Reports of a corrupt arm of the guards allowing these orcs to roam Cove unchecked, slaughtering it's citizens and visitors are only rumor, as Lord British can spare no one in his employ to travel to Cove at this time.
Our Lord has none the less issued a Proclamation of Caution* if traveling near Cove.
These are surely dire times in Britainnia, as the citizens of Cove are otherwise left to fend for themselves for now.
The Proclamation of Caution reads as follows:
Lord British wrote: Be Careful near Cove!
-Best Regards, Lord British