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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Dutch deputies head to Vienna, mediated by France, to negotiate remission of half a million demanded by the Emperor, highlighting the Republic's financial distress and national poverty.
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In fact, the Dutch have no money; and the main purpose of the mission is to obtain a remission of the sum demanded. It is an undoubted truth, that the Dutch nation is become extremely poor; the individuals, who a few years ago discounted bills at two per cent, have now no money.
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Vienna
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seeking remission of about half a million demanded by the emperor due to the republic's inability to pay.
Event Details
The Dutch Deputies are going to Vienna in consequence of the mediation of France to represent the inability of the Republic to pay what the Emperor requires, which is about half a million, and to obtain a remission of the sum demanded. The Dutch nation is extremely poor, with individuals who formerly discounted bills at two per cent now having no money.