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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Venetian navigation impeded by Turkish vessels due to the Emperor-Porte war; complaints to Turkish governors ignored; Venetian courier to Constantinople assassinated by Turks, dispatches stolen, suspected Porte plot; Venice resolves to change courier routes and may declare war on Turks.
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It That Complaints have been made to the Turkish Governors bordering on the Adriatick, but without obtaining any Satisfaction.
Advice is arrived from Dalmatia, that the publick Courier of the Bailo of Venice at Constantinople has been attacked on the Road by unknown Turks, and assassinated, and all his Dispatches carried off.
The Porte is suspected to have done this, in order to keep the Affairs of the Ottoman Empire secret; since which it has been resolved the Couriers of the Republick shall change their Route.
These Circumstances may probably provoke the State to declare War against the Turks.
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Venice
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publick courier assassinated and dispatches carried off; couriers to change route; potential declaration of war by venice against turks
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Navigation of the Republick impeded by Turkish Vessels since war between Emperor and Porte; complaints to Turkish Governors on Adriatick ignored; courier of Bailo attacked and assassinated by unknown Turks on road from Dalmatia; Porte suspected to conceal Ottoman affairs; Republick resolves to alter courier routes; circumstances may provoke war declaration against Turks