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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Letter from Paris reports Ottoman Porte ordering troops to ravage Ukraine to disrupt Russian armies. Discovery of secret treaty negotiations at Constantinople between Porte and a Northern Power. Speculation on triple alliance of Catholic, Protestant, and Muslim powers, linked to French naval maneuvers in Baltic.
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An Express lately arrived from Petersburg has brought Advice, that the Porte has order'd her Troops to ravage the Ukraine, in order to force the Russian Armies to seek for Subsistence elsewhere; and that they pretend to have discover'd at Petersburg, that a Treaty is actually negotiating at Constantinople, between the Porte and a certain Northern Power.
We shall probably soon hear of a Triple Alliance concluded at Constantinople, between a Popish, a Protestant, and a Mahometan Power; for if France had no Intention to disturb the Tranquility of the North, there would be no Occasion for exercising her Marine in the Baltick; which Pretext was very modestly urged by M. de Chavigny when he demanded the Passage of the Sound for the French Squadron: But the French Court it seems is now above giving any plausible Pretence for her Proceedings.
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Constantinople
Event Date
May 17
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troops ordered to ravage ukraine to force russian armies to seek subsistence elsewhere; discovery of treaty negotiations between porte and northern power; speculation on triple alliance
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Express from Petersburg advises that Porte ordered troops to ravage Ukraine to disrupt Russian armies. Pretended discovery at Petersburg of treaty negotiating at Constantinople between Porte and Northern Power. Speculation of triple alliance at Constantinople involving Popish, Protestant, and Mahometan powers, tied to French marine exercises in Baltic and M. de Chavigny's demand for passage of Sound.