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Papal election news reaches Venice and Rome whispers
A long dispatch from Venice and Rome details Cardinal Orsini’s bid for the papacy amid conclave intrigues. Reports claim a near unanimous vote for Orsini after secret ballots, with bells rung and Te Deum sung across St Mark’s and other churches. Extraordinary ambassadors depart for Rome to honor the new pope.
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