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Mail from France reports tensions with Morocco and Gibraltar
April 3 Cadiz dispatch notes English complaints to King George II over Moorish respect for the British flag and late provisioning of Gibraltar. En voyage to Morocco peace talks are set by Sweden's envoy from Gibraltar. Amsterdam reports mutiny in Rotterdam and a Provost’s removal, with copper sheathing discussed to preserve ships. Scotland and Bath items follow with local appointments and hospital cases. The London scene notes John Wilkes’s arrest, Magna Charta excerpts, and public curiosity about the Tower seizure.
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