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War News From Europe and Spain Reported Across Fronts
The Evening Post reprints from the Paris and Madrid gazettes on December 17 to 24, detailing winter quarters for Portuguese and Estremaduran forces, and Moorish actions nearby. Reports describe Miquelets defeated, Valentia raids repelled, and preparations to lift the Gironne blockade. Paris notes Academy prizes and military moves, while Antwerp and Harlem courants discuss fortifications and expeditions into Brabant and Mons. Assertions cover Dutch and German congress talks towards peace and strategic troop movements toward Perpignan and Calais with large provision transports. In Madrid the Cortes debates excluding female succession, with the king pushing a fundamental law. Berwick’s troops in Montpellier and rumors of further mobilizations.