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Britain declines Austrian alliance amid wartime strain
Aug 25 26 reports from London say government rebuffed overtures to ally with Austria and Russia, insisting peace will boost British commerce. Dispatches from Admiral Elliot aboard Salisbury note 200 ships loaded at Newfoundland with more to come, while Paris faces currency turmoil and war shocks. Updates from Brussels Antwerp and Oczakoff battles describe heavy casualties, sieges, and shifting control. Jamaica gardens gain cinnamon and castor oil trees, highlighted as national prosperity. Friday session in the Senate closes amid global upheaval.
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