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Eastern India Fleet Movements And Allied Troop Preparations
Paris reports advise that the Nep tune from the East Indies has arrived at Port l'Orient and the Duke d'Aquitain, a East India Company ship, has reached Lisbon. A small squadron under Mont. Korfaint, sailing from Brest, has also been sighted at Lisbon bound for convoy duties near Spain. Beaufremont’s squadron from Brest and Verdant protectors under Mont. d Ache prepare to sail. Admiral West may be ordered to intercept them. Westphalia-bound troops—sixty battalions and thirty squadrons—move toward Givet with unknown commanding officer. Four Dogger Privateers are fitting at Boulogne. Two suspects from Nant both arrested on spying suspicions at Brest. documents imply traitorous activity near Orient and coastal towns.
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