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Danish East India ships reach port rich and ready to supply
Letters from Copenhagen report two Danish East India Company ships entering port on the 8th from China and Tranquebar and a third from St Thomas arriving on the 12th, each laden. They anticipate supplying neighbors at or below English and Dutch prices, reducing need to buy foreign goods. Also notes Dutch whale catches and Barbadoes drought effects, with cadiz and Vera Cruz shipping updates. Admiral Haddock sighted. French court life and Corsica tensions discussed.
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Danish East India Company
China
Tranquebar
St. Thomas
Holland
Guy
London
Barbadoes
Calais
Flanders
Cadiz
N.S
Carthagena
Vera Crux
Haddock
Paris A-la-Main
Mademoiselle de Charolois
Rambouiller
Versailles
Mars
Gravelin
Dunkirk
Hague
Assembly of
States General
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Genoa
United Provinces
Corsica