Saturday 2 June 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. From Saturday May 26th to Saturday June the 2d. 1781. [No. XIX] 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 J. 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. ———————————————————————— The English News Continued from our Last. NOVEMBER 14, Dispatches were Received from the Admirals Arbuthnot, Graves, and Rodney from New York, where they were then stationed to second the operations of General Clinton. 17th. A Gazette Extraordinary was Published, and dated at New York the 20 Oct. and giving an account that Major General Arnold had left the American service and joined the Kings Standard, his reason for which had been contained in a former Letter and communicating the ill success of a project, which had very near been carried into Execution, and which promised the most probable and important consequences to the Kings service, but in the issue proved the most fatal to Major Andre Adjutant General, to Sir Henry Clinton, who was made a Prisoner, and being tried by a Council of General Officers of the Rebels, was condemned to death by their Sentence, which General Washington put into Execution on the 2d. upon that unfortunate Officer, whose sorrowful fate Gen'l Clinton does sincerely repret, and declares that his Assistance to him had been extremely important, and that he promised to be an Honor to his Country, and an Ornament to his Profession. By Letters from Admiral Arbuthnot from New York of 7th Oct. advice is received that the Chevalier de Terney was then at Rhode, Island with his squadron and that his own squadron was then in the best condition and fit for any service. He adds that the Kings Ships which had been cruizing had taken 6 Privateers of 20 Guns the Crews of which amounted to 700 and carried them into New York and that that day the Culloden had taken the Washington privateer of Boston mounting 20 Guns and 120 men, he then gives an account that his Majestys Ship the Pearl in the latitude of Bermudas had met with the french frigate L'esperance of 28 Guns. 12 prs. and had taken her after an action of 2 Hours by the bravery and good conduct of Capt. Montague and that the prize was arrived at New York 2 Days before. Nov. 15th the House of Peers took into consideration the request of the Earl of Pomfret, who is detained a prisoner in the Tower, and determined that that Lord is to blame and that he shall be brought to the bar of that House for his offence, and that he shall there make a submission and promise upon his honour not to pursue any violent measures, in consequence of his late resentment, and a Committee was appointed to manage this business. There is a particular relation of the scheme which was concerted with General Clinton for the Desertion of General Arnold, who was to have brought away 2700 Men from the American Army, which is represented as a business which could not but be attended with great difficulty, but for the adjustment of every thing, the Adjutant Gen'l Andre offered his service, notwithstanding the temerity of the project, and the danger of executing it. Having disguised himself as a peasant, he arrived at the American Camp, and found means to get to the Tent of General Arnold, and communicated every thing to him, after which He took the road to New York, but being soon Challenged and observed by three Men of the Militia, they stop'd and interrogated him, but his answers were something indirect and equivocal, notwithstanding which 2 of the Guards agreed to let him pass, but the third making some reflections, and forming a suspicion persuaded his Comrades to stop him, which put the Adjutant into so great a consternation, as to induce him to commit a most inconceivable indiscretion by producing a pass port given to him by General Arnold, and at the same time taking out of his Pocket a Watch, and a hundred Guineas offered them for his ransom? The more considerable the offer, the greater was the suspicion of the Men, and they carried him to General Washington who after interrogating him and searching him found in his Boots, Papers sufficient to testify the plot with General Arnold, and the man who carried them was a spy, General Washington resolving this business in his mind in the instant, and considering the difficulty, and the probable danger of arresting in a Public manner, the General who was a conspirator, determined to write to him to the Field, that the Count De Rochambeau, and the Marquis De la Fayette, were desirous to see his division and that they might be seen under Arms, he had ordered a Review, and that he himself with the French Officers had agreed to Dine with Madam Arnold, the Major General was brought in the Trap and returned for answer, that his spouse would be highly honoured by the visit, after which the Aid de Camp who was charged with a Message, had the imprudence to speak of a