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Peace prospects and naval reports mix with hunger for clarity
The correspondent records Loyal acknowledgments to the monarch for religious tolerance and commerce, while updating on military movements near St Amand and Bouchain. Reports from Hague note Count Maffei’s arrival and lingering questions about a general peace, with suspicion of secret negotiations and Villars preparing to siege Bouchain. Meanwhile, Dublin advertisements mention cargoes, winds, mail deliveries, and local notices including rewards for lost goods and public sales.
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Holland
Hague, Orch
Maffei
Duke of Savoy
France
Turin
Milan
Vienna
Strafford
Monsieur Menager
Villars
Bouchain
Whitehaven
Workington
Séfanta
Dublin
Her
Speedwell
Gebralter
Shark
Thes Harbour
Gréat Britain
Strand-streety
Caple-street
Baron’s ‘Yard
Jervis-fixeet
Celeron Afton
s-Key
Henry Bunbury
Carson Ormond
Tho. Kirkwood
Dames-street
Droghéeda-and-Dublin
Kane
Francis Thorpion