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Ambassadors and fleets stir Europe in April and May
The Evening Post reports convoy movements of the Porte ambassador to Belgrade with guard, and a foiled plot by his janissaries against his chamberlain and interpreter. News from Constantinople notes Count Virmont’s leave with the Sultan and Grand Vizier and exchange plans at the frontier. Modena, Denmark, Sweden, Russia, and Hamburg items describe mutterings of war, armament buildups, and trade cautions. Paris notes the death of Abbot Gautier and a parliamentary address on protecting domestic manufactures and East India Company trade.
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Porte
Belgrade
Constantinople
Virmont
Venice
Modena
Republick
Copenhagen
Geasa
Hamburg
Count Welling
Sweden
Hanover
Bremen
Principality
Vehrden
Stade
Sieur Ramohr
Stockholm
Gafel
Gulph
Bothnia
Hamilton
Findland
Great Britain
Prussia
Petersbourg
Cronflor
Cronflot
East-India Company