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Mefferina Siege And European War News From Naples To London
From Naples and surrounding cities letters report batteries ready to fire at Mesina but awaiting the King’s arrival. News from Rome and Leghorn describe hydrographic convoys and imperialist movements in Civita Vecchia Orbitello and Portolongone, with Cardinal Aquaviva and Caylus in play. London items note court appointments, executions, races, and military embarks, painting a broad view of war and policy across Italy and Britain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquis de Grazia-Reale
Sicily
Meffina
Messina
Rome
N.S
Civita-Vecchia
Orbitello
Bologna
M. Ratto
Spain
Piombino
Kingdom of
Naples
Ponaver
Sara-Buoncompagni
Monteleone
Don Carlos
Madrid
Cardinal Aquaviva
Cardinal Colonna
Florence
Prato
Duke de Montemar
Leghorn
N. S
Porto-Longone
Barcelona
Portugal
Francrs
Leon
Genoa
Parmesan
Erida
Guastalla
la Reine
Médoc
Marshal de Broglio
M.de Caylus
St. Ambrosio
Pariaros
Fort Urbin
Vienna
Rhine
Eugene of Savoy
England
Holland
Italy
London
Sir William Ashburnham, Bart
Hastings
Suffolk
Jefsop
John Scott
Jessop
Humphry Walker
Newgate
Edgewarebury
Macock
Exeter Exchange Court
Strand
Portsmouth
Gibraltar
Mary le Bone
Jenkinson
John Norris
Plymouth
Chatham
Edward Dearing
Leicester Square
Charles Henshaw,Esq
Eltham
Kent
Richard Brocas
Oxford