British Packets Arrive With News From Majorca and Europe
Jat reports arrival of three British packets carrying bails from Helland and five from France with advisory notes dated Paris Bebsnary 27. From Barcelona on the 14th Ind advice highlights extensive preparations against Majorca. The port is crowded with ships of all sizes and enslaved crews are pressed aboard gallies ready to sail. News from Hull arrives describing a storm that damaged vessels and loss of cattle. Paris reports Bavaria’s elector to pay a tribute and a journey to Munich planned, while Turkish ambassadors signal movements toward Thessalonica and Vienna with military rendezvous and court intrigues.