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Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
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Spanish King, after failed remonstrations with French councils, orders four men-of-war equipped at Cartagena, plus ships from Malaga and Barcelona, to form a squadron protecting Mediterranean navigation for 1790 amid French instability.
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Extract of a letter from Madrid, March 3.
"The King our Sovereign, after having in vain remonstrated with the French Councils without success, has made a resolution to take upon himself the preserving the free and independent navigation of the Mediterranean seas for the year 1790 at least, and has for this purpose ordered, besides the ships from Malaga and Barcelona, four men of war to be equipped immediately at Carthagena, which is to compose a third detached squadron of observation, for protecting the sea coast, traders, &c. The deranged state of the French government has a wonderful effect in the cabinet of this country."
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Mediterranean
Event Date
March 3, 1790
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formation of a third detached squadron of observation to protect sea coast and traders
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The King, after vain remonstrations with French Councils, resolves to preserve free navigation of Mediterranean seas for 1790, ordering four men-of-war at Carthagena plus ships from Malaga and Barcelona. French government's deranged state influences Spanish cabinet.