Saturday 4 August 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. [No. XXVIII] From Saturday July the 28th to Saturday August 4th 1781. To all Gentlemen Seamen, and Lads of Enterprize, and true spirit. WHO are ambitious of making an honorable Independence by the Plunder of the Enemies of their Country. The DEATH or GLORY PRIVATEER a Prime sailing Vessel commanded by JAMES BRACEY mounting 22 six pounders, 12 Cohorns and twenty Swivels and carrying one hundred and twenty Men.— will leave Calcutta in a few days on a six Months cruise against the Dutch, French, and Spaniards. The best Treatment and Encouragement will be given. *** To Mr. HICKY, SIR, The following very remarkable anecdote was communicated to me sometime ago by a friend of mine I thought it so much to the honor of the female sex especially of this Country that I beg'd leave to copy it to send to you, if you think it worth a place in your entertaining paper it is much at your service. I am Sir your constant reader and a subscriber *** An Extraordinary ANECDOTE. SOME time after the capture of the remarkable Fortress of Gualier the engineer was ordered to clear the Fort of numbers of little Huts and Rubbish which was scattered all over it, to effect this he employ'd some hundreds of Men, Women and Children.—One evening as I was sitting at the door of my quarters (in a pensive mood) near which some of these poor wretches were at work. I observed a very pretty girl about 10 years of age carrying stones on her head, her figure struck me very forcibly, I watched her passing and repassing frequently. I observed that 'tho in rags and employ'd in so dirty an occupation she had the appearance of something superior to her present situation, her easy deportment, her playful disposition, with her comrades in employment, and a most engaging sweetness of countenance all determined me to enquire and find out if possible who she was. I was fearful of speaking to her being apprehensive if I took any notice of her she would be alarm'd and not come near that place any more. I shew'd her to my Hircarrah with directions to him that when she went home from her work at night he should follow her, and find out where she lived, enquire whether she had any Father and Mother, and if she had to bring them to me, but not to say a word to the girl, He return'd and told me she had an old Mother who was living in wretchedness in a small Hovel in the Shurpunah which was all the intelligence he could get, I order'd him to go the next morning and bring the old Woman to me, she came. Her appearance was that of old age and extreme misery, I ask'd her several questions foreign to the purpose for which I sent, for her, in order, to familiarize her a little to me, and induce her to speak freely, she told me, she had always been poor, that her husband was dead some years, that she was of no family and of the Chuman Cast, that she had earn'd her livelihood by spining wool before she was disabled by age, but that now her only support was a Daughter that she had, who was then at work in the Fort, and earned three pice a Day on which they both subsisted. This was the point I wanted to come to, I desired her to call her Daughter and let me see her she complied readily. The girl came in, and smiled when she saw her Mother and me, it was a smile of innocence and affability, I was charm'd with it but said not a word to her for some time I expressed my surprise to the old lady at three pice a Day supporting both her and the girl and ask'd her could not the girl follow some other employment that would be more easy and at the same time more Profitable, she answered with the greatest calmness three pice a Day was sufficient for them, I stared at her indifference, I admir'd her moderation, and envied her content.—good Heavens said I to myself, so old so infirm a woman, with such a Daughter and so little to support them, and yet contented; and of course happy, it was to me astonishing beyond conception. I asked her leave to give her Daughter a couple of Ruppees she permitted it, I brought a bag on the table wherein were about a hundred, I threw them out on the table, she seemed amaz'd wah wah; Burrah Saib hi! was her exclamation to her Daughter, she told me neither of them ever saw so much money in all their lives before, I gave the Girl two rupees, and ask'd her if she wou'd come and live with me, thaw, ka, correy was her answer without being in the least disconcerted, I then told the mother that if she and her daughter would live with me, they should have all the money, and that I would take care of both as long as they lived, without putting either of them to any work but such as would be agreeable both to her and her Daughter, she reply'd she was not able to do any work, and with a degree of surprise ask'd me what work I wanted to put her Daughter to, I could see her delicacy was alarm'd, tho' in so abject a sphere of life, and I solemnly declare that she raised an idea in my mind at that moment that I never had a thought of before, I blushed at the question, but it was not a guilty blush I had not a thought to the dishonour of the girl, but the question was natural as there might have been room for suspicion. I told her no work for