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Fragments of 1742 Foreign News and Conflicts Begin to Mount
The excerpt reports battles with Indigenous forces, captives, and a sloop arrival, while European dispatches describe the Ottoman Grand Vizier’s pledge to treaties, royal regencies in Lisbon, shifting symptoms of a monarch, and ongoing negotiations among Austria, Prussia, Saxony, and Denmark. The text notes troop movements, alliances, and potential peace plans shaping Europe.
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Constantinople
Grand Vizier
Christendom
Vienna
Moscow
Listos
S. Bor Shere
Peter da Motta
Sylva
Lisbon
Peter de Motta
Brazil
Baltia
Jane
Marquis de Spicola
Leas
Coriicacs
Butler
Parma
Jetie
Caamonos
Belege
Modena
Berlin
Bohemia
Geneva
Hungary
Conde
Sheriof Ryadford
Cleves
Poland
Charles VI
Hopiggt
Saxony
Teyti
Breges
Petersburg
Apd
Epee
Rassia
Denmark
Amsterdam
Profita
Jaffers
Macck
Wezel
Europe