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Foreign intelligence notes in April news summary
The latest letters from The Hague and Amsterdam Courant detail European moves. Chevalier de St George is hosted by the king and queen in Madrid before departing for a harbor to support fleet efforts. Reports from Petersburg, Copenhagen, and Hamburg describe armies, rearguards, and recruit schedules, with Baltic and Dutch forces shifting to Brabant and the Netherlands. Nearby Paris gossip mentions the Meudon relapse of the Duchess of Berry and Jacobite claims of English ships seized by Spain. London adds Berwick’s action at Port Passage.
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