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Grand fleet preparations and European tensions loom
Edinburgh Chronicle notes grand fleet preparations in Britain with 28 ships of the line and three frigates ready to sail by late March. Reports from Hull and Gottenborg describe Baltic operations, Swedish actions, and Montblanc’s squadron nearing Gouenburp. News covers Bremen Embden convoys, Prussia Austro efforts, and dispatches from Chelsea Sound and Senegal detailing outbreaks, plunder, and ship movementsamid ongoing European conflict.
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Todd
Ferdinsad
Germany
Wimber
Gottenborg
M. Tharot
North Beren
Chelsea Sound
Prince Ferdinand of
Granby
Geb
Waldegrave
Embden
Printe Ferinand
Hale
Prince Perdinand
Campbell
Eadon
Africa
Portsmouth
Lady Augusta Packetat
Balmouth
West Indies
Martinico
Weil
Guadaloupe
Senegal
Charles. Campbell
Arids
Johnson
Keppel
London
Edmonds
Ublin
Ralph Fe
Blakeney