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Letters From Spain Describe Fires and Turmoil Abroad
The extract reports widespread unrest and natural disasters across Europe and beyond. It notes a city in the South Seas reduced to ashes by fire, a historic hurricane at Hampton Court, and storm damage spreading toward Surrey and Effingham. Military reshuffles and troop movements are described in France, the Empire, and Naples, with tensions over potential actions in Flanders and Parma. Reports from Vienna, Naples, Silesia, and South Carolina mention shortages, negotiations, and forthcoming troop dispositions, plus ongoing conflicts with the Turks and uprisings in Cork and Aleria.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spain
Panama
South Seas
Hampton Court
Surrey
Earl Howard
Hampton Town
Moulfey
Effingham
Norn
Regiment of Foot
Tatton
Duckett
Grenadier Guards
Scotland
Paris
France
Holland
Flanders
Vienna
M. de Theil
Eis
Prince of Lichtenstein
Naples
Bavaria
Loretto
Italy
Silesia
Hungary
Bohemia
Upper Silesia
Duke of Lorrain
Ferdinand of
Munich
Latei