When was it published?

March 2, 1739 in The Virginia Gazette

Foreign News March 2, 1739

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What sub-type of article is it?

Naval Affairs, Military Campaign, Diplomatic

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Count Munich, Marquis De Villeneuve

Q: What keywords are associated?

Russian Flotilla, Black Sea Fight, Turks, Ship Building, Count Munich, Peace Negotiations, Porte, Ocakow Restitution

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

From Petersburg, Oct. 1: Russian Admiralty orders construction of frigates and vessels to replace losses from recent Black Sea battle with Turks. Count Munich expected for conferences on next campaign if peace talks with Porte fail. Marquis de Villeneuve reports efforts to secure armistice and Ottoman acceptance of Oczakow's restitution.

Merged-components note: Continuation of the same foreign news report from Petersburg across the bottom of page 2 and top of page 3, completing the sentence about the Marquis de Villeneuve.

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Petersburg, Oct. 1. The Admiralty has sent Orders to several Parts of the Empire, to build, with all possible Diligence, several Frigates, and a great Number of other Vessels, in order to make good the Loss sustained by the Russian Flotilla in the late Fight with the Turks upon the Black Sea. Count Munich is impatiently expected here to assist at the Conferences to be held for taking the most effectual Method for opening the next Campaign with Success, provided that the Negotiations of Peace with the Porte, newly set on foot, should not take a favourable Turn. The Marquis de Villeneuve has wrote to Count Munich, that he has used his utmost Efforts to engage the Porte to conclude a Suspension of Arms, and that he was in hopes of engaging it to content itself with the Restitution of Oczakow.

What sub-type of article is it?

Naval Affairs Military Campaign Diplomatic

What keywords are associated?

Russian Flotilla Black Sea Fight Turks Ship Building Count Munich Peace Negotiations Porte Ocakow Restitution

What entities or persons were involved?

Count Munich Marquis De Villeneuve

Where did it happen?

Petersburg

Foreign News Details

Primary Location

Petersburg

Event Date

Oct. 1

Key Persons

Count Munich Marquis De Villeneuve

Outcome

loss sustained by the russian flotilla in the late fight with the turks upon the black sea; hopes for suspension of arms and restitution of oczakow

Event Details

The Admiralty has sent Orders to several Parts of the Empire, to build, with all possible Diligence, several Frigates, and a great Number of other Vessels, in order to make good the Loss sustained by the Russian Flotilla in the late Fight with the Turks upon the Black Sea. Count Munich is impatiently expected here to assist at the Conferences to be held for taking the most effectual Method for opening the next Campaign with Success, provided that the Negotiations of Peace with the Porte, newly set on foot, should not take a favourable Turn. The Marquis de Villeneuve has wrote to Count Munich, that he has used his utmost Efforts to engage the Porte to conclude a Suspension of Arms, and that he was in hopes of engaging it to content itself with the Restitution of Oczakow.