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Gazette Of The United States And Daily Evening Advertiser
Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
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Letter from Nantes reports low prices for tobacco and West-India produce, hopes from peace with Prussia unmet; rumors of accommodation with Spain and general peace granting independence to West-India Islands; bread scarcity across Europe, priced at 6 livres per pound in Nantes.
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"Tobacco has no price, also West-India produce. It was hoped that the peace with Prussia, would have established more confidence. At present the talk is an accommodation with Spain, and even of a general peace, one of the principal conditions of which is to be the entire independence of the West-India Islands, under the guarantee of the belligerent powers. Bread is very much wanted all over Europe, of which scarcity we have not more to complain in this city than other parts of the country. Bread 6 livres the pound."
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Primary Location
Nantes
Event Date
April 28th
Outcome
bread priced at 6 livres the pound; rumors of general peace with west-india islands independence
Event Details
Tobacco and West-India produce have no price. Hoped peace with Prussia would build confidence but did not. Current talk of accommodation with Spain and general peace, principal condition being entire independence of West-India Islands under guarantee of belligerent powers. Bread scarcity across Europe, no worse in Nantes than elsewhere.