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Geopolitical and Commercial Interests in the Mediterranean Sea. The Reports of Angelo Rutter, English Vice-Consul in Malta (1769–1771)

This article concerns a number of letters that the English vice-consul in Malta, Angelo Rutter, sent between 1769 and 1771 to the British Southern Department. It was a time of war between Russia and the Porte (1768–1774). The conflict mingled with the events of the Polish crisis and the subsequent partition of Poland. In this context the British Government adopted a policy of neutrality between Russia and the Ottoman Empire. For the trading interests of Great Britain it was important that the war come to an end as soon as possible. The British vice-consul’s reports give a clear and detailed description of the conflict in the Mediterranean. Rutter’s analysis was also directed at pointing out the implications of the Russo-Ottoman war on English and French power projection.