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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Letter from Cadiz states French are ruined, anticipates British forces taking Quebec this summer to end war; reports recent treaty between King of Naples and Empress of Russia involving royal marriages and Spanish succession plans, thwarting French schemes and risking war with France.
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THE French are totally ruined, and it is to be hoped your Forces in America will this Summer strike the last Stroke with the taking Quebec, which I suppose will bring on an Accommodation of publick Affairs; more especially if the News just received by the Way of Madrid proves true, which is, That the King of Naples has just made a Treaty with the Empress of Russia, wherein it's agreed to Marry two of the Neapolitan Princes to the two Russian Princesses; and in Case of the Death of the King of Spain, the eldest Son of the King of Naples will be sworn Prince of Austria, (or Spain) and that his Father will be crowned King of Spain, renouncing the Kingdom of Naples, which is to be to his Second Son; which is quite out of the French Scheme of Crowning the Duke of Parma in Naples, whereby a War with France is almost unavoidable, however we think we have no need to be afraid of them. as they are at present."-
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Naples
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Just Received
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treaty includes marriages of neapolitan princes to russian princesses; upon king of spain's death, eldest neapolitan son becomes prince of austria or spain, father crowned king of spain renouncing naples to second son; thwarts french plan to crown duke of parma in naples, making war with france likely.
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French reported as totally ruined; hopes British forces in America take Quebec this summer to accommodate public affairs; news from Madrid of treaty between King of Naples and Empress of Russia for royal marriages and Spanish succession arrangements opposing French schemes, rendering war with France unavoidable but not feared given French state.