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Embassador d Andrezas arrives amid imperial news from the Porte
In Constantinople the Viscount d Andrezas arrives to assume embassy duties as the Bonac mission reports Turkish victories. Achmet Bashan relays news of Hamadan surrender after a stubborn defense, with celebratory illuminations ordered. Russia’s assent to a treaty with the Porte is noted, alongside audiences with Grand Visier and deputies. Occasional notes from Rome Genoa and Dartmouth update governance, finance, and shipping that week.
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Constantinople
d’Andrezas
de Bonac
France
Porte
Achmet Bashan
Babylon
Hamedan
Tesrack-Agemi
Grand Visier
Andrezel
Arifee Mehemet Bathan
Erivan
Sianior
M. Dierling
Rome
Camacchio
M. del Giudice