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BENGAL GAZETTE;
OR 7 H E ORIGINAL
Calcutta General Advertifer.
A JVetkly Political aad Commercial Paper, Open t» all Parties, but influenced by None,
ji From Saturday May 26th to Saturday June the 2d. 1781. [No. }>IX]
IflanJ w!th his fquadron and that his own which the Aid cle Camp who was charged with
NOW IN THE pp i.'SS fquadrrn was then m the beft condition and fit I M*flW. had the imnrudpnfp m ftifts-.fc of a
AND" " for any fn vice. He adds that the Kings Ships
whicp had been cru,izjng had taken 6 Priva-
teers of 20 Guns the Crewsof which'ainounted
SPEEDILY WILL BE PUBLISHED
BY J. A. MICKY
AT HIS PRINTING OFFICE.
IN CALCUTTA.
THE New Bye-Law propeily difcuiTed,
defined and diffciSted, Paragraph bv
• Para'Taphj lully Explained by th» cleared
comments taken from the higheft Legal and
coiillkutioiial Authorities, adapted to the
meaneft Capacity. Which will prove a very
neceffary Pocket Manual, not only for this,
but (uce'eeding Generations', to fhew how
tartfull oiii Wile Anceftors have been to
protect us,our Lives, Liberties, and Properties.
To the P U B L1C. .
TH*£''great demand for the Original Ben-
gal Gazette has induced Mr. Hicky to
Puoiifh them inVolumhs, which are now ro be
haddinun'd or unbound at his Printing Office
in the Radda Baazar.
PROPOSALS for printing a Magazine bv
.■iiiM'cription, to be Pubiiflied the firft
WedncItFay in every Month by I. A. HICKY
li.iJcr the following Title.
T H E
B E N G A L
M A G A Z I N £,
o n
A S I A T I C
REPOS(TORY
o r
Wit and Humour.
Price four Rupees., Subfcriptions trken in at
the Original Print n * Office.
a Meilage, had the imprudence to fper.k or a
fpy, who was taken into aneft. Arnold de-
fired no further explanation, and making f< rne
pretext for Withdrawing, gained the River
to 700 and carried them into New York and and got into a fifhing l.'oat, and arrived in
that theatd'ay the Collodon had taken the good time at NcwYoik, where he was well
Wafllington privateer of Bofton mounting 20
Gtini and 120 men. he then gives an account
that his Majcftys Ship the Pearl in the latitude
of Burmudas ba'd met with the trench frigate
L'experience of 28 Guns, iiprs. and had ta-
ken her after an action of 2 Hours by the bra-
vely end good comlucd; of Capt. Moiuague
and that the prize was arrived at New Yoik
2 Days before .
Nov. 15th the Hon re of Peers took into
confideration the rcqneft of the Karl ofPomfret,
who is detained a prifoner in the Tower, an J de-
tcimintd that (hat Loid is to blame and that he
ft all be brought to the b.,r of that lioufe for his
offence, and that he ihall there make a fuhmi-
ffion and promife upon 'lis honour not to purfue
any violent meafute,. in conf quence of his hue
refentment, and a Committee was appointed to
manage this bufinefs.
I here is a particular relation of the fcheme
which was concert-d with General Clinton for
the Defer.tien of Geneial Arnold, who was to
have brought away 2700 Men from the Ame-
rican Army, which is reprefrhted as a bufinefs
which could not but be attended with great
difficulty, but for the adjuftrhciit of every
thing, the Adjutant Gen'! Andrews offered his
fervice, n'otwithftanding the temerity of the
pn jeft, and the danger of executing it. Hav-
ing difgui-fed himfelf as a peafairt; he arrived at
the American Camp, arid found means to get
to the Tent of General Arnold, and commu-
nicated every thin?!; to him, after which Hi
took the road to New York, but being foon
Challenged and obferved by three Men of the
Militia, they ftop'd and interrogated him, but
his anfwers were fomcthirvg indirect and equi-
vocal, notwithflanding which 2 of the Guards
agreed to let him pafs, but the third making
Wafhmgton privateer of Bofton mounting 20 | received, and immediately published in Read.
