Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1799-06-07

The National Mufeum at Paris win
receive NOR valusb'e additions by the
eonqueH Of Naples. The Kings csbi
net Of cu,iod,ics is 10 be removed 70 Pa
RS, and the mott active reiesIohes are
making ar.onga the ruins of Hercula-
neum and Pompeia, for every thing that
is curious and valuable.
A teIteE rom BaAe of the a2d Wis. con-
arms the account before received Of the
entrance Of the French into Verona, and
adds, that the Auftrians have been driven
from Venice, and thar all the Vene,ian
territory is in fate Of inlarfeGtion.
Apil 8.
BY the Hlnburgh Mail which arrived
YetsTday IN courie, we have full con
nsmatlon OF the defeat OF The advanced
guard Of the French army OH the an;
aud by the particulars OF the victory
which have tranipired, it appears TO have
osen Victory Of very comfortable inn
portAnce. But ihe German accounts
expressly fay, no general battle has taken
Place.
he Imperial troops forming the 3D.
vanced guard of the Archdukr's army
noun ed - eighteen or te entg Mouiand
men, The French advance Cd guard a.
monnted, we may iuppoie, 10 the fans
number. Ihefe two attachments enpa-
ged ae ten o clock in the fcfeuooa of the
zits and fought with great fury till four
o'ciccS In the afternoon. The ccntea
was, no doubt, carried on with the ercs
Ger warmth, as the refpe aive parties were
cheered oy the prefence of the Comman-
ders 10 Chief on each eide. Vi6toyy de
cisfed in favour ofthe Aultrians, and the
French were forced TO retreat. We have
no good accounts osthe lois Of either ar
my. One letter iays the French loa
10000 men. This is certainly a grols
e~aggsration. We may reaiouably carry
the number TO 1000, as the priiocers
are rated at 400, or 1890, and the Kill
ed and wounded at 3oc or AGO. Tbs
Aufrians loft 500 in killed and wound
ed.
| In confequsnce of this defeat the
French head quarters were removed from
PtullendorFSo Engen, dittance ofabout
thirty miles. There is 30 account in
this mail of the reported Victories of the
French lefe wing commanded by ST. Cyr.
or ofthe right wing commanded BY Fe.
rino. The former has been compelled
to retreat. But il rs ftated tina, the French
are in poiieffion of Buohorn On the Lake
OF ConRance circumRance which
thews that Ferinc mutt have advancedve
~ comfortably. If the Archduke fellows
up th's tuccefs with energy and Kill, it
may lead TO general defeat Of che French
army, producing the mott important eff.
feds on the f,uaIion of Europe. Icurdan
ieems TO have found himlclf weaker than
his aatagonif, ince Betnadotte has tent
him achievements The Auttrian gen.
S1srraY is marching agsinff Bsrnado &c,
But che bright profpsa O! afE4irs in Sa-
aba, is again clouded By the news for,
| the neigh6ourhcod Of the Grifops. The
journal General de Cologne Of the a7,h
ult. contains the following paragraph
An officer who has arrived poa from
" MentZ alierrs, that the municipality Of
6 that town had proclaimed, By the found
=" of tEumdst, c.:mplete victory gained
Z" by the French army, of which the re-
" tul' hss been, the capture of General
.'Hosze and 10000 men"
We have letters from the Upper Rhine.
from Strafburg and from Hanau OF the 10th.
and from Frankfort of the z7.h M. all Of
which are filent upon this intelligence, tho
much nearer the iceue OF action than CO.
legne. But it is pofible that news might
! travel expiefs through the French military
pots. IF it had been true, however. we
ihould have heard of it by the paiTengcrs or
papers which came from France on the id
Of April. We give very little credit to the
report, bat Circumstance render il pofible.
Hotze had advanced to Bregentz, and was
proceeding to drive the French from Bu-
chorn. Ferino was marching in front 10
meet him, and perhaps MaHena may have
| token him in the rear. But the accounts
are too vague upon which we attempt to
form as opinion.
A report we circulated on Saturday Of
the paGengersby the Loft csrtels from France
having heard before their departure, thai
advice had been received by the Telegraph
II Calais Of. ne defect Of the ArchdnIc by
jourdan. This Intelligence comes IN a very
Questionable lhape, & deferves but little ere.
dit ; but il may be true. 1t is alike doubtful