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Mail from Holland Reports European News and Jockeying Forts
Gibraltar reports Spaniards advancing on two new forts near the port to block communications with Andalusia while British naval forces in the area are reduced. Morocco’s king recovers from illness amid ongoing unrest and port towns fear bombardment. Seville notes the Infante Carlos's health after a fall with expectations he may travel to Italy, and Bullfighting diversions are planned with royal permission. Leghorn describes Don Carlos preparations, and Florence reports treaty changes with Vienna. Dispatches discuss military shifts in Germany and Hungary, Dutchy Deux Ponts debates, and imperial troop movements. Local London and Windsor items note ship arrivals, royal progress, and financial measures to curb wool exports.
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Andalusia
Barbary
Morocco
Tetuan
Bashaw Hamet
Bashaw
Seville
Don Carlos
Italy
Count de St. Estevan
Buenos Ayres
Leghorn
M. le Bret
Tuscany
Barcelona
Gapponi
de la Paz
Patinho
Fantasia
Kinsale
Wager
Florence
Vienna
Spain
Father Al¢anio
Baron de Franken
Elector Palatine
Dutchy
Deux-Ponts
Palasine de Birkenfeld
Dhe Aulick
Hungary
Guido-Staremberg
Althan
Welzeck