''India Herald'' was a newspaper published in

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. It was founded by Humphreys, an Englishman. It was initially published without obtaining permission from the government, for which offense Humphreys was arrested and deported. Although arrested for unauthorised publication, he managed to escape from the ship on which he was to be deported to England.

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{{reflist Newspapers established in 1795 Publications with year of disestablishment missing Defunct weekly newspapers Defunct newspapers published in India History of Chennai English-language newspapers published in India 1795 establishments in India Madras Presidency