Gr.ns and 120 men. he then gives an account j ingtens Gazette, an Addiel's 10 the P< cpJe of
America which was given in a lubhijucnt
Paper.
Nov. 2 J ft. The enly important bufinefs
which atprefent occupies the Houfe of Peers,
is the enlargement of the Ear] of Pomfret, and
his Re-cffablifhment to the Honors and Pie-
viiedges of his Peerage, en the 17th he was
conducted to the Bar of the Houfe, and repre-
mandr.d by the Chancellor, for a conduct
which tended-to'menace the life, and violate
the frcurity of a Peer of Great Brit, in,—alter
whiih the Clerk of the Houfe, read to my
Lord Pomfret the Paper of excufc which her
was to deliver in his place,. cxprefling the En-
gagement which he entered into, to abandon
all his refentments, not. only againlt the
Duke ofGrafton, but againlt every other pcr-
fon with whom he might have any cjiicfticn \\\
that unfortunate affi'.ir, after fome ex-
planation as to the neceiiity of makipg a pro-
mife in rt fpeiSt to any other perfon beiides ther
Duke ofGrafton, he fubmitjin* hmifelf to ths
pleafures of his Peers, as it had been pronoun-
ced to him by the Chancellor.
Bs/tcnScpir. 2th. All the Towns of this State
being affcmbled for the election of A Governor.
Lt. Governor and Senate agreeable to the
new Confticiirion and form of Government:
there were 3 Candidates of which one had but
one Vote, "the Second had 64, and the Cele-
brated Mr. John Hancock had 853. The rea-
fons for giving the preference to Mm, are the
open and decided part which he took in the
Intereft of America and the neceiiity which
appear loo for oppofi.ngihc oppreffive mcaftife
of great Britain," the -Dangers of which had
not deterred him from expoting his life and hi*
Eftate and the Sacrifice which he had made of
a part of his Fortune for fuppor.ting the Oufe
of his Country, thefe motives will fervc to con-
vince the whole world that the Inhabitants of
new England are (till the fame people that they
were at the beginimng of the Conqueft:, and.
that thev perfevere in thefe principles by con-
firming the fiift honours of their Government;
on thofe who diftinguiin th.-mfejves a£ that
time. It ij not doubted but that Mi. Samuel
Adams will be almoft unanimcufly appointed
Lt. Governor and that the Geneials Ward,
Warren Sec will be appointed to theoth r Poft .
London NiV- 0.4th. Letters had been receiv-
from Admiral Darby who commands ihe
Grand Fleet, which is all in good order and
Cruizing near the Coait o' Franc , where they
have taken 6 Dutch Ships bound from Am.
fterdam to Breft.
The Enclijh Nr.vs Continued /rem our La/!.
pVtMBEi r4, Difpatchcs were
M h* Received from the Admirals
N '/i Arbnthnot, Graves, and Rod-
*A ney from New York, where
*^ ^ thev were then ftationed to-fe- ! fome reflections, and forming a fufpicion pcr-
ia_*£"la co;lJ the operations of General ; ftaded his Comrades to flop" him, which put
i/HBtoo. the Adjutant into lb great a conitcrnation, as
17th A ijazette Lxtraorduury wasPubJifli- ! to induce him to commit a molt inconceivable
cd. and dated at New York the 20 Oct. ' indifcrction bv producing a pafs port given
and giving an account that Major General to him bv General Arnold, and at the f,me
Arnold had left the American fervicc and joined time taking out of his Pocket a Watch, and a
the Rings standard, ins teafcn for which had hundred Guineas offered them for his ranfom?'
