When was it published?

November 17, 1752 in The Virginia Gazette

Foreign News November 17, 1752

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What keywords are associated?

East Indies, French English Relations, Bengal Letters, Indian Alliances, Peace Harmony

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

Paris report on September 9 denies rumors of French-English misunderstanding in the East Indies, stating both nations act as auxiliaries to allied Indian princes and maintain harmony from the recent peace.

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Paris, Sept. 9. The Letters brought by the Ship called the India Company, arrived from Bengal at Port l'Orient, make no Mention of the Misunderstanding which the London News-Papers speak of between the French and English in the East-Indies: These two Nations act only in Quality of Auxiliaries to the Indian Princes with whom they are in Alliance: In other Respects they observe exactly the Harmony and good Understanding restored by the late Peace. -- So that it is Peace or War as before, neither, just as every Reader pleases to take it.

What sub-type of article is it?

Diplomatic Colonial Affairs

What keywords are associated?

East Indies French English Relations Bengal Letters Indian Alliances Peace Harmony

Where did it happen?

East Indies

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

East Indies

Event Date

Sept. 9

Outcome

harmony and good understanding maintained between french and english as per the late peace; no misunderstanding confirmed.

Event Details

Letters from Bengal via the ship India Company arriving at Port l'Orient make no mention of reported misunderstandings between French and English in the East Indies. Both nations serve as auxiliaries to allied Indian princes and observe the harmony restored by the recent peace.