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Turbulent Italian and Baltic Diplomatic Moves In July

Warsaw dispatches report delays to Muscovite evacuations, nobility assemblies dissolving without decision, and new appeals to the Polish king. Letters from Mittau, Lemberg, and Copenhagen describe Turkish, Polish, and Swedish troop movements, with Imperial detachments clashing with Tartars and raids on Turkish merchants. News from Hamburg notes Pouffin's mission and Danish plans to monitor France Sweden mail, while Mecklenburgh letters confirm Russian troop marches toward Poland and Danish court appointments. Venice reports a major naval engagement with heavy Venetian losses against the Turks, and Barcelona outlines Spanish naval preparations and a looming tax reform proposal to replace capitation and tenth-penny taxes.