In an item received from St. Petersburg was referred to an official statement of the Russian empress to foreign representatives that in 1758 the kingdom Prussia was captured. Decided was that the merchant trade shipping in the Baltic towards all ports was allowed except for the ports which were under siege or blockaded. Despite this order were tidings received including a letter dated Stettin 6 April (even published in the newspaper of Berlin dated 14 April no. 45) that the actuality was otherwise. Eight armed vessels seemed to have left Stettin to be followed by others to pursue Swedish and Russian ships. This action caused the decision that the Russian fleet was ordered to stop these Prussian privateering in the Baltic and to end all shipping towards and coming from Stettin if Prussian flagged.
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1. This item refers to the war of 1756-1763 in which Prussia almost was destroyed by Austria, France and Russia but survived due to the fact that the Russian czar Peter II ended the hostilities followed by the peace treaty of Hubertusburg in 1756. Prussia had started the Seven Years War also known as the third Silezian war by invading in 1756 Sachsen and a year later Bohemen. Prussian ruler was in that period Frederick II the Great (1740-1786). The Russian czar Peter II responsible fro the treaty of St. Petersburg which just ruled seven months was on 9 July 1762 replaced by his own spouse Catharina the Great.When the war started was Elizaveta Petrovna empress (reign 6 December 1741-5 January 1762).
Note
1. This item refers to the war of 1756-1763 in which Prussia almost was destroyed by Austria, France and Russia but survived due to the fact that the Russian czar Peter II ended the hostilities followed by the peace treaty of Hubertusburg in 1756. Prussia had started the Seven Years War also known as the third Silezian war by invading in 1756 Sachsen and a year later Bohemen. Prussian ruler was in that period Frederick II the Great (1740-1786). The Russian czar Peter II responsible fro the treaty of St. Petersburg which just ruled seven months was on 9 July 1762 replaced by his own spouse Catharina the Great.When the war started was Elizaveta Petrovna empress (reign 6 December 1741-5 January 1762).
