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Plague in the capital and naval dispatches abroad
Reports from July 29 describe the plague breaking out in the capital and nearby villages while a chain of European naval movements unfolds. From Cadiz to Lisbon and St. Lucia, fleets, convoys, captures, and warnings unfold as markets, war plans, and diplomatic exchanges shape the Atlantic theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Holland
Constantinople
Fune
Petersbourg
Germany
Moscow
Cadiz
Don Louis de Cordova
Brest
Gibraltar
Paris
Russia
Cape
Invincible
Ministry
de Guichen
de la Mothe Piguet
St. Domingo
le Bien- Aime
Monf. de Kermadec
Alexandre
Monf. de Beaumont
la Magicienne
de la Broucheterie
la Bellone
de Govidec
Cotter l'Espiegle
Monf. de Clesmur
Amperdam
Laf Leiters
Lisbon
Maynes and Co
Guerrier
Marseilles
Hague
Denmark
Copenhagen
London
Versailles
Count de Luchefi
Spain
North Sea
Elfignor
Alfred
Collins
Wyborne
Sound
Leith
America
Asth Init
Martinico
Rowley
Walsingham
Medway
Boyne
St. Lucia
Conwall
George Rodney
Cornwall
Albion