Imperial Camp before Gaeta and distant sieges report
From the Dustin Gazette: on Sept 5 Count Tzun ordered Baron Wetzel to advance with 500 Foot within 500 paces of Gaeta, storms and artillery fire as work continues. several days of bombardment, two casualties, and ongoing trench work for mortars. Gen Taun returns ill from the camp, Wetzel left to command. Capitulation talks for Pescara progress. Reports from Genoa, Barcelona, and Vienna describe fleets, prisoner captures, and political maneuvering. Neufchatle and Milan dispatches note succession debates, Swedish and Protestant alliances, and shifts at court.