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Peace prospects and fleet movements reported in letters
An August Portsmouth letter notes England's peacemaking proposals rejected, with winter quarters delaying peace while armies push into Helvetia and Hanover. further sea updates include ships from Lisbon and Baltic routes, desertion penalties, and royal fleet movements as weather and war shape this period.
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