myself, but that I had a Wife and Children down the Country, and I would send her and her daughter down to them, where they would be happy for ever (and so help me heaven this was my sincere and determined intention) I called in my servants to confirm what I told her of my family, she was satisfied and consented to my proposal, the Girl too seemed pleased, she appeared to be of a very lively disposition, I gave the Old Woman thirty Rupees, desired her to go and buy Cloaths for herself and Girl, &c come to me the next Morning, when I would provide a room in the Fort near my own Quarters, where they should stay 'till I had an Opportunity of sending them down the Country, they went away seemingly happy, and you may suppose I was not less so I thought I had done one truly charitable action in my life from real motives of charity rendering the remainder of an old Womans life happy by freeing her from all wordly care, and releasing a young one possibly from ruin, at least endeavouring to do so. But I was disappointed, Envy ever awake, effectually prevented me from enjoying any satisfaction long, for the old Woman return'd in about an hour but without her Daughter, I saw rage had taken place in her Countenance, of that complacencey with which she left me, her first salutation was throwing the mony I gave her and the Girl about the room, she then in a violent passion told me that she had been talking to a woman since she left me, who assured her that the fringy men never gave money to Girls but for base purposes, that her Daughter had been married two Months, that her Husband had been a Soldier in Ambajees Army, and was killed ten days ago by the fringy's (this was a circumstance I never enquired about because I thought from the Girls Appearance she was too young to be married, as she appeared more of a Child than a woman) and that tho' she was a poor Old Woman, yet she wou'd rather kill her Daughter with her own hand, than suffer,

her to be a Cusbie to any Fringy in the World, or even to any man, that my story of a wife was all Jute bout, for if I had one, she must be in the Camp with me, that the Girl was in the field with her Husband when he was killed, and if I was wounded who was to take care of me, and dress my wounds (this shews you they have no Idea's of Surgeons, how would our European fine Lady Wives relish this Doctrine?) of what use was my wife to me at so great a distance, that a wife is never from her Husband, who was to dress his Victuals, who was to take care of his Cheeses when he left his tent to Fight? and a great deal more of such (I cannot help saying) very sound reasoning tho' contrary to European I- dea's of Matrimony, she at last burst in- to tears and walk'd off, leaving me not a little mortified, all I could say, all I could do, could not pacifie her, nor per- suade her to take the Money again, I ne- ver saw either of them more. — After she went away I fell into a deep reverie, I revolved within myself all that had pass- ed, I wish'd to account for so extraordi- nary a phenomenon, Age, decripitated, poverty and Rags, companions with he- roism, Honour, public spirit, and vir- tue, without the smallest spark of men- tal improvement or Education, why said I should we value ourselves for our Edu- cation, or Religion when we find such Sentiments in these poor ignorant Hea- thens, where will you find such instan- ces of virtue with us, under such temp- tations for vice? Blush Oh ye people of a more enlighten'd age, Nation and man- ners, blush for your depravity come here and see, learn from the Original what innate Natural Honour is, let the stoics and Philosophers tell me to eterni- ty that there is no such thing as innate principles, that they are all the effects of Education, I tell them, I'll prove to them that it is false, here was native ho- nour unsaillied by Indolence and luxury, unadorn'd by Education, and unsup- ported or protected by any thing, but the principles given by the Divine Au thor of our Existence the strongest bari- ers, and defence against all temptations, this we possess in our own breasts if we follow the dictates of this Monitor we can never err, nay we must do right. This woman had no cast to enoble her, no Education to incite these exalted sentiments which she possess'd, surroun- ded by the miseries of famine, desolati- on, and plunder, the constant attend- ants of War, Born too and breathing in a Country, and under a Government where slavery by purchase is frequent, by Conquest is common, whose Laws are arbitrary, and whose Chiefs are absolute, particularly if successfull in conquests, when they indiscriminately carry off such Women as they chuse, whenever they conquer. — Then where cou'd she derive such Ideas of spirit, conjugal, affection, innocence, and dignity, of maintaining the freedom of herself and Daughter, she threw away my Money with disdain, I Honour her for it, she however must have entertained a better opinion of the Feringy's than of the Natives of her own Country, or she must have added to her other virtues undaunted courage. Had she dared to have talk'd to an Eastern Chief as she did to me, her life would have been the forfeit, and yet I think she would have done it, how few Mo- thers in her situation amongst us would have run such a risk? By Heavens I would not have violated the chastity of this little Beauty, nor have offended the feelings of the Mother designedly for a- ny consideration, not if I had been the most despotic Prince on Earth, I would give 1000 Rupees this moment that they were with you, but that's now impossi- ble, for I have made every enquiery in my power, and can hear Nothing of them, they are removed I suppose to some other place, I'm sorry for it, for I wish'd them both well, and still do, nor have I a thought concerning either, that I would be asham'd to expose to the whole World. C A L C U T T A. Extract of Europe News brought by the Rodney Packet. DECEM. 