Dublin Gazette in Dublin, Dublin

Moors Taken by Spanish Warship and Barbary Trade Tension

The Dublin Gazette reports on a British packet bringing 1 French and 1 Flemish mail from Gibraltar and Tangier. Moorish men seized from a Spanish fishing boat were recaptured, with the master concealing others. Complaints of Moorish abductions arise as Spain tightens control, while Gibraltar and Barbary trade remain contentious. Fortifications and a proposed new Mole near Rofia are discussed alongside Spain’s denial of port access and potential civil governance changes. Seville reports troop movements toward Catalonia.