Paris News Letter Details Slave Trade and Royal Preparations
Postscript from Paris reports Mesfina with plans to obtain many slaves via Malta in exchange for corn, with King’s envoy and Sicilian prince involvement. New regiments of 2900 men raised, Great Dukes of F assistance noted. Paris April 14 cites equipage movements for Prince de Camites toward Hungary, imminent arrival of the Czar by April 22, and a palace setup in the old Louvre with royal expenses and attendants. Two commissions appointed to moderate fines from the late Court of Justice.