Item
Duplicate of SP 78/278 f.252 [see also SP 78/f.250].
Catalogue reference: SP 78/279/3
Date: 1769 nd
Duplicate of SP 78/278 f.252 [see also SP 78/f.250].
Item
Folio 9: St. Paul to Rochford. There are reports of a Portuguese victory over Spain...
Catalogue reference: SP 78/296/5
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- 1775 May 3
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Folio 9: St. Paul to Rochford. There are reports of a Portuguese victory over Spain in Brazil, which have started rumours of the arming of 13 ships of the line by Spain and 12 at Brest in support. Vergennes, [French foreign minister] denied the arming at Brest ofany ships of the line, only of a few frigates for exercises. He has a report of 2 first-rate ships to be armed at Brest but cannot begin to try to reconcile all the reports he receives.
Date and place: 1775 May 3 Paris.
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