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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 ⟨planks⟩ of the wharfs in general being torn up, and ⟨many⟩ heavy articles that were upon them entirely ⟨carried⟩ away; of Meſſrs. Law and Hargreave's ⟨wharf⟩, ſcarce the veſtiges remain.-The greateſt ⟨part⟩ of the returned fleet being at Port Royal, the ⟨accounts⟩ from thence are ſtill more deplorable, to ⟨loaded⟩ ſhips being either ſunk or overſet, and 24 ⟨run⟩ on ſhore between Salt Ponds and Muſquito ⟨Point⟩.
Many houſes and piazzas in this town were blown ⟨down⟩, and two negroes found drowned in the ⟨streets⟩, in which torrents of water for ſeveral hours ⟨ran⟩ down with great rapidity.
His Majeſty's ſhip Pelican was drove upon Mo(illegible text)nr Key, and ſuppoſed to be totally loſt; the ſhip's ⟨company⟩, excepting four; were providentially ſaved.
Three veſſels were drove aſhore in the harbour ⟨at⟩ 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 ⟨got⟩ off.
The ſhip Orarge Bay, which went aſhore near ⟨the⟩ Twelve Apoſtles, contrary to all expectation, ⟨has⟩ been got off. A conſiderable part of the ⟨cargoes⟩ of ſeveral other veſſels, that were drove on ⟨shore⟩ near that place, has been ſaved.
His Majeſty's ſhip Southampton, after having had ⟨an⟩ engagement with a French frigate off Cape Francois, was by the late ſtorm diſmafted and driven to ⟨Wreck⟩ 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
