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Port of Leghorn notices storm wreck and diplomacy
The Daily Port reports a French vessel, quarantined near Alexandria, capsized in a hurricane with loss of cargo and captain, while crew survived. Algiers sent three warships to Constantinople, returning with a peace envoy. Rovers brought five prizes, two Dutch vesels and one Portuguese. Harvests were poor, raising corn prices, and corsairs abroad hindered supply. Florence notes age of the Duke of Tuscany and Parma affairs. Rome and Leghorn see Protestant liberty and a sale of Monterotorido. Venice reports a grand embassy feast, a prison fire at Verona, plague at Alexandria, and earthquakes near Faenza. Lyons mentions de Villeroy’s health, Marseilles naval buildup, and renewed commerce. Port towns across England and France list arrivals and sailings, with London noting the York Buildings Company election of a new governor and ongoing South Sea interests.