spy, who was taken into arrest. Arnold desired no further explanation, and making some pretext for withdrawing, gained the River and got into a fishing Boat, and arrived in good time at New York, where he was well received, and immediately published in Readingtons Gazette, an Address to the People of America which was given in a subsequent Paper. Nov. 21st. The only important business which at present occupies the House of Peers, is the enlargement of the Earl of Pomfret, and his Re-establishment to the Honors and Priviledges of his Peerage, on the 17th he was conducted to the Bar of the House, and reprimanded by the Chancellor, for a conduct which tended to menace the life, and violate the security of a Peer of Great Britain,—after which the Clerk of the House, read to my Lord Pomfret the Paper of excuse which he was to deliver in his place, expressing the Engagement which he entered into, to abandon all his resentments, not only against the Duke of Grafton, but against every other person with whom he might have any question in that unfortunate affair, after some explanation as to the necessity of making a promise in respect to any other person besides the Duke of Grafton, he submitting himself to the pleasures of his Peers, as it had been pronounced to him by the Chancellor. Boston Septr. 8th. All the Towns of this State being assembled for the election of a Governor. Lt. Governor and Senate agreeable to the new Constitution and form of Government there were 3 Candidates of which one had but one Vote, the Second had 64, and the Celebrated Mr. John Hancock had 853. The reasons for giving the preference to him, are the open and decided part which he took in the Interest of America and the necessity which appear too for opposing the oppressive measures of great Britain, the Dangers of which had not deterred him from exposing his life and his Estate and the Sacrifice which he had made of a part of his Fortune for supporting the Cause of his Country, these motives will serve to convince the whole world that the Inhabitants of new England are still the same people that they were at the beginning of the Conquests, and that they persevere in these principles by confirming the first honours of their Government on those who distinguish themselves at that time. It is not doubted but that Mr. Samuel Adams will be almost unanimously appointed Lt. Governor and that the Generals Ward, Warren &c will be appointed to the other Posts. London Nov., 24th. Letters had been receiv- from Admiral Darby who commands the Grand Fleet, which is all in good order and Cruizing near the Coast of France, where they have taken 6 Dutch Ships bound from Amsterdam to Brest. London do. 29th. This morning Admiral Hood sail'd from portsmouth with 7 Ships of the Line 4 frigates and a Sloop and a great number of Merchantmen under his convoy for the West Indies he is to be joined at Plymouth by 3 Ships of the line, and is then to proceed to Ireland to take under his convoy a great number of Ships that are there ready to fail. Do. 30th. By advice from New-York of

the 30th of October. General Washington still remained at his post of Tuppoan the french had not moved from Rhode Island and were constantly employed in agumenting the fortification whilst the Admiral Arbuthnot observed the motions of Mons. de Ternay. Major General Leslie sail'd from hence on the 16th and it was believed that on the 18th he would enter into Chesepeque with a favourable wind which would enable him to get into Jame's River by the 20th and in consequence interrupt the communication of General Gates with Virginia and oblige him to retire from that province.—In this dispatches from General Clinton are published some letters and other papers of much importance from persons of considerable Character in America which had been intercepted and are filled with severe reflections on the conduct of the Congress and of General Washington particularly a letter from Lt. Col. Hamilton aid de Camp to General Washington dated the 12th Oct. which is enter'd at length, there are likewise Copies of other letters addressed to Mr. Waire President of the Council of new Hampshire and signed by several of the General Officers of the American Army. Green, Parsons, Paterson, Glover, Staik, Huntingdon, and Knox, wherein they represent in very strong terms and excellent language the severe and numberless hardships of their situation and the great disappointment which themselves and the rest of the Army had met with from the ill management and long continuance of the War, these Letters are very long and filled with many severe censures. London, Nov. 10th this day begun the Trial of Lord George Gordon in the Court of King's Bench and in a few days sentence will be pronounced. In the Cologne Gazettes of Nov. is inserted a letter from General Arnold to General Washington on the subject of the execution of Major