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Plague in Smyrna and Barbary Corsairs Sighted
Reports from Smyrna describe the cadys illness with plague at his house as merchants fear contagion. In the Aegean, six Barbary corsairs are seen near the islands of Cyprus and Rhodes. authorities warn merchants to guard against potential raids while crews patrol the archipelago.
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