Page:Account of a dreadful hurricane which happened in the island of Jamaica, in the month of October, 1780.pdf/21

 not without coniderable damage. The in the harbour is uppoed to have rien  four and five feet perpendicular, the plank of the wharfs in general being torn up, and ny heavy articles that were upon them entirely  away; of Mers: Law and Hargreave’s, carce the vetiges remain.-The greatet  of the returned fleet being at Port Royal, the unts from thence are till more deplorable, two ded hips being either unk or overet, and 24  on hore between Salt Ponds and Muquito nt.

Many houes and piazzas in this town were blown, and two negroes found drowned in the eets, in which torrents of water for everal hours down with great rapidity.

His Majety’s hip Pelican was drove upon Key, and uppofed to be totally lot; the hip’s, excepting four; were providentially aved.

Three veels were drove ahore in the harbour Martha Brae; the hip Robuck, of New-York,  loop Beaver, and a loop belonging to ; the firt is totally lot, the other two will be  oft.

The hip Orange Bay, which went ahore near Twelve Apotles, contrary to all expectation,  been got off. A coniderable part of the cares of everal other veels, that were drove on near that place, has been aved.

His Majety’s hip Southampton, after having had engagement with a French frigate off Cape, was by the late torm dimated and driven to reck Riff, to the leewerd of Port Royal, where  now remains; the Vaughan and everal other  are gone to her aitance.

The torm very unfortunately proves to have been throughout the iland, though not equally