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Vast European Dispatches From Seville To Dresden News
The Daily Courant reports from Seville that a Moorish prince Muley Hamers seeks support with 1000 horse and 50,090 muskets to claim a throne, while ambassador exchanges with France and England unfold. Gibraltar regiments are reinforced as Vienna and Paris dispatch envoys. Notices of ship arrivals from Havana and Vera Cruz, and Peru’s 14,809,000 pieces of eight sent to Panama mark global trade and conflict. Duchess and court intrigues mingle with military mobilizations, denials, and pardons as major powers adjust alliances and fleets prepare for future movements. Major European capitals relay dispatches on regiments, fortifications, and political shifts, including the Moroccans, Danube fortifications, and arming the sea service, with a pledge to deliver silver and settle debts.