European forces and shipping fears amid Iberian crisis
The report notes Gremille's plan with The Prince of Conde to lead 40 000 troops toward Latver Rhine and the Beauvau detachment of 15 000 to Spain. A banker seeks retirement, a transport with Augoumois bound for Louisiana is captured, and M de la Touche heads to Rochefort to thwart enemy plans. Madrid reports militia success reducing Swiss troop need. Amsterdam Gazette.
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Martinico
Rochefort
Madrid
Amsterdam
Death of David Home of Wedderburn in Scotland
Scotland, Edinburgh April 3. On Wednesday last died at his house Wedderburn David Home of Wedderburn Esq. Dr James Mounsey a body physician to the late Empress of Russia and lately promoted to Archiater and Chancellor of Medicine with the rank of Lieutenant General, born near Lochmaben in Annandale Dumfries. He studied in Edinburgh and went to Russia in 1736, later joined General Keith on a tour to Paris and London. He bought Rammerscails estate in Annandale planning to return home, an event now a distant prospect.
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Siege and troop movements reach Salamanca and Lisbon
A Madrid letter from March 16 reports Spanish troops encamped across the kingdom with headquarters at Salamanca and Burgoyne preparing for Portugal. Rumors of Gibraltar siege persist, while Lisbon embarkation orders and transport prep accelerate. Berlin and Breslau news hint at peace talks and a possible Austria-Russia reconciliation, with various envoys and fleets moving toward the Atlantic theater.
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Sale by the Candle at Garraway’s Coffee House
Notice of sale by candle at Garraway s Coffee House Exchange Alley Cornhill on Wednesday 21st instant at noon. About 76 puncheons of Jamaica rum on the importers hands. Catalogues to be delivered by Tho Robinson, broker, Mincing Lane.
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Exchange- Alley
Cornhill
Tho. Robinson
Mincing Lane
Observations on the papers relative to the rupture with Spain
The piece comments on Gandidus observations arguing Britain should avoid war with Spain, praising Pitt and the nation's recovery under his leadership. It cites Spain's ministerial claims, Lord Bristol, and French pressure, while noting critics who envy Britain’s rise and urge prudent diplomacy over rash action.
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Alana
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de Clare
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