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Foreign News
July 15, 1773
The Virginia Gazette
Williamsburg, Virginia
What is this article about?
Letter from Dantzic, April 16, reports King of Prussia resuming demands for all past and new duties and arrears from city magistrates and merchants within 24 hours, despite British mediation and recent Russian Empress's assurances to Britain to stop these unjust pretensions.
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Extract of a letter from Dantzic, April 16.
The respect which his Prussian Majesty has testified for the mediation of Great Britain was not strong enough to be long lived. He has this day not only re-demanded all the duties and imposts, new and old, which he had before exacted, for some time, but has commanded the Magistrates and merchants to pay, within the space of twenty four hours, the arrears due during the last time he had suspended his exactions. This is the more incomprehensible as we had been given to understand that the Empress of Russia had again very lately engaged herself to your court, that she would prevail on the King of Prussia to desist from his enormous and unjust pretensions on us.
The respect which his Prussian Majesty has testified for the mediation of Great Britain was not strong enough to be long lived. He has this day not only re-demanded all the duties and imposts, new and old, which he had before exacted, for some time, but has commanded the Magistrates and merchants to pay, within the space of twenty four hours, the arrears due during the last time he had suspended his exactions. This is the more incomprehensible as we had been given to understand that the Empress of Russia had again very lately engaged herself to your court, that she would prevail on the King of Prussia to desist from his enormous and unjust pretensions on us.
What sub-type of article is it?
Diplomatic
Economic
Political
What keywords are associated?
Dantzic
Prussian Majesty
Duties Imposts
British Mediation
Empress Of Russia
Trade Arrears
What entities or persons were involved?
His Prussian Majesty
Empress Of Russia
Where did it happen?
Dantzic
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Dantzic
Event Date
April 16
Key Persons
His Prussian Majesty
Empress Of Russia
Outcome
re-demanding of all duties and imposts, new and old; command to pay arrears within 24 hours
Event Details
The King of Prussia has resumed demanding duties and commanded payment of arrears within 24 hours, disregarding British mediation and Russian assurances to intervene against these pretensions on Dantzic.