▁The ▁mem oir ist ▁William ▁H ic key ▁( who ▁was ▁not ▁related ▁to ▁the ▁paper ' s ▁founder ) ▁describes ▁its ▁establishment ▁shortly ▁after ▁he ▁had ▁succeeded ▁( in ▁his ▁capacity ▁as ▁an ▁att orney - at - law ) ▁in ▁having ▁James ▁H icky ▁released ▁from ▁deb tor ' s ▁j ail : ▁ ▁" At ▁the ▁time ▁I ▁first ▁saw ▁H icky ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁about ▁seven ▁years ▁in ▁India . ▁During ▁his ▁conf in ement ▁he ▁met ▁with ▁a ▁treat ise ▁upon ▁printing , ▁from ▁which ▁he ▁collected ▁sufficient ▁information ▁to ▁commence ▁[ as ▁a ] ▁printer , ▁there ▁never ▁having ▁been ▁a ▁press ▁in ▁Cal cut ta ▁... ▁it ▁occurred ▁to ▁H icky ▁that ▁great ▁benefit ▁might ▁arise ▁from ▁setting ▁on ▁foot ▁a ▁public ▁newspaper , ▁nothing ▁of ▁that ▁kind ▁ever ▁having ▁appeared . ▁Upon ▁his ▁types ▁& c ., ▁therefore ▁reaching ▁him , ▁he ▁issued ▁propos als ▁for ▁printing ▁a ▁week ly ▁paper , ▁which , ▁meeting ▁with ▁extraordinary ▁encourag ement , ▁he ▁speed ily ▁issued ▁his ▁first ▁work . ▁As ▁a ▁novel ty ▁every ▁person ▁read ▁it , ▁and ▁was ▁delight ed . ▁Poss ess ing ▁a ▁fund ▁of ▁low ▁wit , ▁his ▁paper ▁ab ounded ▁with ▁proof ▁of ▁that ▁talent . ▁He ▁had ▁also ▁a ▁happy ▁kn ack ▁at ▁applying ▁appropriate ▁nick names ▁and ▁rel ating ▁sat ir ical ▁an ec d otes ". ▁ ▁H icky ▁benef ited ▁little ▁from ▁the ▁paper , ▁as ▁William ▁H ic key ▁further ▁tells ▁us ▁that ▁he ▁allowed