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Alliance talk and French fears shape Europe in early spring
The dispatch reports a suspected Franco Spanish alliance with Paris ministers pushing for military moves. A 20 to 77 ship squadron is being prepared and a 60,000 strong Rhine army is planned under the Duke of Berwick. France opposes Sardinia’s Pragmatic Sanction and a Bavarian league countering Austrian succession gains support as ministers signal possible ministerial changes. There is late news of Dover arrivals, ship recoveries and court entertainments, plus assorted London notices.
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