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Seizures and European Diplomacy News from Lisbon to Paris
Reports from Lisbon on March 31 describe the seizure of the Boscawen Packet and Consul Parker’s goods, with British subjects’ effects to be seized at sea or shore. Off Cape St Marys ships fired as fishermen saw seven large vessels, uncertain who they were. Hague notes Holland taxes, Hanoverian tensions, and King of France backing Britain’s treaty terms while weighing mediation and alliances. France prepares for campaign operations with court in motion and potential diversions for the season.
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Parker
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A. Baxter
Faro
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Spain
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Hague
N.S
Holland
Paris
Hanover
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Marquis de Fenelon
Vienna
Ratishon
Coll
Polenz
Prussia
London
Berlin
Wulverhausen
Germany
Fuliers
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Cologn
France
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