4th, In the House of Com- mons, Mr. Pultney presented a Pe- tition from the European Inhabitants of Bengal, Bahar, and Orissa praying a re- formation of Judicial Proceedings in these provinces, and an establishment of Trial by Jury in civil cases — Mr. Mac'Donald and General Smith spoke ably in support of the Petition, which was well received by the House and Or- dered to be on the Table. Gen. Smith, at the same time, moved that the Court of Directors might be ordered to lay Ex- tracts of all Letters and papers, that have passed between them, and the Go- vernor General and Council of Bengal, relative to the Supreme Court of Judica- ture before the House, also Copie's of their Correspondence with any of His Majesty's Secretary of State respecting the said Court. These motions were u- nanimously agreed to. 24th January. — General Smith gave notice to the House, that he should on the 12th of February move to have the Bengal Petition referred to a Committee. The General followed this intimation with several remarks on the facts stated in the Petition, He in particular observ- ed that it's object was to repeal the Act of Parliament which established the Court of Judicature in Bengal, which had produced many mischievous conse- quences to the Inhabitants and the India Company, and proved at length so into- lerable, that the Governor General and Council had been under the necessity of suspending it's operation by violence, he further said that the Court was Original- ly established by way of Experiment, &c as it's effects were so contrary to the In- terest of those concerned, and the inten- tion of the Legislature, no good reason could be given against it's immediate re- peal. — Mr. Mac'Donald corroborated the General's arguments, and added, that to his knowledge there was a Peti- tion to Parliament just arrived from the Governor General and Council of Bengal setting forth the excessive powers assum- ed by the Court of Judicature, and pray- ing for it's abolition — Lord North ad- mitted that the Act of Parliament esta- blishing the Court had in many instances produced ill consequences and that a re- visal, and even repeal of several parts of it, were become absolutely necessary, he was for an early hearing of the Petition, which he thought merited the most seri- ous consideration of the House. February 17th. — Lord Geo. Germaine resigned His Office of Secretary of State, and Lord Loughborough was appointed in his room. The Court of Directors in their gene- ral Letter by the Rodney Packet have ordered the additional allowance of three thousand Rupees a month which Messrs. Hastings and Barnell voted to Sir John Day to be discontinued and reprobated the measure in severe terms. They have also ordered him to plead in the Court of Judicature. They have appointed Messrs Becher, Lane and Stewart to seats in the Board of Trade, and Captain Metcalf to succeed Mr. Livius as military Store Keeper. Mr. Benfield is restored to his rank in the civil service at Madras. By the last advices from Madras we learn that Colonel Pearse's detachment was hourly expected there, and that GENERAL SIR EYRE COOTE remained at Cuddalore and Hyder Ally at Chul- lumbrum. "Extract of a Letter from Bombay by the way of Madras. — The Snow Essidabux Capt. Bailey from Moca to Bombay spoke a Moor Grab Ship in the Latti- tude of 17 32 N. the 12th of June last bound to the Coast of Africa, the Day before he saw Capt. Bailey he saw 2 Ships to the N. W. of him close hauled which gave him chace, the Commander of the Grab a Moor-man suspecting them to be french, immediately run before the wind, and crouded every sail they possibly could, and in 4 hours lost Sight of them, and kept his course again. The Betsey Snow that was supposed to be taken is arrived safe at Bushire General Goddard Commands the Garri- son at Bombay, and has taken his rank of this side of India accordingly we are hourly in expectation of the arrival of the Mercury Packet from Bussorah. We have the pleasure to inform the Public, that the Hon'ble Company's Ketch Heffernan, (which left Bengal in May last) is safe arrived at Madras. On the 23d. Ultimo, as Messrs. Sam. Clark, and Stephen Shea were travelling in their Palankeens from Balasore to this Place, they were stoped at a Village be- tween Bussah and Jallasore by the Mo- hur Bunge Rajah, with a party of his Horse and Foot, armed with matchlocks Bows and Arrows &c. and after order- ing their Palankeens to be rummaged & informing them he was at War with the English, he very politely dismissed them reserving to himself only, a handsome fowling Piece and a Gold Seal belong- ing to Mr. Clark, which he said he took a very particular fancy to. The thing that rendred itself, so very conspicuous in the Stage Box on Thurs- day night by his tittering and Gallantries with a celebrated fair one, in order to at- tract the attention of the audience was Cocking Jack, whom she uses like a shoe- ing Horn. Buxey — too notwithstanding the repeated admonitions he has received rendered himself ridiculous by ogling

