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Armistice talks and royal court dispatches amid European unrest
From the Hague Courant and Naples letters we learn of the suspension of arms urged by the Marquis de Léde and the possible evacuation of Sicily by Spanish forces within two months. The Pope seeks fast-tracking of Cardinal Albani to Vienna and coordination with Spinola and Spinelli. Reports from Vienna and Revel note armistice, naval plans, and a projected broader peace. Observations include Domestics to Constantinople, Empress Regnant with child, and local tremors from Tirol landslides. Marquis de Léde grants Peasants liberty to trade. six-week armistice announced in Sicily. A Senatus consultum foreshadows summer governance to maintain public welfare as new political alignments form. Prices and military commissions update for British officers.