortification to see MINDEN SACKVILLE who was broke for Cowardice, made Secretary of State to our wise King. An exact and Critical PORTRAIT of LORD NORTH, the blundering QUIXOTE Prime Minister of England delivered in Parliament by the Honble. Mr. THOMAS PITT on the 6th March 1780.—recommended to the serious perusal of the GREAT MOGUL and other High Officers entrusted by the Generous-Confidence of their Country with the Welfare—Lives and Properties of MILLIONS.— THE Noble Lord North has said that he is not RESPONSIBLE to the Nation for the Calamities which have befallen it, but if the noble Lord expects to obtain credit to this assertion, I think it incumbent upon the noble Lord to inform us WHO IS responsible—I would with the noble Lord to attend to the case truly stated.—Did not the noble Lord propose support, and recommend the measures alluded to, to this House? Did not he tell them, do such a thing, and such will be the consequence? did not he come the next year and desire credit to his new predictions, which proved in the event as false and ill founded, as the preceeding? Did not he again tell Parliament that he had been misinformed and deceived? is this Language for a Minister? and after promising a thousand and a thousand times over; after spending millions upon millions, sacrificing thousands and thousands of lives, tell this House that the whole was Visionary, and impracticable; that the Colonies must have their own terms; that they must not be taxed; that the claim of making laws for them must be abandoned; and yet, does not his Lord-ship after spending fifty millions of Money and pledging the nation for the expenditure of as much more persist in the same ruinous mischievous and destructive War? How often has his Lordship told us, that FRANCE would not enter into, or take any part in the American contest? and yet has he not involved us in a war with that ambitious neighbour, and inveterate Enemy? was not his Lord-ship equally sanguine and positive that SPAIN would decline to enter into the views of France? and is not the fact that we are now engaged in, a most perilous and expensive war with the united force of the House of Bourbon?—This is the Man whom this House have supported for a series of Years back; such a man cannot have the genuine support and approbation of this House; he has I affirm been supported by nothing but by Bribes thro’ the undue and unconstitutional influence of the Crown. I believe there is not a person who hears me, and fairly weighs the political and ministerial merits of the noble Lord who can think that this House could have ever consented to keep him in his present situation, if their real sentiments had not been smothered, and their fears and hopes kept alive by the irresistible influence of the Crown. But independent of that part of the noble Lords conduct, which more immediately comes within the cognizance and notice of this House, has any part of his administration foreign or domestick, given the picture of a GREAT and ABLE MINISTER, whether referable to a period of peace or war—Even in his own proper department as a financer how has he acquitted himself, what plans in time of peace did he frame for paying off the national Debt, or re-

ducing the interest, what alliances has the noble Lord entered into with the great powers on the continent, to induce them to act offensively or defensively; what assistance has he provided should we be attacked within the Kingdom, what neutral powers has he brought over to his side to secure in case of future events, or change of circumstances. what inducements has he held out to foreign powers to ally themselves with us. Or what interests of a Mercantile nature has he promoted, or sources of trade has he opened, in order to supply the loss of that native commerce, which we once exclusively enjoyed: and must have continued to enjoy. In spite of the deepest machinations of our enemies were it not for that very noble Lord Who fatally led the MAJORITIES of the House, which is the subject under discussion this day. When I pass Lord Chathams conduct in contrast to the administration of the present Minister Lord North, it fills me with grief—it is too humiliating a Contrast for any Man who has the real interest and honour of the English Nation at heart to reflect upon, without a sincere sorrow of what we are come to.—I remember the time (when I was abroad) that it was the highest honour to be an ENGLISHMAN.