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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Letter from Copenhagen reports warlike preparations across Northern Europe, with officers raising recruits in several cities and ships being fitted out in Denmark, Sweden, and Russia. Possible attacks on Holstein and Norway anticipated, with rumors of a general European war. An alliance formed between Russia, Prussia, and Sweden, with Sweden claiming Finland and Prussia Pomerania, in exchange for Prussian payment of four million roubles to Russia.
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All our Advices from the North have a warlike Appearance. At Hamburg, Altena, in the Holstein, Dantzick, and Bremen, are Russian, Austrian, Danish, Swedish, and Prussian Officers, raising Recruits; and as Trade is dead, and Provisions scarce, they meet with great Success. In Denmark and Sweden, as well as in Russia, they are fitting out Ships with the utmost Expedition; the Dutchy of Holstein is very likely to be attacked by Russia, and Norway by Sweden, and his Prussian Majesty will probably not be idle on this Occasion. In short, some Politicians think that there will be a general War in Europe.
The Accounts we received by the last Posts are, that the Courts of Russia, Berlin, and Sweden, have made an Alliance: Sweden makes Pretensions to Finland, and Prussia to Pomerania; but Prussia is to pay four Millions of Roubles to Russia.
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Northern Europe
Event Date
October 6
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alliance between russia, prussia, and sweden; sweden pretensions to finland; prussia to pomerania; prussia pays four million roubles to russia
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Advices from the North show warlike preparations: Russian, Austrian, Danish, Swedish, and Prussian officers raising recruits in Hamburg, Altena in Holstein, Dantzick, and Bremen with success due to dead trade and scarce provisions. Ships fitted out expeditiously in Denmark, Sweden, and Russia. Holstein likely attacked by Russia, Norway by Sweden, Prussian Majesty not idle. Politicians foresee general war in Europe. Courts of Russia, Berlin, and Sweden formed alliance with territorial pretensions and financial payment.