Madrid,
19 April. At Carthagena, Cadiz and Ferrol were all ready 12 or 13 ships of the
line including the 120-gun el Salvador del Mundo waiting for departure towards
sea. New orders were received to fit out the other ships in these harbours so
that at the end of the month more as 30 ships of the line became available. The
journalist believed that this was a sign that a war was to break out with
England.