with the fair one and apeing the Character of a Beau garson, His simpering, grinning and shrew'd remarks, anoyed the fashionable circle around him. In the same Box also sat Minikin Fiscal who was unfortunately strunk down by the aromatic Essence of a Prussian Officer like Figure lately employed by a certain *** ******* Addressed to ****** in consequence of his Verses on Miss W—m's BIRTH DAY. “Let the strickened Deer go wince”. ACCEPT young Man, this small advice from one Who thinks he's authoriz'd t'advise though young; Taught all my life in an experienc'd school, That to be VAIN is ever to be fool. Can it be worth thy wond'rous waste of pains, To publish to the world thy lack of Brains; Or might not reason E'EN to THEE have shown, The greatest praise had been to live UNKNOWN From envious rivals, envy flies at once, When W—m's thought fit subject for a DUNCE; E'en of the Sex to speak in thy low strain, Argues a weak or a disorder'd brain; Fierce passion rises in the generous mind, To see so dull a being ape Mankind: A motely figure of the FRIBBLE Tribe, Which hearts can scarce conceive or pen describe. How then presum'st thou but to name a FAIR, Who by the Gods was form'd by costly care, Who from above was sent with taste refin'd, To bless some feeling, some exalted mind; E'en at whose glance thy stupid clay made buit, Should instant crumble to it's destin'd dust. Cease then, VAIN NOTHING nor mispend thy time, In courting dullness to produce dull Rhyme, Forbear thou*** nor let thy home spun lays, With rapt'rous nonsence dwell on W—m's praise Oft have I known thee DURGEE weak and vain, W——m the Idol of thy aukward strain. Through the dull measure of a hot long day, In phrase most vile, prate heavy hours away; Whilst the COMPANY did all gape and gaze, To hear a Durgee babble W——m's praise. Did wit or wisdom poor harangues inspire, We then would hear with pleasure and admire; But what your pert loquacious tongue employs, To folly fashion, scandal, trash and noise; Thy fav'rite weapon, DURGEE, is thy tongue, Oil'd like a hone and like a balance hung; Once put in motion, quick vibrations keep, And scarcely is at rest e'en while you Sleep.— Hence vain-love, to thy Office shut thee in, By deep repentance wash away thy sin, At most, in solemn silence, dare revere, ONE who is Heaven's most peculiar care, Let not thy pen, nor tongue pollute a NAME, “Whose frown is censure, whose applause is FAME.” CASTIGATOR. Mr. HICKY, THIS age is advanced to such a degree of profligacy, that neither the precepts of Religion, nor the tenor of human Laws, are sufficient to restrain the frequent repetition of Adultery; which tho' a compound of Theft, Robbery, and perjury, seems however to have become perfectly fashionable. I would propose that our Legislature should enact, that every Male Adulterer be directly punished in a summary manner with C—n. Adultery is certainly a contagion, &c. altho' W—ing may not be catching, I sincerely believe Cuckold making is in Chandernagore. I am a poor man Mr. Printer, I have no Money to go to Law with; nor do I wish to be run thro' the Body by a personal demand of a Wife, which has eloped from me. All I can do therefore is to publish my case, and to warn other Husbands from letting their Ribs use Gaah have in these fore Tops as mine did lately; for I am now firmly persuaded, that she must have imbibed the influence from that Libedenous Animal. Some time ago a little Officer came to this place, and used frequently to preambulate the streets &c. in much state. His Commission and Character procured him a favorable reception in many families, and among the rest into mine. My wife is very handsome, and has swore to me a thousand times that she loved me, and would Die if any thing happen'd to me. I therefore permited her to go regularly to Chorch, and to walk to the Gardens of an evening, in these latter preambulation, I observed her to be always attended by this young, coxcomb of an Officer, But I never dreamt of the consequence. The Captain (for all Red Coats are called so with us) went down to Calcutta the other day, and has taken my wife along with him. I could easily discover their retreat, and bring my Wife back but I scorn it. I have done with a Woman who leaves her family to gratify her Appetites. If my Wife was so wanton, and so mean to fly from a husbands arms to that of a Lovers. I am resolved that husband shall be proud enough to laugh at her folly, and dispise her meanness.