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violent: in Weſtmoreland, St. Ann's, and St. ⟨Mary's⟩ the canes have received conſiderable damage, the plantain walks, together with the ripening o(illegible text) have been totally deſtroyed; the other pa(illegible text) particularly thoſe to windward, have ſuffered ⟨to⟩ much leſs degree.
The ſtorm on Wedneſday the 1ſt of Auguſt ⟨has⟩ done much damage to our ſhipping; it has ⟨driven⟩ aſhore two ſhips, the Chriſtina and Juno, a ⟨ſmall⟩ veſſel of Niel's, and a brig belonging to Capt. A(illegible text) Hamilton, is totally loſt, and himſelf and ⟨many⟩ drowned: M'Kay's wharf is carried away: Drs Pi(illegible text)ney and Ruecaſtle, Meſſrs. Blake and Ingles's (illegible text)houſes and ſtores are thrown down; all the ⟨profuſion⟩ and fine crops of corn are deſtroyed; the ⟨canes⟩ are all laid flat, and there is hardly an eſtate ⟨in⟩ Weſtmoreland but has ſuffered in buildings, (illegible text) Ulyſſes. which come here from Kingſton ⟨was⟩ 20,000l. a part of the parliamentary grant to ſufferers by the ſtorm in October laſt, has ⟨been⟩ drove to ſea, together with a brig out of Bluefie(illegible text) and, through the whole pariſh of St. Eliſabeth, proviſions in general are deſtroyed, and the ⟨canes⟩ greatly damaged."
The accounts from Hanover are equally unfavourable,
St. Mary's, St. Ann's, and Trelawny, have ſuffered very conſiderably in their proviſions ⟨and⟩ canes.
On Sunday laſt the ſhip Ulyſſes,———⟨Thomas⟩ Eſq; commander, went into Lucea harbour ⟨under⟩ jury maſts, with the loſs of her bowſprit, being the damage we underſtand ſhe has ſuſtained.
Letters received from St. Elizabeth ⟨mention⟩ that the ſcarcity of proviſions for the ⟨negroes⟩ is ſo great, in conſequence of the laſt ſtorm, ⟨that⟩
