Hague and Madrid Dispatches Report Secrecy and Suspicion
May 3 to May 31 notices from Amsterdam Madrid and The Hague describe Court affairs managed with secrecy. The Dutch ambassador remains at Madrid as rumors of peace talks circulate. A Russian Crown Prince death prompts mourning orders. a storm sinks a States yacht near Schouwen with two survivors. Investigations outline a suspected pretender adherent in a Geneva inn and police action in inspecting Stuart.