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Hicky's Bengal gazette, or The original Calcutta general advertiser — 33.1781

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HI C K r s

BENGAL GAZETTE;

OR THE ORIGINAL

Calcutta General Advertifer.

A JVeckh Political and Commercial Paper, Ot>en to all Parties, but injiuenced by None,

85 From Saturday September the iff. to Saturday September 8th 1781. - [No. XXXIIT]

To all Gentlemen Seamen, and Lads of En-
terprize, and true fpirii.

WHO are ambitious of making an
honorable Independence by the
Plunder of the Enemies of their Country.
The DEATH or GLORY Privateer
a Prime fading VelTel commanded by
JAMES BRACEY mounting 22 fix
pounders, 12 Cohornsand twenty Swi-
ls and carrying one hundred and

e

gai ift the Dutch, French, and Span-
iards.

The beft Treatment and Encourage-
ment will be given.

be equally diftrefiing. | Don't think Jamey tho' I heye been

* N. B. Any pe. fon that has got fuch ftranded and my timbers d—n—y ftrain-
Ladies to difpofe off, let them apply to ) ed, that I am affraid to come to Cakut-
the Clerk of the Printing Office, and they ] ta, no as foon as the embargo is taken
v/ill be treated w.th. j off, which will be in ten davs or there

--.—._______; abouts, I fhall get up my Anchor and

To Mr. RICKY. \ make what fail I can.

SIR I But avail—avaft D—n yonr L—r I

The two accompanying Letters Ibavehad by f< rSot to tdl you.» W~d ha< Ulrncd a

fmefometime, I took their exabt Copies inevefy TyIoj> Rulslc by thc helP of the Cob-

t«Mity Men.- will leave Calcutta ■ WOrdofthr Ordinals in 1776, as they contain ler of Boncs» ran walk--As tor

in a few days on a fix Months crude a- j f0mething QriVincli3 lawhablc they are much me D~n my E—s it I e'nt Hobbling

at four -ervire.Jhculd you think them worthy o ly a li tie tender in the Larboard fide

aflaceinyour umverjally allowed entertain- my Starboard Gambo a httie {h'attejed

in? Gazette. however 1 think 1 fhall be able with lit-

Fromon Lord the Jlip Royal Duke December tic Repairs to receive your broadfide.;-- -

2'th 1776 Adieu, Adieu, yours while my eye
/ was going to fay dear Taylor.

EM PLOYMFNT W ANTED.
*Oy a Young Man lately arrived from
Jr5 Europe, and would be glad to en-
gage as i writer to any Gentleman in o
ou t of Calcutta, he can if required keep
private accounts, writes a good hand and
can be well recommended.]

NT, B. The above perfon would be
defirousto engage by the Year. A line
dincT-d to the Printer hereof for F. M.
fhall be duly attended to.

Au^uft, 28th

W A N T E D.
Y a Gentleman now in Calcutta,
_[ J> three very handfome African La-
01 es of the true fable hut, (by the Vul-
gar) commonly called Cojj'riejfes.

They mull not be younger than four-
teen years each

Nor Older than twenty, or twen-
ty five.

They mult be well grown Girls of

their Age.

Strait Limbed, and firait Eyed.
And have a rational ufe of all their

facui ties-
Tile .better if a little fqueamifh.
But beware of fpot or blcmiih.
They will be joined in thc holy banes

of Wedlock, to three Gentlemen of their

cwn Colour, Call, and Country.

A Dower is not Expected with them,
Nor will there be any jointure fettled

on them.

As the Mailer of thofe African Gen-

Balls wh2. p-£).