—I well recollect, during the late war, when at the different Courts of Europe, that all Europe looked up to this Country as the seat of power, Glory, Riches, and Bravery; when indeed the name of an ENGLISHMAN conferred an honour which no rank title or riches could bestow. What light is Great Britain now held in by the several powers in Europe every way the reverse. We are become the contempt and laughing stock and pity, as we were once the admiration of foreigners, I know it, I have seen it; and as to the noble Lord in the blue ribbon. (Lord North) his name never mentioned on the Continent of Europe unaccompanied by the LAUGH OF RIDICULE, and the most SOVEREIGN CONTEMPT.—I hope the Noble Lord will not suppose that I mean any thing personal to him, I speak of him only as a minister; I believe him a very honest worthy man, in his Private capacity; and if my habits of life gave me an opportunity of telling him in private what I now tell him in public, I should impart my sentiments to the noble Lord with equal sincerity and freedom I cannot now however, forbear adding that nothing but the Influence Stated in the motion, could have kept a person every way so unfitted for the Office he now fills in that station. ——SPARGERE VOCES IN VULGUM AMBIGUAS, ET QUEERERE CONSCIUS ARMA. Mr. HICKY, BEING almost weary of the Palace, and the Company there, I turned on my Heel to leave it, when the Guide pulling my Sleve, pointed at a particular sett of Courtiers, who seemed engaged in close conversation, and looked so serious, that I could not forbear remarking to my Guide that I supposed they were discussing soms important State question; on which the Glory and welfare of the whole Empire depended: He observed in Answer that these were Men whom Caprice, not Merit.—Mean, Unmanly, Slavish, Adulation, without a grain of Sincerity, impudent pretentions, to Knowledge, though replete with the grossest Ignorance, and a ready compliance with any dirty Court Jobb, had recommended to the passions (not to the Judgment) of the Emperor, for had he exercised the latter, he would have banished them from his presence, as beings, to he last degree unqualified for the places they now fill notwithstanding which, he has the weakness to consult them, on the most Arduous Affairs of Government, for which they take Care to be amply gratified by Sinecure places, and Preferments of themselves and still more worthless dependants, and vile Toad Eaters. One of the party says he pointing to a Man drest in black, has made himself of such Consequence, lately in the Empire, that he almost compels, the Emperors Assent, to his most venal, self interested, and unreasonable demands; though evidently designed to promote his own greedy selfish Views, in Opposition to the Public Weal and the Emperor's Glory. We were then interrupted by the appearance of a Crowd of Petitioners, entreating the Emperor to ease them of a most wicked, oppressive, and unreasonable Tribute, lately imposed on a City some distance from Jesso, by its Magistrates, without the Emperor's knowledge, which so provoked his Highness. that he gave a Court sycophant (who endeavoured to palliate the ROBBERY so found a Box on the Ear, that he immedidately disappeared.—These Petitioners were headed by a comely man named Pomposo whose uncouth address was so disgustful to the Emperor, that he retired some paces from him. However in lieu of representing the Citizen's Grieveances his whole Arguments consisted of ridiculous Egotism, or something like a panygiric, on himself, which raised so loud, and general a Laugh, that I could not hear for some minutes after, however by the attention that the Emperor shewed the poor Petitioners, it was Generally thought that the Magistrates complained of, would be most exemplarily punished; seeing nothing to please at Court, I returned from thence to meet objects more worthy of contemplation a Description of which shall be reserved for another opportunity. It appears somewhat Strange to me Mr. Hicky that you totally, suppress every part of my Journal which I have taken so much pains to transcribe for you, that relates to the foster Sex at Jesso, I fancy you must feel such keen enjoyment from it that you envy an equal satisfaction to your readers; or do you mean to reserve the whole for an Octavo Volume, under the Title of the WHOLE DUTY OF WOMAN, if so you are welcome to it in that way, but till better informed of your reasons respecting this matter, you shall not have any more Female Anecdotes from, BATAVUS. Mr. HICKYS respectful Compliments await on Batavus, and embraces the present opportunity to return him thanks for such parts of his usefull Journal, which he has thought proper to oblige him with, and hopes he will not be offended, at the liberty which Mr. HICKY has taken, at