Royal Spaniard Entries and Sicilian Affairs Report
From Naples and Palermo dated June signaling the Duke de Monteléone Pignatelli’s public entry as Vice-Roy of Sicily and government, with Madrid dispatches on troops and transport. Admiral Byng near Palermo, earthquakes in Puglia, Barletta, and Salerno, and preparations by St Charles and Gallies to reinforce Sicily against Barbary corsairs. Notes from Amsterdam and Genoa describe Persian trade questions, Spanish troop movements, and courtly receptions for the Princess of Modena with imperial processions through Milan.