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⟨though⟩ not without conſiderable damage. The ⟨water⟩ in the harbour is ſuppoſed to have riſen ⟨between⟩ four and five feet perpendicular, the plank(illegible text) of the wharfs in general being torn up, and (illegible text)ny heavy articles that were upon them entirely ⟨caried⟩ away; of Meſſrs: Law and Hargreave’s ⟨wharf⟩, ſcarce the veſtiges remain.-The greateſt ⟨part⟩ of the returned fleet being at Port Royal, the (illegible text)unts from thence are ſtill more deplorable, two (illegible text)ded ſhips being either ſunk or overſet, and 24 (illegible text) on ſhore between Salt Ponds and Muſquito (illegible text)nt.
Many houſes and piazzas in this town were blown ⟨down⟩, and two negroes found drowned in the (illegible text)eets, in which torrents of water for ſeveral hours (illegible text) down with great rapidity.
His Majeſty’s ſhip Pelican was drove upon ⟨Moutnt⟩ Key, and ſuppofed to be totally loſt; the ſhip’s ⟨company⟩, excepting four; were providentially ſaved.
Three veſſels were drove aſhore in the harbour (illegible text) Martha Brae; the ſhip Robuck, of New-York, ⟨the⟩ ſloop Beaver, and a ſloop belonging to ⟨Kingston⟩; the firſt is totally loſt, the other two will be (illegible text) oft.
The ſhip Orange Bay, which went aſhore near ⟨the⟩ Twelve Apoſtles, contrary to all expectation, ⟨has⟩ been got off. A conſiderable part of the car(illegible text)es of ſeveral other veſſels, that were drove on ⟨shore⟩ near that place, has been ſaved.
His Majeſty’s ſhip Southampton, after having had (illegible text) engagement with a French frigate off Cape ⟨Francais⟩, was by the late ſtorm diſmaſted and driven to (illegible text)reck Riff, to the leewerd of Port Royal, where ⟨she⟩ now remains; the Vaughan and ſeveral other ⟨veſſels⟩ are gone to her aſſiſtance.
The ſtorm very unfortunately proves to have been ⟨general⟩ throughout the iſland, though not equally
