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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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English reports indicate Europe on the verge of general war, with powers preparing amid Frederick of Prussia's failing health. Britain fortifies ports and navy; engineers repair West Indies defenses; two regiments head to Canada to relieve garrison near US borders.
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The generality of the late English prints represent affairs in Europe as on the very eve of a general war, as all the belligerent powers are actually making every preparation for the bloody event -- that the life of great Frederick of Prussia is despaired of, whose death it is conjectured would produce a great alteration and change, both in politicks and their present warlike operations. -- And that England is also engaged in putting herself in the best posture of defence, the expediency of fortifying their principal ports and harbours, and filling up, with new ships, the breaches in their navy, occasioned by the late impolitick and ruinous war, having been fully and amply discussed in the Parliament.
It is likewise confidently asserted that Engineers have actually arrived in the British West-indies, to repair all their fortifications in that part of the globe -- and that two regiments are ordered out from England to Canada, to relieve the eighth, which has been on duty a number of years in that province, and which now occupy and garrison the posts within the jurisdiction of the United States.
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Europe
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June 11
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Late English prints depict European affairs on the eve of general war, with belligerent powers preparing. Life of great Frederick of Prussia despaired of, his death expected to alter politics and war operations. England preparing defenses, fortifying ports and harbors, rebuilding navy after recent war, discussed in Parliament. Engineers arrived in British West Indies to repair fortifications. Two regiments ordered from England to Canada to relieve eighth regiment, on duty for years, garrisoning posts within US jurisdiction.