News from Naples and Lisbon Arrivals and Movements
Arrivals include 25 tartanes from Apulia with corn and provisions. An English privateer has captured or ransomed 26 French vessels in twenty months. King Charles plans to move on Italy with convoys. Advices from Frankfort and Paris report Austrian plans and unrest in Barcelona. Cadiz notes ships reaching Lisbon with convoys and pressure on Gibraltar. From Cape Breton expedition reports show low sickness, two New England regiments, 1000 troops plus 2000 Native allies marching toward Mount Royal near Quebec with expectations of success.