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French Forces in Picar dy March toward Frontiers, 1700s
Letters report Count Thosloufe awaiting in France and French troops to march on the frontiers on the 15th. Bavarian elector to command on the Abtive, with troops replacing those from Alsace. Confederal forces recruiting fast, and reinforced by men from Ceri. Culvo, suspected of enemy correspondence, remains under restraint as papers are examined. Pope leans toward Austria. French court threatens a Patriarchate to deter Charles from Naples investiture. Pay shortages provoke disorders in France. galleys from Leghorn hindered by tempest and fire. Baden’s widow memorializes losses. Diet debates relief and future reparations. Electorate issues near settlement. Duke of Orleans travels through Bordeaux to Spain. Dutch privateers seize French West India ships. Nightingale sails from Dunkirk. fleet maneuvers shift. House of Commons resolves to back the Queen against the pretended Prince of Wales with faithful support.