Tour to Ratisbon and European military intrigues spill over
A dated report describes a 3 Tour to Ratisbon to execute a commission from the King to a Dyer. It notes Empress Amelia of Hanover sending coverlets linen bandages and lint to Lombardy for German soldiers, and captures a sequence of maneuvers and alliances across Vienna Mecklembourg Dantzik Paris and London. It mentions large sums paid to Russia, a Saxon captain seizing arms, Spanish and Italian troop movements toward Lombardy and Parma, and negotiations among Britain Holland and the Papacy awaiting a Rhine campaign and a new submission plan for the States of the Kingdom.