Emperor in Vienna Resists Commerce Ban Amid Quarantine Orders
From Vienna dated July 22, the Emperor remains resolved to reside in the city and protests to the Venetian ambassador over prohibitions on trade with Silesia and Moravia. He orders frontiers quarantines to protect commerce with Germany and Italy, despite noncontagious sickness claims. In Berlin, Prince Menzikoff reports Muscovy and Turkey peace renewed, with Hamburg to host diamond set pictures for courtiers. Descriptions continue of Dutch, Swiss, and Saxon troop movements and recent naval diplomacy, with diversions toward Stralsund and strategic descents in Pomerania as Austro-Russian plans unfold.