different times by suppressing such part of his Journal as related to the Ladies, for which liberty, Mr. HICKY is clearly satisfied he ought to apologize. his reasons are as follows. Mr. HICKY, begs leave to say that he is of opinion that, the greatest blessing that his Sex enjoys in this savage, part of the Globe, is the refined, and delicate conversation of his fair Country Women, cheer'd and animated by their Heavenly smiles we are made ample amends, for the intemperance of the Climate, was it not for them we should be unpolished, and brutish, to them alone we stand indebted, for all those noble refinements of our manners. As to driving of a Pheaton, smoaking of a Hooker, and many other actions of a simular kind, Mr. HICKY deems them Masculine amusements, and can with much propriety point them out as unnatural to, and unbecoming the more refined attention of a delicate fine, well bred Woman. But as to the natural foibles which his friend Batavus relates, he must beg leave to omit them, for he is of opinion that much can be urged in favour of those Ladies alluded to, such as the unsuitable treatment they have received from those, whom their cruel Parents, or hard fortune, in Life has doomed them to spend their days with, Let me ask you my valuable friend if in such cases there is not great allowances to be made? in hopes of gaining their approbation and lovely smiles, the truly brave, and manly Officer Heads his Force, and regardless of all danger leads them on to Battle. Shall we then be their Enemies? No my friend let us shelter them in our bosoms, and shield them from the rude and uncouth attacks of the rough, unfeeling, and degenerated part of Mankind. Extract of a Letter from the Coast. THE Snow Mat, Omed Mahadar from Mergui, taken by Hyder Ally's Boats and carried into Porto Novo with 15 Elephants on Board and a valuable Cargoe i. retaken by the Success Galley; Capt. Fenwick; They boarded her at an Anchor, in Porto Novo Roads at 12 o'Clock in the Night with their Boats. A number of Seapoys on awaking, jumped over board, and left their laden Firelocks on the Snows Deck, which were fired at the Seapoys in the Water. The Snow is a fine Vessell, and will carry near 5000 Bags of Rice. The Snow Tryton, Capt. Henry Forbes from Tavoy, for Madras, was taken by Hyder Ally's People in January last, as she was at an Anchor in Pondicherry Roads, they hauled the Vessell on shore, and broke her up; Capt. Forbes did not know that Hyder was in possession of Pondicherry, and they kept him a Close confined Prisoner, he made his Escape in Womans Cloaths in March. Extract of a Letter from the Coast dated April 10th 1781. WE are visited again by Horse and foot on N. W. face within three or four Miles they are forming Redoubts and Bid us Defiance,! Numbers not known with Cannon and it is said will attempt to storm our Black Town, every precaution is taken, But the vast Numbers claiming protection, makes every thing Dear in the Eating way.—Don't be taken in with spurious Accounts said to be Printed in Calcutta, not a word true the Extract of his dated Ganjam which I have seen transcribed: March 27th, we were surprized with packet Snow Lively from England, She sailed for Calcutta April 2d, the inclosed you will return me taken out of the Last Magazine for Sept. the whole too big for a Letter, the Nymph Sloop of War returned from Cape Good Hope April 4th, went to Cruize of Ceylone and to meet Admiral Hughes, 7th Capt Bunckle and his Officers returned in her this place having got a passage in Col. Bolt's Ship from Mauritius, they found or left the Princes Royal from Bencoolen at Cape Jan'y 9th. and a Danish small Europe ship from China with whom Mr. Lewis and Governor Whitehill's Packet's would go, sent from hence in the Nymph last Oct. Gov. Rumbold with 15 India ships of War, and 3 men of war had sail'd 8 Weeks for England before the Nymph arrived, on Jan'y 23d she spoke Tryal Packet Capt. Dempster for England in Lat. 37 South. Gen. Sir EYRE COOTE dispatched him from hence Dec. 2d. all well. I expected agreeable to your promises last Year that you would send me answer who has never answered my Letter transmitted you last Year Early and probably means never to pay me. Liste de Escadre Francoise a Madras January 27 Mons Dioruas Commandant, per English News Papers May, they had account of these dated Nov. 3 1773 at Cape. Guns Men L'Orient 74 700 Brilliante 64 600 Le Sirven 64 600 Le' Bizare 64 600 L' Ajax 64 600 L' Flamand 50 500 Consolante 40 400 La'Subtile 20 200 L'Expidition 14 80 Pondichary eng't and at C. good hope at Do. Nov. 3 1779 supposed an old India M. of W. in Pondichery engagement 1779 C. good Hope July 1779 in Podichary engagement 1779. And a fleet would naturally be sent out to Counterballance them and the Rest known to be in India the News papers say Accounts by way of Holland and per a Danish ship arrived from Cape Good Hope brought them the Accounts, and part of the following Ships are also Mentioned. Ships at Mauritius Nov. 1779 with a great Num. of Troops and provisions scarce and dear. La Pourvoyouse 40 in Pondichary eng't 79 L Orizon 40 do do. La Elizabeth 36 Gov. Whitehill ship do. L' Elephent 36 L' Lione 36

