Express dispatches reveal fleet at Palermo bound for Cadiz and plans for Italy
Paris and Barcelona reports dated Aug 6 and July 22 describe Marquis de Rey directing Spanish warships left at Cadiz and in Italy to sail. Admiral Cartagena orders convoy departures for Cadiz Malaga Cartagena and Alicante. The great convoy is held awaiting further court orders while Spain beefs up army and ships. The Polish queen expected. mourning for Catherine the Great’s sister. Cardinal Aberoni seeks inventories from English merchants in Spanish ports.