Dutch Seizures and Global Maneuvers Across Atlantic Gales
Cadiz reports an Advice Boat arriving after 84 days from Carthagena with news of four Dutch frigates and five sloops captured by Guarda Costa, plus a Snow seized for Wool goods. Galleons and merchant ships set sail for Carthagena and Porto Bello as imperial troops march toward Tirol and Italy. Across Europe, Vienna and Paris note troop movements, a Hailstorm near Paris, and plans to support Lyons manufactures. a tragic Caen incident and Petersburg–Tez to Genoa tensions frame a busy, perilous month.