been contained in a former Letter and commu- The more confidcrabk- the offer, the greater
mcating the ,11 fuccefs of a proleft, wfiign had was the fufpicion of the Men, and they carri-
very near been earned into Execution, and ed him to General Wafllington who after en-
wiuch promilcd the matt probable and impor- terrogacing him and'fearchinr him found in
tain confequenccs to the Kings fervicc. but in his Boots, Papers fuflicient to tettify the plot
the .ffue pmved the mofl fatal to Major Andrews \ with General Arnold, and the mUn who carri-
. AdJ,,t:inf General to Sir Henry Clinton who ! ed them was a fpy, General Wafhin.ton re-
was made a ! rifonei, and being tried by a Solving this bufinefs in his mind in the'inrtant,
Council of Genera Officers ot th: Rebels, was j and confidering the difficulty, and the proba-
condemned to death by tlie.r Sentence, which ble danger of a<refting in a Public manner,
General WlrfWon jt into Execution on the General who was a confpira or, determin--.
the 2d upon that un.ortunate Office-, whofe ed to write to him to the Field, that the Co ,„t I London do. 29th. This morning Admiral
lurrowfu! fate ben t Clinton does finccrely re- De.Rochambeare, and the M uq.,ij (> hi F «. ! Hood fail'd from nortfmouth with 7 Ships of
fret, and d dares that n,s Affiflance to fi.m h; d were defirous to fee h s div f,..„ and that they the Line 4 frigates and a Sloop and a great
Wen ext.erne!v important, and 1 hat he pf6mit- might be feen under Arms, he had ordered a
•cd to „e an Honor to'h.s Count,y, a»d'ah Or- Review, and that he h.mL.f with the French
namcnt ,0 Ins PndtefiK.n. • OlTlC0!S h:H, ,n,(j ,() ^ u^ Ay_
By Letters t.om/-Admiral Atbuthftot from nold, the Major General was brourht in th.
■Ne.» 1 oik of 7t.i, Oct. advice is received that I Trap and returned for anfwer, thaH.is fpmife
x"~ <~l"v~-~ -c w;;5 Wa at Rhode, | Wiuld hv h-ghL Honotned bv th- ii'fi a-r
number of Merchantmen under his coni'oji for
the Weft Indies \v h to 1 ejoin'd at Piymouih
by 3 Ships of the lin<%'and'is then to procei d
tt> 11eland to tak-: un er h s convoy a g:e. £
number of Shins that ate there ready to fc&
' rk of
BENGAL GAZETTE;
OR 7 H E ORIGINAL
Calcutta General Advertifer.
A JVetkly Political aad Commercial Paper, Open t» all Parties, but influenced by None,
ji From Saturday May 26th to Saturday June the 2d. 1781. [No. }>IX]
IflanJ w!th his fquadron and that his own which the Aid cle Camp who was charged with
NOW IN THE pp i.'SS fquadrrn was then m the beft condition and fit I M*flW. had the imnrudpnfp m ftifts-.fc of a
AND" " for any fn vice. He adds that the Kings Ships
whicp had been cru,izjng had taken 6 Priva-
teers of 20 Guns the Crewsof which'ainounted
SPEEDILY WILL BE PUBLISHED
BY J. A. MICKY
AT HIS PRINTING OFFICE.
IN CALCUTTA.
THE New Bye-Law propeily difcuiTed,
defined and diffciSted, Paragraph bv
• Para'Taphj lully Explained by th» cleared
comments taken from the higheft Legal and
coiillkutioiial Authorities, adapted to the
meaneft Capacity. Which will prove a very
neceffary Pocket Manual, not only for this,
but (uce'eeding Generations', to fhew how
tartfull oiii Wile Anceftors have been to
protect us,our Lives, Liberties, and Properties.
To the P U B L1C. .
TH*£''great demand for the Original Ben-
gal Gazette has induced Mr. Hicky to
Puoiifh them inVolumhs, which are now ro be
haddinun'd or unbound at his Printing Office
in the Radda Baazar.
PROPOSALS for printing a Magazine bv
.■iiiM'cription, to be Pubiiflied the firft
WedncItFay in every Month by I. A. HICKY
li.iJcr the following Title.
T H E
B E N G A L
M A G A Z I N £,
o n
A S I A T I C
REPOS(TORY
o r
Wit and Humour.
