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Don Carlos Narrow Escape and East India Board Shakeup
Letters from Naples report Don Carlos narrowly escaped drowning when a calash swerved at a swollen rivulet on the road to Naples. The king rewarded the driver with 40 pistoles and a pension of 20 ducats monthly. London dispatches note changes at the East India Company with Lowther and council removed from Surat. Capt. Gilbert leaves for Bombay, and court fashion and nuptial plans for the Prince of Wales are described with the Princess of Saxe Gotha awaiting royal decision.
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