Quiet English Garrison at Gibaltar Fortifies for Defense
A private letter from Gibraltar reports the English garrison is quiet and actively repairing fortifications and batteries toward the Spanish camp. The Moors remain at war, Ruffel prepares to enter Mequinez for peace with Morocco, and merchant losses from the December storm are noted. Also recounts a fatal duel in Drogheda, debtors' bills, and rising masquerade interest in a Western city.