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Plague in Marseilles as Mail from France Reaches London
From Amsterdam Gazette May 19 and Madrid April 28 reports mix of European intelligence. Marquis de Lede discussions with King and Secretary of State precede military movements toward the sea coast and an implied invasion of Italy. In Moscow the Czar refuses a marriage to the eldest princess. Paris reports plague in Marseilles, and prison clemencies granted for condemned malefactors. Vienna notes generals ordered to council of war over Mecklenberg’s disobedience. Danish crown asserts ancient sound duties. London updates record ships docking and ships leaving port, plus royal visits and militia parades at Hyde Park and Westminster.
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