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Storms wrecked vessels near Nice and Toulon convoys ready
Reports describe violent storms days earlier that wrecked two Algerine ships off the coast of Nice and two Neapolitan Tartans bound for Barcelona, with a Genoese ship driven into Toulon. A convoy of ammunition and provisions for Barcelona’s siege and two frigates were prepared. News from Rolland notes the Marquis de Langalarie retired to Amsterdam and converted to Protestant. The Prince of Conti remains ill at his palace near Paris. May 16 Brussels.
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