Parisian Abbot Du Bois Arrives After London Visit
A Paris dispatch notes Abbot du Bois arrived from London last Saturday and went to the Palace Royal where he paid respects to the Dutchess Dowager of Orleans and the Duke and Dutchess of Orleans. The Earl of Stairs remains confined to his bed after a swelling in his arm. Reports from Cadiz describe a massive convoy building with 6 transports, two regiments of horse, cannons, mortars, bullets, powder, and provisions for a West Indies voyage, while Spain orders ships and garrisons to prepare for departures and potential incursions into Italy and Sicily.