Evening Post in London, Middlesex

Paris and Hague dispatch tease simmering European moves

Postscript from the Antwerp and Hague Courants report European courtly maneuvering May 16 to 20. The Berwick figure sails for Dauphiny after bidding the late Queen farewell while Marshal Harcourt’s departure to Strasburg may be delayed. The St George chevalier recovers as talks with Muscovy and Dutch ministers press toward a new treaty. French plenipotentiaries face allied demands with ongoing snarl over a Congress. Military notes from Lieu Saint Amand and surrounding fronts describe French cannon fire, troop shifts, and reconnaissance near Cambray, with British and Dutch mediation advancing in a tense theatre.