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Festival Illuminations and Royal Procession in Naples
Ferday arrived the mail from Holland and Illumination displays mark the St Januarius festival in Naples. The King barred avenues to prevent crowds as the Duke de Can telini attempted to pass with a coach. The annual miracle of the Saint’s blood was witnessed, followed by a triple volley from forts and galleys. Prisoner surrenders were ordered for several nobles after incidents at the Aguglia square. News from Venice reports bustling trade and quarantines. European diplomacy and troop movements fill dispatches. Weather and hunting notes from Hanover and Frankfurt. Prussia asserts claims to Juliers and Bergues. Port and ship arrivals list Riga, Virginia, Cadiz, Jamaica, and other ports.
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Januarius
Aguglia
de Eg. Cantelini
Ordet
Roth
Marquess Della Tarza
Vieunt
Ryswick
France
Lorrain
Falckenstein
Luxembourg
Limbourg
Philpsbourg
Bosnia
Russia
M. Dahiman
Constantinople
Porte
Hanover
Goerde
Great Britain
Zell
Fransfort
Prussia