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Newspaper
London Evening Post
Location
London, Middlesex, United Kingdom
Date
Jan 10, 1744
Page
1
The document discusses a 1743 dispatch about the Marquess of Botta and the Queen of Hungary. It notes Vienna's protective stance toward Botta, distrust of Our Complaints, and concerns over public perception and international friendship between courts. It calls for clearer justification and restraint, urging better information from Hungary and calmer treatment of the accusation.
Yesterday the mail from France arrives with word that the Prince of Asturias remains in a deteriorating state. An English ship captured a richly laden Spanish vessel near Vigo, while two French ships were wrecked off Cape Finisterre and a privateer suffered the same fate off Algarve. Madrid dispatches indicate a secret expedition order, with uncertainty on timing or target. Reports from Barcelona say warships are being readied for Provence, as Navarre’s squadron prepares to sail. The season brings royal betrothal rumors for Prince Charles to Archduchess Marie Anne and plans for Golden Fleece knights. Russian minister Lanizinski pressed for satisfaction in Botta affair. the Emperor awaits remittances from Spain and France to bolster troops. Copenhagen notes a proposed marriage alliance between Denmark and Sweden, while Denmark rejects a match with Cumberland. French troop movements overwhelm fortresses, Hussars conduct frontier inquiries, and rumors circulate of detachments and suspensions of arms as a general pacification possibility looms.
London reports political rumors as France reportedly plans a major move. An obituary notes the death of James Hamilton Earl Abercorn in Cavendish Square after a short illness. It details his royal service under James II William III and Anne, his marriage to Elizabeth Reading, and lists his extensive issue across five sons and four daughters. Extraneous notes mention a woodsman incident near Lymington with a copper pot.
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