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News From Europe on Sicily Spanish Advances and Sicily Revolt
From Amsterdam to Vienna and Genoa, letters report Spanish forces near Messina and Palermo, fortifications in Messina, rumors of Sicilian support for Spain, and Austrian and Turkish diplomacy. Reports mention Naples, Trieste, and Trepani with garrisons, amid talk of a broader Mediterranean campaign and potential depopulation risk.
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Amsterdam
Naples
Elme
Thaun
Levant
Calabria
Mesfina
Rome
Marquis de Lece
Cardinal Aquaviva
Palermo
Spain
Aquaviva
Gallardi
Vienna
Messina
Lalermo
Melafo
Count de Maffey
Roy
Malta
Sardinia
Sicily
Genoa
Turin
Belgrade
Turky
Ragotzy
Adrianople
Trepani
Siracusa
Abbot del Maro
Madrid
Alberoni
Hague
Cagliary
Cadix
Hland
Savoy