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Czar Orders Release of Scottish Merchant Ship Held by Ruffian Warship
The Czar orders freeing a Scottish merchant ship seized by a rogue man of war and brought to Texel, as the Swedish and British negotiators seek to resolve the dispute between two princes. The Swedish minister reports efforts to secure Baron de Gortz’s release through diplomacy and potential prisoner exchanges. Copenhagen reports a Norwegian convoy arrival and Swedish patrol actions near Gottemburg, with Denmark planning fortifications at Elfemburg. In Edinburgh, Robert Dundass is named Advocate and Solicitor-General for Scotland as Episcopal ministers face penalties for prayers against the King’s family.
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Scotland
Texél
Baron de Gortz
Count de Gyllemburg
M. Jackson
Republick
General Assembly
Count de la Marq
France
Great Britain
Sweden
Count de la Marg
Marquis de Chateaunenf
Hamburg
Hamburgh
The
Hague
Copenhagen
Fure
Norway
Dragut
Gottemburg
Tordenskiold
Falstrand
Schonen
Elfemburg
Edinburgh
Robert Dundass
James Stewart
Arthur Miller
David Rankine
David Lammite
Patrick Middleton
Robert Coult
Lords of Justiciary
King George
Wales
Thomas Moubray
Sterling