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European Dispatches Describe Military Moves and Royal Alerts
Letters from Seville report Spain's King ill with leg swelling but improving on departure. Vienna treaty talks hover over state accession as French bishops debate Gallican rights. Rio de Janeiro mails recount two warships and 14 merchant ships arriving after 99 days with diamonds and gold. The London column notes the baronial succession, a Winchester dog attack at a church, and plans for a William statue in Lincoln. Reports from Cadiz discuss treasure delivery terms and a 21 half per cent levy to fund transport. The Derwentwater heir dies. Walpole’s daughter Lady Malpas passes in France. Prussia accepts the Pragmatic Sanction. Don Carlos advances to Tuscany and Parma with an embassy planned. Don Carlos arrives at Leghorn in health. Spanish galleys dispersed by a storm but others reach safety. celebratory reception follows.