Andrews and a long address from General Arnold to the Inhabitants of N. America containing the reasons for his conduct in quitting their services and joining the english Army which are chiefly founded on the empolite Step which had been taken by the Congress in granting the Possession of Rhode Island to the French & thereby endangering the Religion and liberties of their Country and their continuance of the War under the power and influence of France instead of accepting the equitable terms which great Britain had offer'd and which he believes that they will be able to enforce. London Dec. 12th the King has granted to the Widow Andrews mother of the unfortunate Major of that name a pension of £300 a year which upon her death reverts to his three Children. The King has likewise promised to the Brother of the Major who is a Captain in the Army that he shall be advanced the first opportunity. Dec. 15th. By dispatches received from New York of the 2d. Nov. some papers have been transmitttd which were entercepted in an American Mail and amongst those there is a letter from the president of the Congress to the Governor of Rhode Island accompanying an Act of the Congress relative to the new regulations for the American Army the tenor of which letter is inserted in the Gazette. Lisbon Sep. 20th the Russian squadron that are in this port are very sickly above 500 of their people are sent to the Hospital. Oct. 28th diligent preparations are making for fitting out a squadron of Men of War for the protection of our Trade, they are to consist of 10 Ships of the Line and 2 frigates. Camp at St. Roach Nov. 3d. An account is given of several new Battaries being constructed and of the progress of the Seige. Copenhagen Oct 28th. The ship Ganges is sailed for Tranquebar and the Castle of Danesbourgh for Bengal. Cadiz Oct. 26. The Squadron under the Count de' Guichon having taken under their Convoy a large fleet from St. Domingo arrived in this Port on the 23d: the Convoy consisted of 18 Ships of the line and 4 frigates with 108 Merchantmen the Cargoes of which are valued at 240 Millions of Dollars of which 60 is for the Account of French Merchants and 180 for that of the Spanish. Lisbon Oct. 13th. They continue to equip our Squadron with all possible expedition all the Captains of 8 Ships and all the Officers are appointed it is believed that the chief Command will be given to don Emanuel de Mandaza a Silva. Hague Nov. 12th Sir Joseph York Ambassador from the Court of great Britain has presented a memorial to the States General chiefly complaining of a secret agreement entered into by some principal Merchants of Amsterdam with the American Congress thro' their late President Lawrence. Cadiz Oct. 30 the Count de'Estaing vice Admiral of France took his departure yesterday from this Port with the Ships belonging to his nation including those which had arrived lately from America under the Count de Guichon. Paris Nov. 23d The Marquis de Costries who had succeeded Mons. de' Sartine as Minister of the Marrine) has received a Courier from Cadiz with advice that the Count de Estaing had left that Port with 37 French and 8 Spanish Ships of the line, but that a storm had soon after arisen which obliged some of the Ships to return. Viinna Nov. 30th. Our gracious and distinguished Sovereign Queen died last night of a dropsy after an illness of 12 Days. Copenhagen Dec. 20th. The East India Company's Ship Tranquebar which left that place the 27th February arrived here Yesterday Camp at St. Roach Nov. 17th A very heavy fire of Cannon and Mortars has been kept up against the Garrison for the last three days, which must have done a great deal of damage to the enemies works. Hague Dec 14th Sir Joseph York Ambassador from the King of Great Britain has delivered another Memorial to the States General, which is couched in strong terms demanding Satisfaction for breach of faith and the injuries done to his nation. London Nov. 24th Letters are received from the Grand Fleet under Admiral Darby. They were then cruizing off the Coast of Gallicia they consisted of 26 Ships of the line if they should remain any time in that Station it is probable that they will meet with the fleet under the Count de Estaing. Dec. 18th. No accounts having been received of the combin'd Fleet under Command of the Count de Estaing since they left Cadiz either from Cruizers, or other ways there are various conjectures as to the service for which they are immediately destined, it was at first imagined they were to be employed in the Seige of Gibralter, but their not appearing there in so many days it is thought that they are gone to N. America or the W. Indies to execute some defensive scheme, whilst others conjecture that they are cruzing in a particular Station with a view of entercepting the large fleet expected from the East Indies. To the Inhabitants of Bengal &c. Countrymen