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Expedition rumors loom over Cadiz and Gibraltar plans
London dispatch reports major preparations at Cadiz for a large expedition with six ships in harbor and many more expected. Opinions differ whether troops target Gibraltar, Italy, or West Indies. Also notes returns of ships to England and privateer activity off Cape May with planter raids and local merchant deaths in London and Gloucestershire.
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Peter Warren
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Centurion
Schryver
Lisbon
Mortyn
Duke of Cumberland
Hutton
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Bristol
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John Jones
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Thomas Kerby
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Snow’s Fields
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Esther Kenward
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Forest
Ouchterlony
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Priend
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Aurora
Teague
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Eval Assurance
London Assurance
S. Prem