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Empire News and European Affairs During August
Reports from Vienna describe the Grand Duke of Tuscany seeking waters and bathing to recover health, with delays to his army. A Hungarian conference followed. In Croatia, General Efterbasi countered a Turkish siege near Scinia, seizing artillery and forcing retreat. Imperial dispatches note sickness declining as troops move toward the Danube with expected relief. London letters cover the Prince of Orange birthday, a curious orangutan in Angola, Protestant settlements in Prussia, the death of Sir John Barnard, and debates over Atlantic slave trade policies and Dutch-British commerce tensions. Additional items include press gangs in the Thames and preparations for Mediterranean gunpowder shipments.
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