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Naval effort to capture Spaniards amid Crimea era siege
A wartime dispatch describes Aourday Nighe la rhe La Charles assembling ships and troops to attack three Spaniard vessels during the Medina siege, with a fleet including the Se, Barbara, and the St. Michael. It notes recruitment, provisioning, and a large pontoon voyage, plus administrative moves as the Bank of St Charles redeems crown lands and fastens a 79 percent tax rate. Reports from Warsaw, Vienna, and Plymouth detail diplomatic visits, declarations, and troop movements, with several ship sailings and local incidents including a murder and a coiners’ case. The newsletter closes with various maritime arrivals and local crimes.
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Charles
Medina
Che
Barbara
Calabria
Carjari
Warsaw
Lowicz
Marquess de Monti
France
Poland
Saxony
Carmelites
Count Fleming
de Camp
Lithuania
Pflug
Rive
Grothausen
Malta
M.de Haugwitz
Don Browski
Holy Sacrament
Prague
Mir
Bauditz
Vistula
Viena
Hanover
Spain
Padhearloh
Bod Ie Click Ajefties
Count de Welfek
Hungary
Count Mercy