Evening Post in London, Middlesex

News from Europe and Sicily in late December

The Paris Gazette reports Cardinal Alberon’s return to Italy via Catalonia, and Lisbon dispatches say 39 pirates including a Frenchman and a Dutchman were executed with others reprieved. German regiments aboard English ships head for Syracuse to pressure Spaniards, while Palermo resists reinforcements. Berwick returns to the campaign, Bouillon’s upcoming marriage to an English lady is noted, and confidential talks urge peace despite ongoing European tensions.