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Foreign News
August 26, 1773
The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
What is this article about?
Letter from Paris reports French reissuance of order to press merchant ships in Marseilles and people in Corsica, seamen heading to Brest and Toulon, and Spanish armed ships ordered to join French in Mediterranean, indicating imminent French declaration of war against Russia.
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Extract of a Letter from Paris, May 25.
"A Letter from Marseilles, from a very creditable Hand, says that the Royal Order for pressing every Merchant Ship coming into that Harbour, which was recalled the first of this Month, has been issued again; in Consequence of which they press every Merchant Ship of our own Nation, and we are informed from Corsica that they press People in every Corner there. We are also informed, by Letters from different Parts of the Kingdom, that Seamen daily pass in their Way to Brest and Toulon; and from different Parts in Spain, we learn that all their armed Ships are actually ordered to join ours in the Mediterranean. By all these, and still more corroborating Circumstances, we may judge with Certainty that our Court will very soon declare themselves against Russia."
"A Letter from Marseilles, from a very creditable Hand, says that the Royal Order for pressing every Merchant Ship coming into that Harbour, which was recalled the first of this Month, has been issued again; in Consequence of which they press every Merchant Ship of our own Nation, and we are informed from Corsica that they press People in every Corner there. We are also informed, by Letters from different Parts of the Kingdom, that Seamen daily pass in their Way to Brest and Toulon; and from different Parts in Spain, we learn that all their armed Ships are actually ordered to join ours in the Mediterranean. By all these, and still more corroborating Circumstances, we may judge with Certainty that our Court will very soon declare themselves against Russia."
What sub-type of article is it?
Naval Affairs
Diplomatic
War Report
What keywords are associated?
French Pressing Ships
Naval Mobilization
Spain Mediterranean Fleet
Anti Russia Declaration
Where did it happen?
France
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
France
Event Date
May 25
Outcome
imminent french declaration against russia
Event Details
French royal order reissued to press merchant ships in Marseilles and people in Corsica; seamen moving to Brest and Toulon; Spanish armed ships ordered to join French in Mediterranean.