Plunder and War Fears Across Europe in April Dispatch
Reports from Garrison and Berlin describe a heavy looting by brigands of Count Branitzki and Count de Cenner, valued at one hundred thousand crowns, with wagon loads of royal baggage. Berlin warns the Emperor may declare war if Ruffian artillery crosses borders, while fleets assemble at Gothland and Revel. At Dantzick a 2000 man detachment failed to seize Holm but later secured the island, disrupting sea routes. Amsterdam notes French pressure on Trier and plans to besiege Trarbach, as Russians strengthen forts near Dantzick. The Viceroy of Naples plans an expedition against the Frostig kingdom, and Dresden controversy swirls around King Augustus and Stanislaus amid global shift in alliances. Plague news touches Prist.