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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Private letter from The Hague reports imminent continental war with 1.6M troops ready, but Britain uninvolved due to new alliance with France and Spain, negotiated via Lord Mansfield's Paris trip over American issues, guaranteed by Prussia and Sardinia.
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"A war on the continent is, according to the present circumstances, almost unavoidable; to which end the Continental Princes actually have 1,625,000 of the best disciplined troops in readiness:
But it is certain that Great Britain will not be in the least concerned in it; for we are informed from undoubted authority, that a new alliance has been treated on between Great Britain, France, and Spain, and which was the real cause of Lord Mansfield's trip to Paris. Of this treaty the French boast, and say it was bought at a prix d'or; the reason of which they pretend is the affairs of America, which never could have come to a serious consideration of the British Court, without previously obtaining the pacific determinations of France and Spain. It is further said, that the said treaty was finished under the guarantee of Prussia and Sardinia, and which was the cause of changing Ambassadors between the latter Courts."
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The Hague
Event Date
Dec. 27
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new alliance treaty between great britain, france, and spain, finished under guarantee of prussia and sardinia, leading to changing of ambassadors between the latter courts; great britain not concerned in continental war
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A war on the continent is almost unavoidable with 1,625,000 troops ready by Continental Princes. Great Britain will not be involved due to a new alliance with France and Spain, treated on during Lord Mansfield's trip to Paris, bought at a prix d'or by the French, related to American affairs requiring pacific determinations of France and Spain. Treaty guaranteed by Prussia and Sardinia, causing ambassador changes between those courts.