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Swedes advance on our frontier but retreat amid strong guard
Letters from Norway report Swedish forces approached the frontier in two places but withdrew after finding our troops on alert. An express notes the Pagan frigate and four supply vessels left in a late storm. Other ships dispatched to the Baltic to intercept provisions bound for Sweden. Eleven vessels carrying goods for Norway were captured by a Swedish frigate from Goteborg. The Swedish king is at Carelcronen preparing to join his fleet. the hereditary prince of Hesse-Castel will command the army in his absence. Vienna notes Sweden seeks mediation with France but requires consent of the Northern Allies. Hague reports Baron de Gortz confined and under guard. Sweden presses for a policy on privateers and breaking off commerce with Britain. London publishes an abstract of the Triple Alliance treaty outlining future peace and mutual restrictions among Britain, France, Holland, and their allies.