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Great General of Poland orders troop assembly for frontier march
From Amsterdam Courant May 22 Warsaw reports a general in Poland issuing an order to gather all troops by mid May and march toward the Turkish frontiers to guard the country and deter desertions to Hungary. Vienna notes diplomacy with Poland and efforts to engage King and Republic in forthcoming campaigns. Hamburg reports quiet in Petersburg and Baltic ports, with Swedish and Russian maneuvers in Finland and Stockholm. Hague records talks between Emperor and Elector of Cologne over garrisons, fortifications, and a treaty settlement. Paris mentions false rumor of the Pretender crossing Basil and expulsion of English travelers. Edinburgh notes ships arriving from various ports.
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