Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1799-12-06
LONDON, Sept. 90.

On Friday night an overland dirpatch was
received at the India HouEe from Bombay.
the contents of which, we are informed. re-.
late TO the further operations of the govern.
or general, the earl of Mornineton, and lord
Give the governor of Madras, in the Mvfore
country. The tresinre found in the bnllion
depot, few COTS from Seringapatam. affords
hope that a yait quantity Of fpccie, in gold
mohurs, Pagodas, and rupees will be COL
lected. The princes, lons of the late Tip
poo Sultaun, were tolerably well reconciied
to Their fate at the date of this diGpatcb.
The principal officers of Tippoo's Dubar
were employed in rendering complete Gate
ments of the revenue of the country, under
the inipe9ion of the Bri,ilh government.
September rs.
Suwarrow has removed his head. quarters
to Turin, FOX the Pnrpofc of fecuring the
Piedmontefe frontiers, of covering any at
tack from the Valais, and of keeping open
a communication with Switzerland.
Klenau is advancing againit Genoa, but
the badneis of the roads is an almoll infuper.
able obRacle to all rapidity of movement.
In Switzerland the allies pofIefs no force
capable of making an etfeetual fland sgaiufl
the French. After fome hard fighting on
the goth and ar ult. Hotze has been dri.
ven behind the Irtiih, and the French are
preparing, it is fnppoied, to advance againll
the Grilons.
The plans of the archduke in ADVANCING
into Susbia have not yet developed them
(elves. 1t is faid that the Autfrfans are
proceeding towards Mannheim. IL il not
clear thatsPhillipiburgh has yet been reliev.
ed, nor that the army under general Muh-
Ter has re.crolIed the Rhine. On the 9th. =
Fre"ch corps Of 5000 men croled the Rhine
to proceed to the Black Forefi; a fecond
corps was to follow. On the Iatb. the
French retired from Heidelberg TO Mannheim.
but not in conlequence of any defeat, The
news from Holland is not of 70 late date,
by fome days, as that of which we are AREA
dy in PofIeilion. n column of ten bonEang
Freaeb fyooPS IS arrived at Dorf.
The movements ofthe PrufIian troops be-
gin TO be rather more active than they have
been for fome time paa. a body Of Pruf-
iiani, but not iirong one, is on their march
toNeiNo A~N~e' - - w DC tnCdnpG1 be-
tween that place and Emmerich.
The Emperor of Rufia gives as a rea-
ION, for prohibiting al i6tercourfe between
Dauilh fubjeets aud the RuiIians, that the
Danilh government hes tolerated revolution
cry GocieticS.
But the NOR important intelligence, at
leaf to this county, brought by he mail.
relates to the commercial aate of HAMBURG.
Our readers are acquainted with the numer-
Gus failures which have lately taken place in
that city, occafoned in great mealure bv
enormous fpeculations. Six houfes faaed
between the 18th and zcth, one oftbem a
very large houfe, which had confederate
dealings with England, Holland, America.
Spain, Denmark, Rullia, Naples, & France.
This calamity has routed the attention If all
the t1amburgh merchants, who have had r..
yeral meetings. 1t was Grt propelled TO fol.
low the plan adopted few years ago in ,bi,
country: viz. the iiIue of COMMERCIAL bills.
but this proPoial met with oppo6tion. II
was at length determined to form conner.
eial fund Of relief, to which fome Of The mof
respectable houies in Hamburger have nb-
lorbed ono million and half of marks. I,
is hoped that this remedy will be eGeaual.
General Moresu was itill with the army Of