▁it ▁" to ▁become ▁the ▁channel ▁of ▁personal ▁inve ct ive , ▁and ▁the ▁most ▁sc urr il ous ▁ab use ▁of ▁individuals ▁of ▁all ▁ranks , ▁high ▁and ▁low , ▁rich ▁and ▁poor , ▁many ▁were ▁attacked ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁want on ▁and ▁cruel ▁manner ▁... ▁His ▁utter ▁ru in ▁was ▁the ▁consequence ". ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁H icky ' s ▁Beng al ▁Gazette ▁was ▁the ▁first ▁English - language ▁newspaper ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁printed ▁newspaper ▁to ▁be ▁published ▁in ▁both ▁the ▁Indian ▁sub - cont inent ▁and ▁in ▁Asia . ▁The ▁newspaper ▁became ▁famous ▁not ▁only ▁among ▁the ▁British ▁soldiers ▁posted ▁in ▁India ▁at ▁that ▁time ▁but ▁also ▁inspired ▁Indians ▁to ▁write ▁newsp apers ▁of ▁their ▁own . ▁ ▁Sur v iving ▁collections ▁Six ▁arch ives ▁are ▁known ▁to ▁have ▁collections ▁( all ▁incomplete ) ▁of ▁H icky ' s ▁Beng al ▁Gazette : ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Melbourne ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Heidel berg . ▁From ▁George ▁Liv ius . ▁Av ailable ▁for ▁free ▁online . ▁National ▁Library ▁of ▁India ▁ ▁High ▁Court ▁of ▁Cal cut ta ▁( only ▁an ▁extraordinary ▁issue ▁dated ▁ 2 5 ▁June ▁ 1 7 8 1 ). ▁ ▁British ▁Library . ▁Two ▁collections . ▁One ▁originally ▁from ▁the ▁British ▁Museum , ▁from ▁George ▁Liv ius . ▁The ▁other , ▁less ▁complete ▁collection , ▁is ▁originally ▁from ▁a ▁private ▁au ction ▁and ▁from ▁the ▁India ▁Office ▁Library . ▁University ▁of ▁California , ▁Ber keley ' s ▁B anc ro ft ▁Library . ▁Collect ed ▁by ▁H .