Price four Rupees., Subfcriptions trken in at
the Original Print n * Office.
a Meilage, had the imprudence to fper.k or a
fpy, who was taken into aneft. Arnold de-
fired no further explanation, and making f< rne
pretext for Withdrawing, gained the River
to 700 and carried them into New York and and got into a fifhing l.'oat, and arrived in
that theatd'ay the Collodon had taken the good time at NcwYoik, where he was well
Wafllington privateer of Bofton mounting 20
Gtini and 120 men. he then gives an account
that his Majcftys Ship the Pearl in the latitude
of Burmudas ba'd met with the trench frigate
L'experience of 28 Guns, iiprs. and had ta-
ken her after an action of 2 Hours by the bra-
vely end good comlucd; of Capt. Moiuague
and that the prize was arrived at New Yoik
2 Days before .
Nov. 15th the Hon re of Peers took into
confideration the rcqneft of the Karl ofPomfret,
who is detained a prifoner in the Tower, an J de-
tcimintd that (hat Loid is to blame and that he
ft all be brought to the b.,r of that lioufe for his
offence, and that he ihall there make a fuhmi-
ffion and promife upon 'lis honour not to purfue
any violent meafute,. in conf quence of his hue
refentment, and a Committee was appointed to
manage this bufinefs.
I here is a particular relation of the fcheme
which was concert-d with General Clinton for
the Defer.tien of Geneial Arnold, who was to
have brought away 2700 Men from the Ame-
rican Army, which is reprefrhted as a bufinefs
which could not but be attended with great
difficulty, but for the adjuftrhciit of every
thing, the Adjutant Gen'! Andrews offered his
fervice, n'otwithftanding the temerity of the
pn jeft, and the danger of executing it. Hav-
ing difgui-fed himfelf as a peafairt; he arrived at
the American Camp, arid found means to get
to the Tent of General Arnold, and commu-
nicated every thin?!; to him, after which Hi
took the road to New York, but being foon
Challenged and obferved by three Men of the
Militia, they ftop'd and interrogated him, but
his anfwers were fomcthirvg indirect and equi-
vocal, notwithflanding which 2 of the Guards
agreed to let him pafs, but the third making
Wafhmgton privateer of Bofton mounting 20 | received, and immediately published in Read.
Gr.ns and 120 men. he then gives an account j ingtens Gazette, an Addiel's 10 the P< cpJe of
America which was given in a lubhijucnt
Paper.
Nov. 2 J ft. The enly important bufinefs
which atprefent occupies the Houfe of Peers,
is the enlargement of the Ear] of Pomfret, and
his Re-cffablifhment to the Honors and Pie-
viiedges of his Peerage, en the 17th he was
conducted to the Bar of the Houfe, and repre-
mandr.d by the Chancellor, for a conduct
which tended-to'menace the life, and violate
the frcurity of a Peer of Great Brit, in,—alter
whiih the Clerk of the Houfe, read to my
Lord Pomfret the Paper of excufc which her
was to deliver in his place,. cxprefling the En-
gagement which he entered into, to abandon
all his refentments, not. only againlt the
Duke ofGrafton, but againlt every other pcr-
fon with whom he might have any cjiicfticn \\\
that unfortunate affi'.ir, after fome ex-
planation as to the neceiiity of makipg a pro-
mife in rt fpeiSt to any other perfon beiides ther
Duke ofGrafton, he fubmitjin* hmifelf to ths
pleafures of his Peers, as it had been pronoun-
ced to him by the Chancellor.
Bs/tcnScpir. 2th. All the Towns of this State
being affcmbled for the election of A Governor.
Lt. Governor and Senate agreeable to the
new Confticiirion and form of Government:
there were 3 Candidates of which one had but
one Vote, "the Second had 64, and the Cele-
brated Mr. John Hancock had 853. The rea-
fons for giving the preference to Mm, are the
open and decided part which he took in the
Intereft of America and the neceiiity which
appear loo for oppofi.ngihc oppreffive mcaftife
of great Britain," the -Dangers of which had
not deterred him from expoting his life and hi*
Eftate and the Sacrifice which he had made of
a part of his Fortune for fuppor.ting the Oufe
of his Country, thefe motives will fervc to con-
vince the whole world that the Inhabitants of
new England are (till the fame people that they
were at the beginimng of the Conqueft:, and.
that thev perfevere in thefe principles by con-
firming the fiift honours of their Government;
on thofe who diftinguiin th.-mfejves a£ that
time. It ij not doubted but that Mi. Samuel
Adams will be almoft unanimcufly appointed
Lt. Governor and that the Geneials Ward,
Warren Sec will be appointed to theoth r Poft .
