Bengal Journal

Bengal Journal was a newspaper founded in 1785 by William Duane and Thomas Jones. The Bengal Journal began publishing articles in support of the French Revolution and an unsubstantiated report of the death of Lord Cornwallis during a campaign against Tipu Sultan. The Governor-General of India John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth shut down the paper for libel against the French royalist government in exile in Calcutta.

Bengal Journal

Bengal Journal was a newspaper founded in 1785 by William Duane and Thomas Jones. The Bengal Journal began publishing articles in support of the French Revolution and an unsubstantiated report of the death of Lord Cornwallis during a campaign against Tipu Sultan. The Governor-General of India John Shore, 1st Baron Teignmouth shut down the paper for libel against the French royalist government in exile in Calcutta.