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British Packets Bring Prizes and War News From Abroad
The report notes arrival of two British packets with Prnee, Hedland, and Flanders Mails, plus an advice boat ready for Cadiz as eight to ten million pieces of eight are said to be on hand. Dispatches from Hamburg, Rome, and Paris describe Russo-Turkish maneuvers, court intrigues, and potential European alignments, while London reports a Genoa war mood and frontier fortifications in Sardinia and Savoy.
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France
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