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Mail from Holland reports European diplomacy and naval moves
The lettered dispatches describe a Treaty of Commerce with Venice to be signed, hints of mediation between Britain and Spain via Portugal, and strategic naval placements by Admiral Haddock and Pizarro. It notes Corn shortages in Andalusia, cargoes from the Americas, and ongoing court intrigues in Petersbourg and Vienna. Reports from Madrid, Cadiz, Leghorn, Brussels, Amsterdam, and Francfort cover politics, warfare, promotions, and potential peace terms amid European tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Republick of
Venice
Dona Maria Theresa
Great Britain
Portugal
Duke of Montemar
England
Andalusia
Cadiz
Haddock
Bay of
Gibraltar
Mediterranean
Italy
Levant
Streights
Pizarro
West Indies
Canary Islands
America
Havanna
Carraccas
M. Vander Meer
States General
Caragao
Marquess de Botta
Imperial Court
Porte
Niester
Bashaw
Choczim
Kiev
Rufsia
Vienna
Marquess de Mirepoix
France
Wallis
Count Neuperg
Count Harrach
Lower
Hungary
Upper
Dresden
Munich
Bender
Inftant
N. S
Bialogorod
Russia
Paris
Madrid
Spain
Leghorn
Tuscany
Newfoundland
Brussels
Austrian Netherlands
Amsterdam
the Hague
London
Hague
Republick
Friesland
Groningen