Osterly prize 36 taken per. Elizabeth La' Union do 36 Danish ship taken L' Tannare 24 Pintade 18 The Privateers fitted out at Mauritius 1779 were the Solomon 36, St. Anos, Philipina Snow 14, and another Snow. News papers recited are dated May 5th 1780, and say, Le Bon Amies, Le Hercules, L Grand Bourbon, Le Triton, and a Sartine are or were at the Cape Good Hope as well as the Rest mentioned. N. B. Our Sartine was lost on the Malabar Coast Nov. last. The French Fleet watered at Pondicherry and left the Coast Feb. 14th, Reported to go and to fetch Troops &c.—Admiral Hughes and Gov. Hornby would not believe Capt. Taskers Account of the French Fleet which he brought on his passage from China to Bombay and received from a Portaguese Ship he spoke with on his passage towards Bombay. Sir Barnaby Grizzel.—A New Song To the tune of Sweet Willy O! I THE pride of the Play-house is sweet BARNEY O! The pride of the Play-house is sweet BARNEY O! So the Rupees he gains He never complains, So fond of the RHINO is Sweet BARNEY O II He shifts Scenes and snuffs Candles does the sweet Barney O! He shifts Scenes and snuffs Candles does the sweet Barney O! And whenever he plays The whole Town's in amaze, No TEAGUE so delightfull as sweet BARNEY O! III Peter Nimmock adores him the sweet Barney O! Peter Nimmock adores him the sweet Barney O! Wherever they Came They were always the Game, All the Town laughs at NIMOC and sweet BARNEY O! IV He would be a PRINTER the sweet Barney O! He would be a PRINTER the sweet Barney O! The Press he soon SETT And composed a GAZETTE, With a MONITOR witty by sweet BARNEY O! V He charmed as an ACTOR the sweet Barney O! He charmed as FIDLER and PAINTER also And when he turned Printer With Nimmock that Squinter, The TOWN GRINN'D in CHORUS at sweet Barney O! Roger O Tickle 'em from the Banks of the Shannon. To Mr. HICKY SO! the Murder is out—the long expected removal of Peter Nimmock is come to pass. But the shameful Methods by which Sir Barnaby Grizzel the present Editor of the I—a G——e has chous'd him out of his share, is deserving of public Censure. This FAT EDITOR joins to an insatiable thirst for Money a deep designing spirit, he first picked a quarrel with Peter Nimmock by finding fault with his temper, and carefully avoided signing Articles of Partnership, that he might at pleasure discard his Colleague which the wretch has effected without giving him scarcely the profit of a Months sale of the INDIA GAZETTE; having by the most artfull methods secured to himself (with the assistance of his Reverend Friend) all the Types Presses &c. &c. That Nimmock was obliged to take what Sir Barnaby Grizzel gave him, or go without. Against such Arts as these what honest Man can guard, and I should not be surprized if he laid a scheme to destroy your business and reduce to Beggary a Man who I am certain never did him an Injury. I am well acquainted with the parties, and if you think proper to publish these FACTS, I will furnish you with certain private Anecdotes that may gratify your just resentment and entertain many of your Readers. Yours Houghly. A well known Hand. THE World perhaps does not give birth to a practice more rediculous in the Eye of reason, or nugatory to the cool ears of common sense, than that species of sophistry which has been adopted of late years, to discriminate Scotchmen from their Southern friends: general declamation, and an arbitrary detraction from the Characters and tempers of that antient People, seem to occupy the place of public spirit, and endow the minds of Englishmen with a patience to political injuries, at which the patriotic ardor of their ancestors woul'd have overleaped every bound of moderation and restraint: the vices of Government—the faults of Ministers, Popular tumults, general revolts, the loss of Battles, the deffection of Colonies, in fine every calamity both public and private, are reconciled under the mixt chimerical idea of Scotchmen.