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J. G. de Baluze provides a detailed account of the naval engagement between Chevalier Jean Bart and a Dutch convoy, including the ruse employed against approaching English ships. He also conveys rumors regarding the commander's alleged death and reports on progress in negotiations for a general peace and the situation in Piedmont.

B. Werner thanks Arthur Forbes for his New Year's wishes and regrets that they missed each other during his passage through Jarosław. He informs him about waiting for the supply wagons, searching for new cargo, and the potential redirection of the transport to Zamość depending on news from Lviv.

B. Werner informs Arthur Forbes about the arrival of wagons in Jarosław after a difficult winter journey and about plans to send them with cargo to Gdańsk. He further explains the reasons for the failure of the cloth transport from Zamość to Wrocław and announces the organization of goods transport by wagons from Lviv.

Wielopolska requests relief regarding the hiberna of the Nowy Targ Starosty, already burdened by three banners with a fourth one announced. In a postscript, she conveys reports about the detention of Poles in France.

J. de Harstall appeals to the Voivode of Volhynia, Jan Jabłonowski, requesting his intercession with his father, the Castellan of Kraków, in light of unfavorable actions and financial claims made by the Duke of Courland. He assures the recipient of his unwavering respect and devotion to the entire Jabłonowski family.

M. Dzierżański addresses the President of Lwów regarding the organization of transport carts (podwody), logistics, and the disposal of horses from the stables and the municipal station. The correspondence concludes with traditional formulas of respect and a declaration of devotion.

M. Dzierżański requests the President of Lviv, Franciszek Werner, to urgently send a register of municipal noble and ecclesiastical manor houses in order to forward it to Krasnystaw. In a postscript, Werner appeals to the city councilors for an urgent written resolution or personal appearance at the town hall due to the importance of the matter.

Podolian Voivode Michał Rzewuski asks the President of Lwów for assistance in leasing the suburban village of Biłohorszcze based on a royal rescript. In return, he promises strict adherence to the contract terms and constant goodwill and gratitude toward the municipal authorities.

King Sigismund II Augustus confirms the ancient privilege of King Władysław Jagiełło exempting the city of Lviv from the obligation to provide transport services (podwody) and related fees, despite the resolution of the Warsaw Sejm. At the same time, the King dismisses the lawsuit brought against the city authorities by the Crown Instigator regarding overdue contributions.

Alcide Cattini petitions Chancellor Jan Małachowski to order the Lviv magistrate to repay a debt of 330 red zlotys, plus interest, from the estate of the late valet Estra. The author of the memorial emphasizes that his claim predates the debtor's marriage and should take precedence over the bequest made to the widow.

The document of King Stanisław August Poniatowski approves the separation of Lwów clockmakers from the locksmiths' guild and grants them the status of a separate guild. The transumed municipal statute regulates in seventeen articles the issues of apprentices' terms, journeymen's travels, the execution of masterpieces, guild fees, and the suppression of unauthorized craftsmen (partacze).