Alliance Treaty Dominates Global Dispatches of January
Tuesday reports from Madrid Cadiz and The Hague describe a broad alliance negotiation among Great Britain France and the Republic. The treaty aims to curb the pretender Avignon exile and includes guarantees to Utrecht possessions and potential military aid. Moroccan envoy seeks peace terms while Mediterranean piracy and Algiers disruptions ease. Paris reports a large tax lift and political tensions as clerical factions debate Rome’s bull and constitutional terms.