Protests and naval news from a distant court and seas
September notices discuss Protestant cantons arbitration over regional disputes in Walchinghen and Tockenburgh. Naples reports Spanish ships and Byng’s fleet maneuvers while Sicily and Sardinia plans unfold amid Catalonia and Palermo concerns. Paris notes Cellamare’s account of a naval engagement and Mars’s fate and the new 74 gun ship in Palermo. The King’s answer to the South Sea Company outlines trade protections and Madrid tensions with Spain.