Tartans Bring Ammunition to Imperial Camp at Melazzo
From Paris Gazette May 6 reports Tartans delivering ammunition and troops to the Imperial camp near Melazzo face danger from Spanish galleys. Besieged Melazzo receives supplies, while Spanish efforts to raise the siege appear futile. A Spanish captain linked to the galleys is imprisoned at Gaeta. two others flee but are shot at by German forces. Turkish and Levant trade ships reach Italian ports as shortages ease with new bread supplies for troops in Sicily and the kingdom. Reports from Leghorn and Genoa note regiments en route and convoys near Messina, with European powers maneuvering over frontier fortifications and diplomatic exchanges.