and Friends YOUR Honor and your Interest demand, that you should know your own Import annually. A consciousness of the Dignity and Power which you inheriently possess, as it will serve to shew you the Value of your Rights, will animate you to vindicate them. The sense of Injury is not alone sufficient to excite a strenuous and effectual Resistance: the circumstances attending it often aggravates oppression, and might therefore heighten Resentments. I will not wrong either your Understandings or your feelings, by supposing you ignorant of, or insensible to, the oppression which now prevails; but I wish to inspire you with something more—to expose to you the weakness and inferiority of your oppressors, to lay before you, your own comparative greatness, and to display to you your Power. If a view of these circumstances, if a conviction of your own strength and Importance, of the Value of your Rights, and of the Bareness and Insignificance of those who attempt to subvert them. The Grand end and Intention of all Government is the welfare of the People; whatever different means may be used in different Countries, the End remains unvaried in all; for the attainment of this end, the People consent to appoint a Power in the state, to which they individually transfer their Wills, dress it up in the Insignia of Sovereignty and arm it with Legislative Authority. This then is the original compact viz. That Government shall consult the welfare of the People; and that the People shall obey Government on that condition: when that condition is neglected or violated, the People are no longer bound to obey. We have seen. and God forbid that it should be otherwise, that the People can and may assert and defend their liberties when directly invaded, this Power however reserved to the People for the most important purposes, must be used with the utmost caution—only exerted on the most urgent emergencies and in its exerting must be guided solely by the Spirit of the Constitution. The Spirit of the Constitution requires a full and fair representation of the People; on that, and that alone, depends the right of Taxation; it then the People are unfairly or imperfectly represented, or not represented at all, that Right falls to the Ground; The Land Holder may refuse to acknowledge it, and may dispute the Payment of a Roll to the Imposition of which He has not given his Consent; If the Officer appointed to collect it proceeds to Violence and robs the Holder of his Property, actual Resistance might, perhaps be Justifiable on the Part of the Sufferer; but this is a fatal and should be the last resource; the mild and equitable Spirit of our Constitution points out a more desirable and an equally effectual method Viz. to appeal to Law for a full and ample Compensation of the Damages sustained from such Violence.—If the Spirit of Magna Charta is not quite Extinct He will receive full Redress: but if Law and Justice are annihilated—If the British Constitution is destroyed from its Foundation—If Liberty is irrecoverably lost—Every Englishman should join in the Sentiment of Cato, Indifferent is my Choice to live or die. Britannicus. Extract of a Letter from the Coast datted May 17th 1781. A Camp has been formed for some time past at Madoer, 12 Coss from this, on the Kistna consisting of the 7th and 8th and part of the third Sircar. Batt. About a fortnight ago, five companies of the 7th Marched to Angole to strengthen the Garrison of that place as it was supposed Hyder meant to send some Troops northward, He did indeed send some as far as Nellore but these he has since recalled. Not long ago Gen. Sir EYRE COOTE marched with 6 Battns. of Sepoys, the Bengal Europeans, 12 Guns and some Horse, and beat up Meer Saibs Quarters at Tridevedy Paroda. He stormed the Pagoda took 100 Prisoners and some Cattle and Provisions. Meer Saib attempted to recover the Bullocks and

for that purpose attacked Gen. Sir EYRE COOTE with 16,000 Horse on his way back in the night, but his People were so terribly galled by our field pieces that he found all in vain and Sir EYRE got safe back without the loss of a Man except two Lascars, and Ensign Albert Innes, who was shot by his own Sepoys by chance. The Bengal Detachment under Col. Pearce is now at Ragamundry. They have a fine train of Artillery but have lost considerably by Desertion and Sickness. SIR, THE following is a Copy of an Order issued by Col. Camac, on taking leave of the detachment he commanded. "Lieut. Col. Camac cannot help expressing the regret and reluctance with which he quitted the detachment at this period. Nothing could tempt him to leave the companions of his fatigues and dangers, but the undeserved treatment of his superiors; and to support his honour and Reputation, which have been unjustly impeached. Words cannot give adequate ideas of the feelings of his heart on this occasion, or sufficiently convey to them the just indignation which he suffers, as well for their sake as his own. "If thanks, and the warmest, and most grateful acknowledgements to the Officers, for the gallant and manly support which they have afforded on the most trying occasions, from one who once thought it the highest honour to command them, can be pleasing to their ears, he begs leave to offer them in the fullest degree.