News from Tobolsky and Mediterranean theatres
Reports arrive of a caravan from Nankin bearing an ambassador from the Grand Mogul to the Cracia, with plans for a commerce treaty. The Mogul sends 15,000 cavalry and a million in gold to aid Persia against the Turks. War with Persia continues vigorously as funds, ammunition, and provisions flow to the army. In Leghorn, Sir Charles Wager’s British squadron enters. a joint Spanish pair and the Dutchy of Tuscany arrangements are formalized with troop deployment and quartering to follow.