Postscript from Dublin Gazette on war rumors and European moves
Last night two packets from Great Britain arrived with papers on the Venetian war, Turkish hostilities, and military prep by the Ottomans. Dispatches report the Hereditary Prince of Hesse Cassel’s arrival in Stralsund, marriage plans to Princess Alice Eleonora, and King Stanhope’s leave with a diamond set portrait. Reports from Berlin, Brussels, Paris, and The Hague note troop movements, canal developments, and ambassadorial entertainments as tensions rise in Europe. In London, multiple royal appointments and financial officers were announced, with the King confirming church and mint posts.