--- Such, Sir, is the affecting and spirited leave taken of his Brother Officers, by a soldier, jealous of his honour in competition with which life is of small account, and desirous to evince how unmerited is the disgrace which has been inflicted on him; and as his fortune renders him superior to the frowns of power, to which suffering Poverty is often obliged to submit, I would hope his spirit will be exerted, as well for the sakes of those companions of his dangers to whom he so pathetically address himself, as for the vindication of his own reputation, and the Rights of the Army in general, to the exposition of truth and of those on whom the blame ought really to fall but which he must not I fear flatter himself, with effecting in the manner, He probably would wish a Court Martial, for that would too clearly shew how undeservedly He has been censured. But such disappointments will constantly be the lot of those who rely on the Moguls friendship, whose heart is too Callous to be sensible of all generous feelings, and with whom it is Crime sufficient not to execute (tho' perhaps it be impossible with the means allowed) his visionary, absurd and ruinous Projects.--- witness his treatment of Leslie, who without the smallest Compunction He resigned to Censure or to ruin in the identically same manner. But that Gentleman's friends have taken a generous and effectual manner of removing the blame which has here been heaped upon his Reputation, by transmitting to Europe for Publication, an authentick Narrative of his Conduct throughout, plainly proving that his unaccountable delays, and seeming misconduct, were positively dictated to him by a superior Power. I am Sir Your Constant Reader Plain Truth. The Country Justice continued from our last. Mr HICKY IT would be a difficult task to trace this anointed Sycophant through all the Mazes of his Chicane and tricks, from the time he became one of the Quorum, The most trifling Incident that happened within the County, was immediately conveyed to him, by one of the parties, or some officious Petty fogger, many of whom he entertained at his Table in the same manner as the Roman Tyrants encouraged Informers; So that his worship was generally Master of a partial Representation of one half of the Story, perhaps some Days before the matter was brought before him, and had long before dined on the Turkies, Geese, and Ducks; that were presented to him on the Occasion, which generally so stuffed him with prejudice, that when the matter came to be heard, he was sure to belch out some Insult, against the other party, before he heard half his tale; travelling Mountibanks, without Success in selling their Packets at the Country Fairs, and Markets; were sure to be Committed; but when lucky, they generally carried on their Occupations quietly; as for the Poor, such as Gipseys, Vagrants, travelling Tinkers &c. if any of them had the misfortune to be brought before his Worship, at Dinner time their poor backs is are sure to smart for it, being generally condemned before they were half heard; he was so keen for making a Penny, by CONTRACTS or any thing else that offered, if any Bridge Floodgate or by Road in the County was out of Repair, he was sure to make a JOBB of it by procuring the Contract for some of his petty fogging Informers, and Accomplices; when sometime going Snacks with him, by pocketing two thirds of the Profit: a Lord in the Neighborhood having many Mannors his worship procured by his Informers, and other indirect means to have false reports raised against the Stewards, of those Mannors to his simple Lordship, and persuaded him, to appoint himself Super intendent of all those Stewards, with a very ample Salary, In his house he encouraged GAMING to the utmost extent, and rendered it a perfect Auction Room for the Sale of Offices, in these Courts Baron, thus Clod pate goes on --- prosperously, and is in a fair way, by such honest means to accumulate a decent Fortune for his numerous family.--- If these remarks shoulu ever fall into his Worships hands, the following lines are recommended to his Notice.--- My meaning can be best unravell'd, When I premise that Clod has travell'd. Clod with Surprize and pleasure staring, Ran to the Glass and then comparing His own Sweet figure with the print,] Distinguish'd every feature in't, The twist, the Squeze, the rump, the fidge an all Just as they lookt in the original By G--- says Clod, (and looking Smart) This graver understood his Art. 