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Peace Negotiations Rumor Across Holland Amid War News
A London packet from May 4 reports rumors of a peace negotiation in Holland based on the Pyrenean Treaty, with William Philip urged to pursue vigorous war. Other dispatches note Caterpillar swarms damaging crops, bread and meat prices rising, and famine fears as travel becomes perilous and provinces brace for shortages. Vienna reports Taun's departure for Piedmont, and broader European strain with scarce corn and money, unrest in Languedoc, and preparations for campaigns in Dauphine and Flanders as alliances teeter and towns prepare for winter.
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