DUT being taken a back by vour Bill, if- S Damn yoL,r toP Gallant Yards

O hauled irt the lee BraAs of my tongue your boom, [Vlizm Sheet &c. Pii lay

andftoo.1 the other way* lb mult tell you >*ou *i<>ng .fide never tear, as. loon as I

that PI) (boner be damned than pay you arnvc and tht*n % WVT broadfide an 1

a fino-le Cowrie. be ^—d *° you> * wont flinch, and ii you

1 am coming to Calcutta with the fir (I do' may the Lanyards of y ur heart

fair Wind, io if you think proper to . crook &c- ?■ E- D-

lay an embargo on my Hull and Rigging 1 So fo tne La:rd has got a bn th 1 am

you may, but the cauie muft befirft 8,ad ot it, tlu/ between you and I b*liev«

tried by a Court of Admiralty. I have u to bea d-d. — I have had three

had-the Misfortune to (rave three of my or four Jpe'.Is before 1 cotild fimfh this

Timbers in, but the fhipwrigh. of bones lo£? but ac lail EctWM A fair Vv'uul fibres

gave me no other affii^nce than telling dimn Lazareeta JAifiage and paffihg

me it was bad enough to be hire, but through Gulph Gufl room lias had time
ime and the growing of other Timbers cnouS'A t0 affarc your Midfiiipmanlb;p:
you Id foiiee them a^am. i 1 am mth thc UI!"W PefpecL

I hope to be d-d if it was poffible if! ? our moft dt V; iCr'd moft obecKtAC

I would not foorief go a Cruize with- ' Hl,mble Servant, Peter D — ,
out Lead Compa's or Quadrant, than go Gunners Mate deputy Steward &
to England with you, you mult enquire
the rett.

Your's for ever . D
excufe the badnefs of the writing for 1
am very much hurried.

If you are not d--bly bufy I fhould

be glad you would rigg a line or two and
fend me by old Anderfon and let me
know the hearings and diftance of Cal-
cutta KkeWife how the times go with
yourfelf, As tor me my Timbers being
cracked makes the Trimof my body very
unealy.

I am confufed amonefi: Water Cafl<s

Mr. HICKT Irepeft your infertion of the
following curious Dialogue.

Fro?n ycur conftant correfpenderit.

MnNGO. '.
N S^tu diy laft P-. D -. was
obferved to walk b ckwaxds
andforwardvS in li's Hall in a mo-
pediXil mehuicholly coiid'tion, nut-
tering and murmering to h mi 1"—-
infomuch that his servants w^:q
greatly aLraied for his I'afe y; fear
ing a frenfy had ltiz.d h:s br<dn»--

Drv Provifions, Englifh Brandy^ {.H!s head-beartr deelarts he bcl-eves
Tallow Ca idles, Gunpowder, &c. &c. \ his poor M fter has b ci befi les him-

tlemen would not wilhto have them dif- \ fo do you fee 1 hope to be curled if I | felf—for-the-lft for.tn;ght, as he has
appointed, he h^pes no Ladies will ap- . have one moment of time and if you do j often heard him r.,ve in the middle
ply, bm thole who are reailv, and truly not fend me a line or two I fhall wilh you ! of the Night in s moft fh ckino-rnan-

fpinfters, for it would be a very dif- d-d. P. E. D. j ner, crying aloud d-n Tent pole In-

agreeable circumftance to have their paf-j Royal Duke Jan. the 6th 1777. tr^m^u d_n the P_ fnr

f,ons wound up to the highcit pitch or ! Dear MESSMEAT. \*1 K I , "

wild dgfire-,and then tohave theBanes for- y Received yours by L\ Anderfon and

bidden in right of a prior ciaim.-No D—n my E—s if the topping lifts

matter whether by a Mogul from the of my Heart was not (trained with Jqv,
Eaft, or a Hottentot from the Wed.— to hear that v -u had fteered clear of all

they have turned my brain.'—When
he femes a little to himfelf, he w 11

exclaim.---Ch! that 1 had bceii

timely wile,' and had never fallen in

For in in either ckcumftance it would Fire fliips. ' • t leve with- a capricious- unfuiing Uautj.
 
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