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Foreign News May 29, 1790

Gazette Of The United States

New York, New York County, New York

What is this article about?

Accounts from East Indies via Ship Harmony from Bengal report plentiful harvest prospects, low cotton prices in China at 11 Tales, peace in English settlements, recovery of treasure from wrecked East India Company ship Vansittart, loss of ships Durham and another in gale, and Tippoo Sultan's depopulation of tributary princes' lands from Belipatam to Callicut.

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NEW-YORK, SATURDAY, MAY 29.

The Ship Harmony Capt. Willet is arrived at Philadelphia from Bengal.—Accounts from the East-Indies State there is a most pleasing prospect of a plentiful harvest in that part of the world—that Cotton has sold so low as 11 Tales in China—that the English, settlements enjoy a profound peace—that the greatest part of treasure on board the Vansittart one of the East-India company's Ships lately lost, had been recovered from the wreck—that the ship Durham Capt. Kepling; and another ship were lost in a gale of wind, foundering in the road—that Tippoo Sultan to punish the faults of some of the tributary Princes had depopulated and laid waste their country from Belipatam to Callicut, an extent of 80 or 90 miles, where the late powers of its fields and habitations are seen no more.

What sub-type of article is it?

Trade Or Commerce Economic Military Campaign

What keywords are associated?

East Indies Accounts Bengal Ship Arrival Cotton Prices China Vansittart Wreck Recovery Ship Durham Loss Tippoo Sultan Depopulation

What entities or persons were involved?

Capt. Willet Tippoo Sultan Capt. Kepling

Where did it happen?

East Indies

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Primary Location

East Indies

Key Persons

Capt. Willet Tippoo Sultan Capt. Kepling

Outcome

treasure recovered from vansittart wreck; ships durham and another lost in gale; country from belipatam to callicut depopulated and laid waste over 80-90 miles.

Event Details

Ship Harmony arrived from Bengal with accounts of plentiful harvest in East Indies, cotton sold for 11 Tales in China, peace in English settlements, treasure recovery from lost East India Company ship Vansittart, loss of ship Durham and another in gale, and Tippoo Sultan punishing tributary princes by depopulating their lands from Belipatam to Callicut.

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