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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Letter from London warns that the Emperor's firm stance on opening Scheldt navigation against Dutch opposition risks drawing Europe into war, with wheat prices at 7 shillings per bushel due to war fears and foreign buying; France desires peace but likely futile.
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The unhappy dispute between the Emperor and the Dutch, I am apprehensive, will involve most of the powers of Europe in their difficulties, as the Emperor is inflexible in his determination of opening the navigation of the Scheldt: Wheat is now selling here at the enormous price of seven shillings sterling per bushel, in consequence of the expectancy of a war, and contractors from other powers buying up large quantities. I sincerely believe France is pacific, and would wish to heal the breach; but alas! I fear all in vain, and that nothing short of a bloody war must decide the dispute.
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Primary Location
Scheldt
Event Date
December 1
Outcome
fear of bloody war to resolve dispute; wheat at seven shillings per bushel due to war expectations.
Event Details
Dispute between the Emperor and the Dutch over opening Scheldt navigation risks involving most European powers; Emperor is inflexible. Wheat prices high from war fears and foreign contractors buying. France seeks to heal breach but likely in vain.