Evening Post in London, Middlesex

War Preparations and Naval Dispatches Across Europe

Late night mail from Holland and today’s from Flanders report war preparations against Spain, with talk of a Brussels congress to negotiate general peace under the guarantees of major powers. News from Naples, Rome, Genoa, Leghorn, and Amsterdam detail storms dispersing convoys, scarce provisions for Spanish camps, and naval movements involving British, French, and Spanish ships as fleets gather near Melazzo, Messina, Cadix, and Sicily.