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Europe News and Atlantic Dispatches May 6 1740s
An international letter report from Amsterdam and The Hague notes the king’s gathering before Poland, Swedish armament, and a detailed list of contraband and armaments destined for various theaters. Paris reports health of the king, hospital reforms, and talks on treaties with Tripoli while Paris and Madrid exchange naval intelligence. London chronicles ship seizures, privateer actions, mutiny scares, and the impressment of seamen, with city officials preparing for extraordinary affairs and royal inspection voyages.
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Amsterdam
Dresden
Poland
Budifia
Gorliz
Sweden
New Herlands Hague
Paris
Spain
Cadiz
America
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Madrid
Duke de Bournonville
Germany
Vienna
Trieste
St. Viet
Alexander d’ Wittenburg
Belgade
Servia
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