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Minorca and Paris News Reach London in September 1756
Reports from Minorca describe Hawke’s fleet near Fort St Philip and French efforts to cut communication with Majorca, while Paris notes the Parliament debate over the Bed of Justice and the King’s forthcoming response. Dublin and Belfast obituaries follow, with religious and political discourse urging Christian unity and governance.
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Flanders
Stockholm
Ulrichsdahl
Barcelona
Minorca
M. de la Galiffonniere
Admiral Hawke
Fort St. Philip
Citadella
Majorca
Fornelle
la Marguerite
Hawke
Rhartland
France
Spain
Paris
Bed of Justice
Versailles