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Messina Fall, New Spanish Efforts Reach Mediterranean
London reports from Aug 16 and Aug 23 recount Messina's capitulation with defenses intact, Spanish efforts to restore privileges for Sicilians, and plans to aid Naples. Dispatches note Admiral Bing sailing for Naples and Alberoni's response. Genoa and Vienna relay Franco-Spanish maneuvers and Imperial troop movements amid Sicilian unrest and Turkish naval encounters.
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Vienna
Naples
Messina
Philip
Sicily
Savoy
Spain
Bing
Cardinal Alberoni
Mediterranean
Amsterdam