— And yet my case is a hard one Mr. HICKY, to loose my Wife and be laugh'd at for loosing her, is a little provoking. A poor fellow racked perhaps with Hanger steals a sheep, he is apprehended and committed to jail, tried and convicted and Hanged, whilst this Red Coat in the Character of a Gentleman, disturbes the peace of a Family, & runs away with my Wife, triumphs in his dexterity, and laughs at the poor Cuckold—Me! I went to the Captains Quarters to enquire for my Rib, when I found her boy making a kite out of some Paper, on which the Captain had wrote one Days Journal in imitation of Mr. Shockhead, I bought it of the Boy and transmit it for your perusal I am afraid too many of His companions spend their time in the same way.—There's also a Sonnet which I found he had received from a French Lady of my acquaintance. NOON.—TWO o'Clock.—Awoke and drank a dish of imperial Tea and heartshorn, ordered Buxu to wash my hands with the Lily of the Valley Water, and to reach me the Cypress powder, received from Lapont which occasions an immediate removal of those horrid beards that cast such a disgrace upon the featuref of humanity— To be Continued, To be SOLD. AT the Library by John Andrews and Anthony Bernierd, English Clarret. do Old Hock, Jamaica Rum Shrub, Cherry Brandy, some very elegant and useful Plate, do. very handsome Looking Glasses different sorts, Brass and steel Barrels fowling Pieces Silver mounted Fusils and Pistols, plain and do, Violins and other Musical Instruments, Musick Books and Tutors for every Instrument, Choice collection of Books for private Gentlemen's Libraries at a Moderate Price. Europe Silks; best Patterns and a variety of other Articles: 2d. August, 1781. Acknowledgements to Corrispondents. PUBLICUS being wrote on bad Paper, and is so much blotted that it cannot be read.—The Editor will be much obliged to the Author for a clear copy the one received shall be returned if the Author thinks proper to send for it by Letter; in which it is requested that he will be so obliging as to mention in said Letter some part of the subject matter of the former letter, by which we will know that it is delivered to the proper Person.

Continued from our last. DOES she not then live more for the World, than for her husband? and is this proper? Is it compatible with domestic Happiness?---she whose greatest pleasure should consist in rendering herself agreeable to her husband---in making his home more entertaining and pleasing to him, than scenes of Dissipation, where nothing is heard but nonsense, and unmeaning compliment---becomes indifferent whether he approves, or censure is pleased; or discontented---and leaving him to entertain himself in the best manner he can, flies abroad to be approved---by a Crowd!---I cannot bear to see a Woman of fashion sit down to an harpsichord at a public concert, and hear her clapped by strangers on finishing her tune---as if she were a common musician. To say no worse, it throws her off that level, on which it is her duty to move, and after all---for what excellence has she been applauded? she has been clapped, and extolled, because. She happens to have the use of her Fingers, and a good ear.---In the excellence on which she so much values herself and for which she has made such a sacrifice of time, and mental qualities she is at least equalled, if not surpassed, in every theatre in London! In the midst of her applauses, I cannot help feeling a secret regret that she ever learned a note! ---If to sing---to play on the harpsichord finely ---to Dance and speak Italian is to be highly accomplished---it follows that, the public singers---and female teachers of music, are---are what? ---the most accomplished Women in england. And french, too, of what use to our Women; is french? all ranks of People, even our very Tradesmens daughters, must now forsooth be sent to Boarding schools to learn French &c. as if there were no doing without it!---To gentlemen indeed, french is a very necessary branch of education but except to those of our Women, who are to move in the very first circle of the Court, it probably will be of no other use than to enable them to read French Novels, that had much better have remained unintelligible. And even with respect to our Ladies of the first circle, I see no reason why it is any more incumbent on them to learn french, in order to converse with foreigners of fashion, who visit our Court, than it was on those Foreigners, to learn english, to converse with our Ladies, and if the motive of understanding our Women, has not had sufficient Weight with foreign Gentlemen, I tthink it might have as little with our Ladies of the first rank. I have said thus much of French because the learning it, is pleaded as one of the motives for a Boarding-School education. I have argued against music too, for the same reason. I would not be understood, however, to mean that young Ladies should not be taught these little accomplishments, but I insist that nothing can be more absurd than to see them made so much the essentials of education, as to have those qualifications which really are essential, neglected to attain them let music, Dancing, French, and drawing, be taught, but let them be taught at home. I would ask any advocate for a Boarding school, what is the motive for sending my Child there? Is it because there is a good music master? I will send for him to my house, since though I pay him ten times more for it, my daughter has fifty times the advantage, by his attention