Royal Manifesto and Allied Movements Amid European Tension
Paris dispatches report a Royal Manifesto to be transmitted to governours, detailing motives to withhold concessions amid tensions with Savoy and Empire intrigues. The piece notes French frontiers, fear of a new war, and diplomacy aimed at limiting expansion while awaiting August acts. Ghent and Lis regions report troop movements, with Marlborough and other generals marching toward Courtray as French forces mass in Lens plains and heavy cannon preparations loom.