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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Report from Madrid: Ten expresses arrived from Versailles at the Spanish court in early last month, prompting the King to convene the Grand Council. Rumors spread of orders for 15,000 infantry and 4,000 horse to march to France urgently to prevent a revolution there; troops are now preparing.
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"The Beginning of last Month there arrived at the Court of Madrid no fewer than ten Expresses, from Versailles, in one Day. The King was sent for from his Palace, about twenty Miles from Madrid, and the Grand Council continued sitting all Day. The next Morning a Report was current through Madrid that his Catholick Majesty had given Orders for fifteen Thousand Infantry, and four Thousand Horse, to prepare themselves for setting out for France with the utmost Expedition, to prevent a Revolution in that Kingdom. We since hear that the said Troops are now getting ready for the above Purpose."
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Madrid
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The Beginning Of Last Month
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fifteen thousand infantry, and four thousand horse... to prepare themselves for setting out for france... troops are now getting ready
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Ten Expresses arrived from Versailles at the Court of Madrid in one day at the beginning of last month. The King was sent for from his Palace about twenty Miles from Madrid, and the Grand Council sat all day. The next morning, a report circulated in Madrid that the King had ordered 15,000 infantry and 4,000 horse to prepare to march to France with utmost expedition to prevent a revolution there.