Spanish and British War News From Madrid and Elsewhere
Madrid reports 30000 pistoles sent to pay Spanish troops in Arragon and to equip officers for a Spring campaign. Duke of Orleans expected within days. Catalonia frontiers fixed by March 1. Bishop of Murcia to blockade Alicant and Denia. Seas wrecks in Galicia. Galons awaited in Havana. Barcelona convoy brings troops and ammunition. Ferdinand’s forces move toward Tortola and Tarragona. Fortifications at Coblentz hold for a year. Prussia pledges obedience to diet. Duke of Orleans rumored to reach Madrid. Spain sending battalions to Sicily. money to Flanders and plans to borrow 40 million. Ghent notes 16 warships fitted and a 26-ship squadron ready. mystery fleet bound for an unidentified great person aboard the admiral’s vessel.