'Tis a true Copy, I'll say that for't; I well remember, when I sat for't. Clod, with his likeness deeply Smitten, Would read what underneath was written, Then raving exclaims "The cursed Villain! now I see "This was a Libel meant at me; "Those Scriblers grow so bold of late "against us Pillars of the state! "Such Dogs as he deserve, --- "Damme, I say, the ought to starve. Anti Clod pate. CALCUTTA IN a few Days Edward Hay Esq; Secretary of state for the Southern Department is to be Married to Miss Wagstaffe, a most Beautifull, Amiable, and highly Accomplish'd Young Lady---Sister in Law to Col. Morgan, a Lady endow'd with every elegant requisite to render the Marriage state (what it was intended to be) a scene of Extatic Joy and felicity. Wednesday Evening last a little before the Violent Gale of Wind came on the four Horses, and Carriage of a Gentleman unfortunately went over the body of a poor women in the Mutchey Baazer, by which accident, both her Legs were broke and one or two of her Ribs, the Gentleman seemed much concerned, gave her two Gold Mohurs, and ordered her every necessary assistance. CUTCHERY INTELLIGENCE A REAL FACT. SOME Days ago the SARDAR BEARER of the Right Hon. Sir Elijah Impey Knight Lord Chief Justice of these Realms was taken before Thomas Motte Esq; one of the Justices of Peace for the Town of Calcutta, being detected in the Fact of committing the Horrid Crime of Beastiality with a Favorite female Goat belonging to the Hon'ble Warren Hastings Esq; the Governor General &c. notwithstanding the Horrid Heinousness of the Crime and his being actually taken in the fact, He was sentenced to receive only 20 stripes, and to be imprison'd for a short time in the Cutchery, a place of confinement. The fellow pleaded that He conceived the intimacy subsisting between the Families, and his Master being a Great Man, gave him a Priviledge to commit the said Crime of Beastiality with impunity. We have Advice from Batavia that Baron and Baronness Hundsful together with the Cout and Countess of Dondervantrank will shortly leave the said Place on a Dutch Ship---they have leatly come from Germany and proceed to Calcutta with an avowed intention of disposing of their Wives, who are very handsome, to the higest Bidder. We are inform'd that immense Sums of Money have been remitted from hence to Germany thro! the Medium of Mr. R--- at C--- and that Agents to a certain Person, now at Vienna were on the Point of coming to an agreement with the Emperor for a rich and extensive Principality. The influnce of a certain Lady added to Some cogent Reasons has it is Said, determined---to take this step. Letters Patent creating him a Prince of the Empire are to accompany the Purchase. DIED the 29th last month, Elizabeth Wilson the Daughter of Mr. Wilson, in the China Baazar. 25th also Robert Lloy'd. Paragraph Extraordinary. "THE PROPRIETORS OF INDIA STOCK have already appointed 13 APOTHECARIES to take the CASE of Sir THO. RUMBOLD of Precious Memory into consideration, the moment He arrives; his Case seems to be an OVERGROWN DROPSEY, and they have determined to administer a few STRONG LEGAL EMATIC'S and also to TAPP Sir Thomas, in order to make him DIS-GORGE some of his unhappy surfeit of PAGODAS Doctor FITZ'GERALD is the Chief Physician who presides on Sir Thomas's case". Mr JONES. BEGS leave to inform his Friends and the Public in General, that he is removed from his China ware-House in the Rada Baazar to a House in the Post Office street near the Esplinade, situated behind the House formerly occupied by William Pawson Esqr. and has for sale the following Articles, A great variety of usefull best Stone and common China, in Setts, single or by the Dozen. A great variety of Painted Tea-setts, Tea and Sugar Candy Soy in Bottles, Ginger in Jars, Silks, Gauges Pelongs, Paunch, Sinshaw, by the Piece or Yard Lamfkin, and Flannell, Silver mounted Houlster Pistols, High mounted Saddles with Doe skin seats and Embroidered Furniture, Sashes, Gorgets, Regemental sword-Knots, Gold and Silver Cord Bands &c. Maderia, Brandy and, Porter in Bottles, Sweet Oil in Pint Bottles. Mustard. Pickles. Hams. Silk Stockings. Glass Ware. Hats. as soon as landed Any person having empty Cannisters may have them fill'd with exceeding good Hyson Tea, sent from China by Mr. Mac'Clary. Mr. Jones is mucn oblig'd to those Gentlemen and Ladies who has already favor' him with their orders and hopes for a Continuance of their favors. TO LET. A Commodious upper roomd House, with a convenient Compound &c. lately occupied by Mr. Black, situated close to the Eastward of Mr. Harry Grant's late dwelling House at the Loll-baazar. For further Particulars Enquire of the Owner Mrs. Elizabeth D'Verge adjoining to the Eastward of the said upper-room'd House. Acknowledgements to Correspondents. TIMOTHY Dreamer, Emilius, a Correspondent, Petrified and Observator are received.

