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Ruffian Envoy resumes peace ratification reports
The Amsterdam Gazette notes the Ruffian envoy has received ratification of the peace treaty with the Porte but delays notifying the Grand Vizier until his preferred gifts are delivered. A Prussian gentleman seeks access to influence and wealth at the Ottoman court, while an envoy to Tunis, Tripoli, and Algiers fails to curb piracy. Reports from Petersburg and Hanover discuss Russian moves against Sweden and Hanover, with plans involving Dutchy exchanges. Paris announces Cardinal Conti’s election as Pope Innocent XII and related church dispatches. Madrid covers Portmore’s journey to England, a South Sea Company ship arriving at Cadiz, and Brabant’s quarrel over Knight’s surrender. Hague notes Britain’s birth congratulatory letter and a forthcoming public humiliation decree.