—Were this custom as general as the exposition of it in the public records of the Nation would seem to express, who that sees things deeper than the surface, but must lament the desponding spirit of a mighty people—And when we find it mingl'd with such intoxicateing draughts of self praise, drawn from the glory of ancestors, without an equal passion of emulation, I say, were the custom as general in fact, as it is in apperance—it would reduce the characteristic of a great Nation, to the circumscribed temper of a gossip Matron, who seeks to confine the virtues of all the world to her own family.—Should the periodical publications of the present Age transfer their existance to remote centries, and the collateral annals of the world, become obscured, or sunk in the rubbish of intermediate revolutions; and suppose the people who may then inhabit the Earth to possess in a lesser degree, the diminutive passions of Envy, Malice, Hatred, Detraction, Jealousy, and vindication; by which so large a share of the present race are so much hood-winked, and the dignity of human nature so much debased—they will be at a loss to reconcile that genus of Beings, who have played so distinguished a part, towards the close of the seventeenth centry, under the species name of Scotchmen.—They are described by the creative pens of insect scriblers, under so many hetrogeneous figures, and such whimsical attributes assigned them, that they must be adepts in our phrazeology to decypher the groupe; Swifts Liliputians may be admitted into their creed, while the possible existance of such creatures as Scotchmen are represented to be by their southern Neighbours, will be rejected as fabulous and chimerical—at the same time possessing Pride and Meaness, Knowledge and Ignorance, Cunning and Weakness, Arrogance and Adulation; at the same instant upbraided with their poverty and charged with engrossing all the lucrative offices of state: Loyal to their King, and treacherous to their Country.—But when they come to canvass the History of England, and review their Archievements there, how will the wonder! to see the Power and Freedom of that Nation, arive at the Zenith of its Glory, teeming with safety and happiness at home, and Commanding Honor, Reverance and Respect from abroad impervious to the attacks of every Earthly power, and the means of its existance centering itself—when lo! a swarm of Scotchmen, pouring in like a torrent, destroy the force of every regulation, unnerve the sinews of the Laws, tear the Constitution to pieces, rend the Temple of Government in twain; strike Liberty a deadly blow, unbar the Prison doors of slavery, and let the gorgan loose with all her horrors on the freest People under the Sun; and become themselves the dispensors of Laws and Sovereigns of the Country.— To this strange fantastical mode of reasoning is the patriotism of the present Age reduced false in principle, as it is pernicious in effect: If the Laws are corrupted, and our rights are infracted, the only sure means of enabling us to regain our former level, is by holding the taper to the true source of the Evil. It is felt evident that the Government of England retains very little of its original purity, every act of the prevailing power, points to the approaching downfall of a distempered Constitution; and the licentious perserverance of the Crown. To be continued in our next. CALCUTTA. On Thursday last the following Civil Promotions took place. JOHN MACKENZIE Esq. President of the Board of Customs.— John Petrie and Archibald Montgomery } Esqrs. Members. Mr Henry Scott Secretary and Accomptant. Mr. John White Assistant Secretary and Sub Accomptant.— Mr. David Cumming, Custom—Master. Last Thursday was Married Archibald Montgomery Esqr. to the Amiable and agreeable Miss Chantry, a young Lady blessed with every accomplishment of Person and Mind to render the Marriage State a Scene of Joy and Happiness. To Be LETT. A Lower-room'd House within a large Compound and proper out Offices near the Council Chamber. For particulars enquire at the PRINTING OFFICE. March 30th, 1781. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT Mr. Lewis Da Costa has still upon hand for Sale a very large quantity of Excellent Danish Clarret, Bayone Wine, Europe Cables, Hawsers and Cordage. Also Teak Planks of different thickness and sheathing Boards. Any person inclined to purchase the whole or a part of any of the above Articles are Requested to apply to him at his House in the Raddabazar, having quitted the House near the Armenian Church. WANTED A Dictionary, Italion and French, or Italian and English. Any Person who has one to dispose of, may hear of a purchaser by applying to Mr. Andrews at the Circulating Library.

