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Port News From May Expresses European Affairs
Yesterday a mail from Holland reports events across Europe. Admiral Godin returns with four ships to Altea to join his squadron. court mourning at Aranjuez delays the Dowager Duchess of Savoy’s rites. Vander Meer the Swedish envoy settles in Madrid with a public entry planned after the court’s return. British envoy Stanhope remonstrates with Aranjuez over Afliento ships and the South Sea Company. In Turin the British envoy attends the Duchess Savoy funeral. the prince of Piedmont tied to a marriage deal with a Hessian princess as court travels loom. Leghorn reports plague in Livorno. Vienna notes sickness in the Lorraine royal line. Berlin tensions rise over Count Fosle’s arrest. merchants warned to expect strict credit and debt enforcement. Other ports record cargoes and arrivals including Cape, Antegoa, and Barbadoes voyages. local notes mention deaths, a race in Northampton, and marriages in Ashley.