al ▁to ▁pay ▁a ▁b ri be ▁to ▁D roz ▁and ▁Marian ▁H ast ings , ▁Warren ▁H ast ings ' ▁wife . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁H icky ' s ▁accus ation , ▁H ast ings ' ▁Supreme ▁Council ▁forb id ▁H icky ▁from ▁ma iling ▁his ▁newspaper ▁through ▁the ▁post ▁office . ▁On ▁November ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 7 8 0 , ▁the ▁same ▁day ▁that ▁the ▁first ▁India ▁Gazette ▁was ▁published , ▁H icky ▁modified ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁his ▁newspaper ▁from ▁H icky ' s ▁Beng al ▁Gazette ; ▁or , ▁Cal cut ta ▁General ▁Ad vert iser , ▁to ▁H icky ' s ▁Beng al ▁Gazette ; ▁or ▁the ▁Original ▁Cal cut ta ▁General ▁Ad vert iser ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁that ▁his ▁newspaper ▁was ▁founded ▁first . ▁ ▁H icky ▁claimed ▁H ast ings ' ▁order ▁viol ated ▁his ▁right ▁to ▁free ▁expression , ▁and ▁accused ▁H ast ings ▁of ▁cor ruption , ▁ty ran ny , ▁and ▁even ▁ere ct ile ▁d ys function . ▁H icky ▁also ▁accused ▁other ▁British ▁leaders ▁in ▁Cal cut ta ▁of ▁cor ruption , ▁including ▁the ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁the ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁of ▁Jud ic ature ▁at ▁Fort ▁William , ▁E lij ah ▁Im pe y ▁of ▁taking ▁b rib es , ▁and ▁the ▁leader ▁of ▁the ▁Protest ant ▁Mission , ▁Johann ▁Zach arias ▁K ier n ander ▁of ▁ste aling ▁from ▁an ▁or phan ed ▁children ' s ▁fund . ▁H icky ' s ▁editor ial ▁independence