POET's CORNER. An Epigram on Dunderham blixom Smack (the cross'd Beard Apostle in Embrio) Preaching a Sermon against Mr HICKY and the Bengal Gazette, in Mr. Kiernanders cathedral. YOUNG SMACK from the Pulpit Thundered hell and perdition Gainst Hicky for Twigging the Reverend Mission, Friend HICKY, sore gall'd at the trick of the Types, Gave this German Apostle some cutting hard wipes; Bereaved of his Birth-right can HICKY do less? What he owes to the PULPIT, than pay thro the Press: The Padre declares, that (in Case there is no FLAW) By the advice of Sir Jacob he'll 'Try it at law": It rejoices all lovers of Jokes and of Jeers, That the Printer and Padre are both by the ears: How the Court will be Crowded—The Counceller's Giggle Not a JUDGE on the Bench, but his Backside will Wriggle, 'Tis right excellent Fun, for the Town;—how it chuckles? That, old Grey Beard, at last, gets a rap on the Knuckles. S I R, BEING in Company the other Evening, the Conversation turned upon the Crime of Suicide. A Gentleman in Company challenged me to produce any one Passage in Scripture which absolutely forbids it; I could not recollect any one at the Time, nor have I been able to find one since. If any of your Correspondents will point out the particular Passages alluded to, he will perhaps confer a great Obligation on some of those Mortals who are weary of their Existence, as well as on Your humble Servant, M. A N E C D O T E Of the late LORD CHESTERFIELD. LORD CHESTERFIELD being one Day in Company with some Ladies of his Acquaintance at the Exhibition, they observed among other fine Portraits, the celebrated Handel's. O law! my Lord, says one Lady, there's the great Handel, as I am alive; but it is a thousand Pities that the Artist did not paint one of his most favourite Pieces, imitateing a Scroll, in his Hand; it would set off the Picture, I am sure, to much more Advantage; would it not, my Lord? Why, yes, it certainly would answered his Lordship, I wonder says she, which of them would look best there; Why, replies the wit, I should think if his Water Piece was there, it would look to a much greater Advantage. A Red Hot Irishman in Calcutta being at Huggins and O'Donnel's made a very shrew'd and witty remark a few Days since viz.—That the King had presented Admiral Rodney with his Picture in a Gold Box made of RIGHT HEART OF OAK for the Eminent services he had Render'd the Nation. ADVERTISEMENT. WANTS EMPLOY a Gentleman who writes a good hand, is conversant in Accounts and Bookeeping, speaks several Languages (English, French, Dutch, &c.) and translates the same with facility, of an Active disposition, and acquainted with business. The advertiser is a person of good family, but from adverse circumstances, and having few acquaintance in Calcutta, is impelled to adopt this mode of recommending himself to the Notice of some Gentleman of liberal sentiments thro' whose patronage he may obtain a settled employ, either out of the provinces, in a public Office, or to superintend a Merchantile Concern. The favor of a line is requested to A. B. to the care of Mr. Andrews at the Library. THE SOCIETY for the Insurance of Foreign Vessels having Extended their Plan and Capital, Give Notice that they will Insure indiscriminately upon all English or Foreign Vessellss Proceeding to and from the Different Ports in India or to Europe. To be L E T A House on the Esplanade, the corner of the Post-Office Street, Lately inhabited by Lt. Mac'Intire. Enquire of Ram Hurry Taggoor. WANTS EMPLOYMENT. A Young Man who lately came from England, would be glad to engage himself in any Gentleman's Office as a Writer, or Book-Keeper. Any Gentleman in want of such a Person, by directing a Line to J. G. at Mr. HICKY's Printing Office, will be waited on. Calcutta 5th May 1781. To be S O L D. A Spot of Garden ground, Consisting of one Baggah and four Gottahs near Cossey-pore pleasantly situated on the Banks of the Ganges, with a good Carriage Road. For particulars please to enquire of Mr. HICKY at his Printing Office in the Radda Baazar, at Calcutta. N O T I C E. 