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Prophecy of War Trade Rivalry and British Strength
The letter urges peace with England to protect French trade and warns that war with Britain could ruin French woolen manufacture and sugar colonies. It discusses naval power, blockades, and the risk of a Franco Spanish alliance failing at sea, while noting privateers and merchant fleets poised for conflict.
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Louis the Fourteenth
England
Spain
Louis the Fifteenth
France
Gibraltar
Brett
Toulon
Cadiz
Great Britain
Ireland
Count Thouloze
George Rook
House of Bourbon
Goco
Madrid
Prince of Orange
William III
Jaimes
Chevalier de St. George
London
Woolf
Peru
Mexico
Italy
Turky
Levant
Newfoundland
Irish
Duke of Marlborough