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Weathered lettered dispatch on naval actions and European diplomacy
A fragmented report recounts captains, ships, and court rulings amid a winter voyage and weather perils. It notes Soanes acquittal, Dutch coast fortifications, potential Congress at Aix la Chapelle, Swedish fleet preparations, and ongoing European power plays. Mentions English naval promotions and a royal inspection of Hawley's Dragoons, with social notices and local mortality data appended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aster
Soanes
Acquittanl
Jaccordng
Rotterdam
Marshal Lowendahl
Zealand
Maurice of Nassau
Mena
Hague
Aix-la-Chapelle
France
Spain
Vienna
Versailles
Madrid
Portugal
Stockholm
Baltick
Paris
Maastricht
M. Frage
Marsial
Confort
America
West-India
England
Europe
Admiralty
Francis Holbourne
Rippon
Kent
Thomas Fox
Hawley
Dragoons
Green Park
St. James's
Flanders
Prince of Wales
Duke of Cumberland
Scotland
Enham
Andover
Hants
Jeremiah Seed
Church Oakley
Oxford
London
Dublinn
Crow-street