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British Packets Report New War Preparations Abroad
From the Foreign and London Prints with authority, reports of a potential European conflict. King resolves to pressure rivals with 20 to 30 thousand troops. fortifications at Heidelberg and Cleves strengthen. Prussian actions near Cleves and Berlin indicate a tense balance of power. Meanwhile Spanish privateers attack coasts. captures sail to Havana as war talk grows in Amsterdam and London. News from Carolina notes Spaniards arming vessels to threaten fortifications and plantations, with Yamasee and Creek Indians active against settlers. Reports of ships damaged in storms and measures to deploy the Palmer, Mountjoy, and other war-ready craft. The Lord Mayor arranges relief for the poor and details of bounty.
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