Peace prospects and politics in 1759 European war hopes
Dispatches from Naples and Madrid discuss potential peace terms between Britain and Spain, Spanish King’s stance, and possible Dutch opposition. Reports mention M. de Laufan, Viscount d Aubeterre, Mr Wall, and the Count d Amphilly seeking to influence alignment, with freighted lines on Amsterdam and Venlo magazines and a polemical French verse translation criticizing female rule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Mary
de Laufan
Naples
M. de Laufan
Spain
d’Aubeterre
Madrid
Wall
Berkenrode
Amsterdam
France
Hague
dA’fily
Venlo
Tga de Vannes
Queberone
Reynolds
Britany
Moribu
Farmey
Williams
Elehart
Kent
Countess of Egremont
Piccadilly
Joseph Aimer
F.R. S
Antiquarian Society
Mercury
Brest
Plymouth
Speedwell
Carkhey
Newcastle
Oporto
Howman
Newfoundland
Vigo
Gibraltar
Young
Nice
Atitilas
Bona
Leghorn
Balifax News Battle Dispatches from Orleans and Quebec
Reports from Balifax dated July describe Capt. Bonnet arriving from Isle-Coudre with a passenger and confirming Royal forces occupying Orleans Isle and Fort Levee. Brig. Monckton reportedly commands 4900 troops, with bomb and cannon batteries, and French forces encamped near St Charles. Letters from Crown Point and Albany detail Amherst and Johnson movements, Niagara prisoners, and boats lost on Schenectady. The narrative notes French casualties and strategic positions around Quebec and Crown Point, with sporadic ship and prize news from Atlantic fronts.
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Balifax
Nova Scotia
Bonnet
Isle-Coudre
Monckton
Fort Or Point Levee
St Charles
Wolfe
Amherst
Wolf
Quebeck
New York
Crown Point
Amberti
Lake Chamain
Albany
Niagara Fort
Niagara
Quebec
Boston
Scheneétida
New-York
Ticonderoga
Lake Champlain
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Johnson
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