London NiV- 0.4th. Letters had been receiv-
from Admiral Darby who commands ihe
Grand Fleet, which is all in good order and
Cruizing near the Coait o' Franc , where they
have taken 6 Dutch Ships bound from Am.
fterdam to Breft.
The Enclijh Nr.vs Continued /rem our La/!.
pVtMBEi r4, Difpatchcs were
M h* Received from the Admirals
N '/i Arbnthnot, Graves, and Rod-
*A ney from New York, where
*^ ^ thev were then ftationed to-fe- ! fome reflections, and forming a fufpicion pcr-
ia_*£"la co;lJ the operations of General ; ftaded his Comrades to flop" him, which put
i/HBtoo. the Adjutant into lb great a conitcrnation, as
17th A ijazette Lxtraorduury wasPubJifli- ! to induce him to commit a molt inconceivable
cd. and dated at New York the 20 Oct. ' indifcrction bv producing a pafs port given
and giving an account that Major General to him bv General Arnold, and at the f,me
Arnold had left the American fervicc and joined time taking out of his Pocket a Watch, and a
the Rings standard, ins teafcn for which had hundred Guineas offered them for his ranfom?'
been contained in a former Letter and commu- The more confidcrabk- the offer, the greater
mcating the ,11 fuccefs of a proleft, wfiign had was the fufpicion of the Men, and they carri-
very near been earned into Execution, and ed him to General Wafllington who after en-
wiuch promilcd the matt probable and impor- terrogacing him and'fearchinr him found in
tain confequenccs to the Kings fervicc. but in his Boots, Papers fuflicient to tettify the plot
the .ffue pmved the mofl fatal to Major Andrews \ with General Arnold, and the mUn who carri-
. AdJ,,t:inf General to Sir Henry Clinton who ! ed them was a fpy, General Wafhin.ton re-
was made a ! rifonei, and being tried by a Solving this bufinefs in his mind in the'inrtant,
Council of Genera Officers ot th: Rebels, was j and confidering the difficulty, and the proba-
condemned to death by tlie.r Sentence, which ble danger of a<refting in a Public manner,
General WlrfWon jt into Execution on the General who was a confpira or, determin--.
the 2d upon that un.ortunate Office-, whofe ed to write to him to the Field, that the Co ,„t I London do. 29th. This morning Admiral
lurrowfu! fate ben t Clinton does finccrely re- De.Rochambeare, and the M uq.,ij (> hi F «. ! Hood fail'd from nortfmouth with 7 Ships of
fret, and d dares that n,s Affiflance to fi.m h; d were defirous to fee h s div f,..„ and that they the Line 4 frigates and a Sloop and a great
Wen ext.erne!v important, and 1 hat he pf6mit- might be feen under Arms, he had ordered a
•cd to „e an Honor to'h.s Count,y, a»d'ah Or- Review, and that he h.mL.f with the French
namcnt ,0 Ins PndtefiK.n. • OlTlC0!S h:H, ,n,(j ,() ^ u^ Ay_
By Letters t.om/-Admiral Atbuthftot from nold, the Major General was brourht in th.
■Ne.» 1 oik of 7t.i, Oct. advice is received that I Trap and returned for anfwer, thaH.is fpmife
x"~ <~l"v~-~ -c w;;5 Wa at Rhode, | Wiuld hv h-ghL Honotned bv th- ii'fi a-r
number of Merchantmen under his coni'oji for
the Weft Indies \v h to 1 ejoin'd at Piymouih
by 3 Ships of the lin<%'and'is then to procei d
tt> 11eland to tak-: un er h s convoy a g:e. £
number of Shins that ate there ready to fc&
' rk of