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 is now open for the sale of the following Articles viz. The best Country Rum wholesale and retail, in Puncheons, Pipes, and Hogsheads, at one Rupee four Ans. per Gallon wholesale, and one Rupee 8 An's. retail. Fine Old Rum at 2 Rupees per Gallon., fine double, and treble refined Loaf Sugar, Manufactured at Sookfagur, and equal to any made in Europe Calculated to answer the end of sweetning, without, depriving the Tea of its Flavor, Sugar of this excellent and agreeable quality has been long wished for in this part of the World. The very finest transparent Sugar Candy at 30 Rupees per Maund. Patna piece Goods, raw Silks &c. and a variety of other articles. All Gentlemen favoring Mr. Harvey with their Commands, may depend upon his exerting every endeavour to give them satisfetion. TURNBULL, MAC' INTYRE, and DAWLEY. BEG Leave respectfully to acquaint the Ladies and Gentlemen of Calcutta, that their Investment of China Goods imported in the Rumbold, is now exposed to sale for ready Money, and upon the most reasonable terms, at the House formerly Occupied by Mr. Slight, near the Court House. ALL PERSONS. HAVING any Claims, or demands on the Estate of Capt. George Davies, of Artillery, on the Madrass Establishment, lately deceased; are desired forthwith to send an account thereof to Doctor Chas. Allen at Fort William, sole Executor of the said Capt. Geo. Davies, and all persons indebted to the said Estate are requested immediately to pay the same. Fort Willam April the 14th 1781. ALL PERSONS, WHO have any demands on the Estate of Mr. William Justice deceased, are requested to send an account of them to Mr. James Miller one of the Executors. And all Persons indebted to the said Estate, are requested to discharge their respective Debts, without delay. JUST PUBLISHED. BY AUTHORITY. AND to be Sold at the Library, the Late Bye Law, either Bound or in Sheets. The LOTTERY for the Harmonic House BEING nearly filled up Messrs. Stark and Robertson request that the Subscribers in Calcutta, will meet at Nicolls and Crieghtons Tavern, on the first monday of June next, between the Hours of 10 and 11 in the forenoon, to appoint a Committee to superintend the Drawing of the Tickets: Likewise request that the Gentlemen who are not in Calcutta, will give Orders to their Agents here, to Pay in the Subscription Money to Messrs. Stark and Robertson, and to receive their Tickets previous to that Meeting. Calcutta 19th April 1781. To be S O L D. AT Mr. Levetts distellery the best Old, and New Rum 27 per Cent cheaper than is sold in Calcutta. And the best trible refined sugar at Mr. Huggins, and Cantwelis, Batavia and Country Arrack at Mr. Levetts Distillery at the cheapest rates. GEORGE ADAMSON. CLOCK and Watch-maker the next House to Messrs. Stewarts Carpenters near the Court House, beg leave to acquaint the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Settlement that he repairs all sorts of Clocks and Watches and makae all sorts of Gold and Silver Work likewise mends old work in the neatest manner. N. B. where all Commissions from Town and Country will be punctually obey'd. MR. Stillas Watch and Clock-maker, and late Assistant to Mr. Guthrie in the Radda Baazar. Begs leave to acquaint the Ladies and Gentlemen in the Settlement that He has taken a House in the Loll Baazar next door to Mr. Tirretta, where He repairs, and Cleans all kind, of Clocks and Watches. CALCUTTA, Printed by J. A. HICKY, First and late PRINTER, to the Hon. COMPANY.