Edinburgh Chronicle 1759 Military News Sept 22
The periodical notes Voltaire on Ecclesiastes and Song of Solomon with armies within three leagues and warned of an inevitable engagement. Dutch reports from Amsterdam and Hague discuss Prussia’s losses at source and requests for 18 000 to 20 000 troops, English ministry stance, and Baltic naval concerns.
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Invasion fears and naval movements across Europe
Letters from Vigo report French Gascon invasion hopes aimed at England and Spanish prisoners aiding a breakout. Rome notes Cardinal Rezzonico to Naples and Jesuit ties. Lisbon reports Card. de Saldanha installed as Lisbon Patriarch. Broader dispatches cover Paraguay unrest, British naval patrols off Cadiz, and French attempts to reinforce or sail to threaten Britain. A Quebec excerpt describes 8000 Allied troops landing near Quebec City with large French camps nearby.
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