Evening Post in London, Middlesex

Turbulent Atlantic and European War News Deluge

The dispatches report Turkish warships near Cape Paslaro seizing Maltese Tartans, and Malta’s strategic hold. In Rome Princess Sobiesky departs for Lincoln to use mineral waters, while fears rise over Turkish fleet movements offshore. Copenhagen notes a Petersburg‑bound cargo ship reporting 21 men‑of‑war forces and 80 gallies being fitted at Cronflot with 10 to 12 thousand troops. In Paris a political crisis surrounds Marechal de Villeroy’s exile and court intrigues, with potential shifts in governance and a looming appointment of a new governor. Marlborough’s funeral is described in Westminster Abbey with royal procession details and state honors.