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Gibraltar siege and Atlantic naval reports echo Europe wars
Fragmented dispatches describe Gibraltar siege progress with 3000 workers at the works, 400 repairing batteries, and casualties. Reports from Cadiz and Copenhagen note Spanish ships, Dutch ambassadors, and shifts in power as alliances stir. News from Tortuga, Surinam, and Surinam fleet, plus spread of peace prospects and court intrigues across Europe.
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New York
Long Island
Gravesend
Sore
Montell
Surinam
Latrertada
Queen Anne
Duke Wharton
Conde de Las Torres
Don John de Marifi
Regiment of
Walloon Guards
St. Barbara
Gabions
Cadiz
Biscay
London
Fane
Hofier
France
Spain
Count de Torres
Gibraltar
Holland
Norris
Copenhagen
Riga
Revel
Crarowitx
Sibria
Dt Sas
Parig
M. Boreel
Madrid
Charles
Methna
Europe
Bavaria
George
Palatine
Bergues
Prussia
Scotland
Duke of Wharton
Edinborough
Forth
Albury
Guildford