Armament plans to aid Venetians and Turkish threat in Europe
From the Paris Gazette and Madrid reports a council of cardinals and bishops seeks ways to arm four warships for Venetian assistance next spring. The Emperor urged to join the common cause against the Turks, who, emboldened by recent victories, plan to attack Corfu. Meanwhile Spain readies four ships from Cadiz to Havana and Cartagena to recover vast gold and silver from the Plata, as Brazil fleet news arrive and Lisbon notes a hunting voyage by Prince Manuel toward Belem.