ANECDOTE. AN intimate friend of Mr. B—w—ll's expressing to him one day his surprize, that he should second Mr. H— in that extraordinary and illiberal censure (which appeared on the Proceedings of the C——l) on the conduct of Mr. F——s, respecting Mrs G—— replied with great ironical humour, "By " G——d I did not wish it, but I could " not help it. I envy F——. beyond " measure, but I must go along with H. " in these matters."—The latter part of the confession may be some little apology for Mr. B. on the score of necessity, but what possible excuse can be found for his Colleague, in offering so warmly to censure a Vice, which his whole Life had uniformly passed in the practise of; unless indeed we suppose it to be the second Act of his Penitence, as we may reckon his first, the Honourable Alliance He had previously entered into. When this Gentleman was proposed some Years ago in Leadenhall Street, to be sent out high in his Office, his Abilities, among other qualifications, were mentioned.—Abilities, replied Lord Clive, with a mixture of contempt and Indignation, I knew him some time in India, and never heard of any Abilities He possessed, except for seducing the Wives of his friends. ————————————————————— For Sale by P. Mac'Intyre, the following Goods on the most reasonable terms. HYSON Tea in Chests Boxes and double Catty cannisters, Souchong Tea in different Packages, Sugar Candy in large Tubs, Loxsoy, Candied Oranges, Plain and Embroidered Lutestring, Plain and Striped Sattin, Dimity Sinshaw and corded Silk, Peelong, Mode Tiffany, Gauze, Gauze Handkerchiefs, Cat Gut, Ribbonds, Plain and Embroider'd Shoes and Slippers. English Claret, Cherry Brandy, Vinegar Sauces, Hams, Pickled Tongues, Linseed Oil, Glass ware, Silver Buckles, Silk and Leather Sword Belts, Hatts and Silk Stockings, Books, with great variety of other China and Europe goods. Considerable Allowance will be made to Dealers that Buy a Quantity: and for the convenience of those of his Customers that may not choose to Buy whole Peices, He will sell Silks and Gauzes by the Yard, and likewise Hyson and Souchong Tea by the Seer. Calcutta 30th May 1781. ————————————————————— ADVERTISEMENT. WANTS EMPLOY a Gentleman who writes a good hand, is conversan in Accounts and Bookeeping, speaks several Languages (English, French, Dutch, &c.) and translates the same wih facility, of an Active disposition, and acquainted with business. The Advertiser is a person of good family abu 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 Mercantile Concern. The favor of a line is requested to A. B. to the care of Mr. Andrews at the Library. ————————————————————— WANTS EMPLOYMENT. A Young Man who laetly 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 SOLD. 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 partioulars please to enquire of Mr. HICKY at his Printing Office in the Radda Baazar, at Calcutta. ————————————————————— 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 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 satisfaction. ————————————————————— 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. ————————————————————— 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. ————————————————————— ALL PERSONS. HAVING any Claims, or demands on the Estate of Capt. George Davies, of Artillery, on the Madras 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. ————————————————————— 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 requeste do discharge their respective Debts, without delay. ————————————————————— Mess's HUGGINS and O'DONNEL. BEG Leave to imform the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Settlement that they have purchased the greatest Part of Capt. Scot's and the whole of Captain Gammage's Europe Cargoes, which are now exposed for Sale, at their New-Ware-house. ————————————————————— 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 Baaz next door to Mr. Tirretta, where He repairs, and Cleans all kind, of Clocks and Watches. ————————————————————— GUTHRIE and WORDIE. TAKE this method of Acquainting the Public, that they intend quitting the Europe Shop Business, and that the Goods now remaining will be disposed of on as low Terms as possible, any Allowance made to those who take a quantity to dispose of again.—Any Person inclined to enter into that way of Business, may now suit themselves with a set of very good fixtures, and a tolerable assortment of Goods. ————————————————————— To be SOLD. JUST Imported, An Elegant Europe Chariot. Enquire of Mr. Sherburne at whose House It may be seen. ————————————————————— 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. ————————————————————— 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. ————————————————————— JUST PUBLISHED. BY AUTHORITY. AND to be Sold at the Library, the Late Bye Law, either Bound or in Sheets. Calcutta 10th April 1781. CALCUTTA, Printed by J. A. HICKY, First; and late PRINTER, to the HON, COMPANY.