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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Letter from Madrid reports Spanish King's orders to American governors in response to British fleet plans for West Indies. Marquis de la Quadra complained to British Minister Mr. Keene about English news writers' liberties on Spanish affairs; Keene cited press freedom amid English discontent over losses to Spaniards.
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THE Resolution of the British Court, to send a Fleet to the West-Indies, has determined the King to dispatch Orders on that Head to the Governors of the Havannah, St. Augustine, and other Ports in America, belonging to this Crown. We are assured, that in one of the Conferences which the Marquis de la Quadra has lately had with Mr. Keene, the British Minister, he complained to his Excellency about the great Liberties which the English News-Writers take whenever they have Opportunity, to mention the Spanish Affairs: It is said, that Mr. Keene answered, that the Freedom of Writing being greater in England than in any other Country, it might happen they made Use of that Liberty in a Juncture, when the English were highly discontented at the Losses they had suffered by the Spaniards.
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Madrid
Event Date
August 6. N.S.
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spanish king dispatches orders to governors of havannah, st. augustine, and other american ports in response to british fleet resolution; exchange in conference where quadra complains about english news writers and keene defends press freedom.
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British Court's resolution to send fleet to West-Indies prompts Spanish King to order governors of Havannah, St. Augustine, and other American ports. In recent conference, Marquis de la Quadra complained to Mr. Keene about English news-writers' liberties on Spanish affairs; Keene replied that England's greater writing freedom leads to such use when English are discontented over losses suffered by Spaniards.