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Asheared 1735 letter on Gibraltar and European politics
A reader letter from Civicus discusses Britain Spain and the Bourbon alliance with strong views on Gibraltar defending interests and anti corruption. It touches on Saint June 1735 issues, naval dispatches, and remarks on ships, officers, and potential attacks near Spithead and the Downs. The piece also reports courtins, local appointments, and a mishap involving a wagon in Kent Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rheir
Augustus the Second
Gibraltar
Great Britain
M—I
Mediterranean
Spithead
Downs
Portsmouth
Plymouth
Prefeng
Antin
Baltick
Hell
John Nortis
Bourbon
Tolson
Hill
Steele
Battlela Cs Company
A. Kedtor
Read and Washerton
Somerset
Fon
Wik
Pallowchandler
Clare
Kent-Street
Skullina
Thomas
Thomas Reton
Robert Smith