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Spanish fleet pressure and Barcelona siege details amid money shortfall
Letters report great firing near Barcelona as Catalan deputies travel to Madrid seeking royal confirmation of privileges. Orry arrives with 50000 pistoles to fund trenches while Spain ships flee to Majorca with women and others unneeded for defense. Barcelonians endure beans and oil as convoys and snow disrupts Europe. Royal acts discuss taxes, highways, and naval bills as London reports political maneuvers and courtroyal health.
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de Baron de Heems
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