King’s marriage said agreed upon in confidential talks abroad
News from Naples and Leghorn report Christmas Day declarations by St Estevan the Secretary of State that the King’s marriage is agreed, though the princess remains unnamed. Reports note peace preparations stir public opinion while Cardinal Belluga sails toward Rome and Acquaviva heads to the Ecclesiastical State. Meanwhile tensions with the Porte and Tartars, plus potential Franco Austrian talks, shape a tense continental scene.
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Omt de St. Estevan
Cardinal Belluga
Marino
Rome
Holy See
Spain
Cardinal Acquaviva
Petersbourg
Fan
Porte
Saffia
Kouli-Kan
Leghorn
Fin
Port Specie
Altho
Tuscany
Duke de Montemar
Sarzena
Pontremoli
Ruffia
Vienna
Gran
Hungary
Paris
France
Lorrain
Empire
St.James’s
Hodges
Foot
Col
Churchill
St. Hellen’s
Bishopsgate-street
Jobson
Dolphin-Court
Tower-street
Westcomb
New Broad-street
Laft
Waddon
Croydon
Surrey
Craton
Charles Craton
Efy
William Bucknall
Oxney
Watford
Hertfordshire
His Majesty’s Revenue of Excise
Hugh Davis
Salisbury
Hamilton
Jamaica
London
South Carolina
Ships Return to Downs from Saturday Sailings
PORT NEWS reports ships that sailed last Saturday are back in the Downs. The Elizabeth and Bride arrived for Jamaica, with the St. George from Galipoly, Judith from Lisbon, and Stockport from Lisbon. Also arrived are Success from Seville and Nancy from Rotterdam, with wind from the southwest.
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Port News
Deal
Fan
Downs
Elizabeth
Bride
Jamaica
Arriv
St. George
Jolly
Galipoly
Judith
Bradshaw
Stockport
Bonner
Lisbon
S.W. Gravesend
Success
Jolliffe
Seville
Nancy
Alcock
Rotterdam
Venice Letter Reports Turbulent European War News
The letter from Venice notes a surge in recruitment for Turkish allied troops, a renewed Ottoman stance after a peace, and strategic shifts with forces halted in the Cuban and Asaph regions. It also covers uprisings near Hezarian and Naples, Saxony and Strasbourg reports about fortifications, and the Duke de Montemar's evacuation orders from Tuscany. The item also mentions a grand council at St James's, naval leadership changes, and a royal reception in London with knighthoods and public notices.
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Venice
Senate
Porte
Constantinople
Thomas Koulihan
Hisparian
Cuban
Asaph
Gianni Coggia
Archipelago
Morea
Madrid
Strasbourg
Fort Khel
Philipsbourg
Triers
Alsace
Paris
Rhine
Schelmaghen
Rome
Spain
Naples
Duke de Montemar
Tuscany
Genoa
Turin
Sardinia
Sweden
Poland
Republick
Warsaw
Oliva
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