Embedded War Updates From Mantua and Potsdam Dispatches
War intelligence from Mantua and Vienna area reports heavy fighting near Mantua with a 2000 strong force attacking the garrison while sickness reduces numbers. Letters from Konigsberg and Paris mention Primate submission to Augustus and political maneuvers at Vienna. Lisbon dispatches note Portugal refusing to concede to Spain or accept France mediation as Versailles gears up ships for sea. A British fleet’s Tagus arrival provokes astonishment among Spanish and French observers.