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News from Dublin and Lisbon 1740 Rumors and Battles
The Dublin Gazette reports from August 1740 with naval intelligence from Cadiz and Segovia about coinage and payments to seamen, plus dispatches from Buenos Aires to Madrid. It cites disturbances near Constantinople and Cairo, court intrigues in Rome about the papal election, and a violent incident in Cairo involving Janissaries. Also noted are British and Dutch privateering plans, captures near Falmouth, and military movements in Flanders and Hanover.
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