being confined to her, which otherwise would be devided among her companions. Is there a good dancing master, drawing master, &c. there? I make the same answer, If their families are at too great distance from these masters, let the parrents, or Friends go to some large town where they can be procured. The imposition in Boarding School bills are so many, and th expences so great, that whoever can afford t send a child to one of those abominable pes Houses Sinks of pollution Graves of al goodnes, can afford to change his habitation for a winter or two---and if he cannot I am sure that young ladies, whose parents have not sufficient money to spare, to enable them to afford going for a winter or two, to some great town are the most improper, of all Women, to have their heads turned topsy turvy with Ideas of expences shew outside---and their minds rendered unfit to be pared with Men, whose fortunes will not bear to have their Houses turned inside out, for want of œconomy, and of that attention to their Interests, which it is necessary for wives to pay, If a man whose Income, with œconomy, is sufficient to enable him to support his family should notwithstanding find himself in danger of a Goal, through his Wife's extravagance and inattention, would he be consoled in his distress, by seeing her run her fingers, in good time and tune, over a number of black and white pieces of wood, faster than his eyes can follow them? I should fancy not, especially if he recollected that his distress arose from her having paid more attention to those pieces of wood, than to his Guineas!---and even though we grant that he can afford her extravagance and inattention, yet music, upon music, will not always do. I am as fond of music as any man should be, and have a very good ear, but harmony though very agreeable now and then, to the ear, will not make up for the want of an harmonized, and polished mind, a a man of sense requires in a Wife, something more substantial than the trifling qualifications that are attained at a Boarding-School. To be educated for him, more attention should be paid to her understanding, than her fingers---to her mind, than her Body. Her Body should not be neglected, that care should be taken that she should observe that the chief attention of her friends, was paid to her principles, and mental endowments. a Just sense of the duty, and of the relation in which she stands to him, forms the foundation on which every thing depends. To be Continued. WHEREAS. THE Widow of Sellah abdee Mahomed khan did in the Bengal year 1186 Mortg ge to Kishenram Bose Inhabitant of Calcutta one house &c. in the Town of Houghly and one House &c. in the Town of Chinsurah and sundry other-tenements Houses Gardens &c. for the sum of Sicca Rupees 51,000-and whereas the said Kishenram Bose was then introduced into and still Continues in Possession of the said houses-tenements &c. Now the Said Kishenram Bose is willing to make over and dispose of his Mortgage on the said houses tenements &c. any person willing to pay down the money may be fully acquainted with the Particulars by enquiring of Muddun Gopaul Bose in the Saan Bazar Calcutta or Jug Mohan Roy at Hughly. MR. Stillas Watch and Clock-maker, and late Assistant to Mr Guthrie in the Radda Baazar. Begs leave to acquaint the Ladies and Gentlemen of 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. To be SOLD. A Spot of Garden ground, Consisting of one Bigguh and four Cottahs 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. PUBLIC LIBRARY. JOHN ANDREWS Respectfully begs leave to Inform the Ladies and Gentlemen of the Settlement, that the Circulating Library kept hitherto in the Old Fort, is removed to a Cool and Commodious House formerly belonging to Doctor Hamilton behind the Riding School, and Between the Houses of George Livius Esqr. and Mr. Schultz Jeweller. JOHN ANDREWS takes this Opportunity of returning his respectful thanks to the Ladies, and Gentlemen, who have honored him with their Commands, and hopes for the Continuance of their favors. 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 Embroidr'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. LOST ON Friday Night the 6th of July Inst. from the house of Mr. Ralph Uvedale in Calcutta a small white Bengle Bitch big with pup, she answers to the name of Countess and has a red spot behind each of her Ears and one side, whoever will bring her to Mr. Uvedale or to the Printer hereof shall receive a Reward of 5 Gold Mohurs. ALL PERSONS. HAVING any Claims, or Demands, on the Estate of Mr. Joseph Cooper Deceas'd, are requested to send an account of them to Mr. James Prescott, one of the Executors on or before the first of August next, and all Persons indebted to the said Estate, are requested to Discharge, their respective Debts without delay. TO BE LETT. A Garden House Situated in Etahly, not far from Mrs. Griffiths Garden House, consisting of six Rooms a Hall with Verandoes to the East and Weast with convenient Out-houses, Cook-rooms, Coach-house stabling for 2 Horses and a fine Noble Tank with Various sorts of Fish Please to enquire of Mr. Nicholas Wardman next door to the Publick Library. CALCUTTA Printed by J A HICKY, first Printer to the HON. COMPANY.