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Naval dispatches report ports and fleet losses from Lisbon to Elfinburg
The latest letters describe four British and two Portuguese ships, over thirty other vessels stranded by a late coastal tempest, with many crews saved. Dutch merchants arrived from Holland with eleven warships in convoy, while the Emperor and King Charles III ministers delay court talks on privileges. Military preparations intensify as April campaigns approach, with Conde de Villaverde leading troops toward strategic positions and bridges near Abrantes being constructed. In the Baltic theater Copenhagen reports a fierce engagement at Schonen with high Danish and Swedish casualties, General Rantzau wounded, and heavy losses among Guards and regiments. Elfignore notes renewed battle near Elfinburg with Swedish advantage, Danish leaders killed or wounded, and heavy fighting leaving portions of regiments decimated.