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A94024 Strange newes from Virginia being a true relation of a great tempest in Virginia, by which many people lost their lives ... : as a further addition to this calamity, the sea exceeded its usual height above twelve foot, overflowing all the plain country ... 1667 (1667) Wing S5910; ESTC R42902 1,672 11

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Strange Newes FROM VIRGINIA BEING A true Relation of a Great Tempest in Virginia by which many people lost their Lives great numbers of Cattle destroyed Houses and in many places whole Plantations overturned and whole Woods torn up by the Roots As a further addition to this calamity the Sea exceeded its usual height above twelve Foot overflowing all the Plain Country carrying away much Corn and Tobacco with many Cattle forcing the Inhabitants into the Mountains for the security of their Lives London Printed for W. Thackeray next door to the Dolphin in Smithfield 1667. The Copy of a Letter from Virginia Containing the Relation of a Violent Hurricane which hapned the 27th of August and continued without intermission twelve dayes together SIR HAving this opportunity I cannot but acquaint you with the Relation of a very strange Tempest which hath been in these parts with us called a Hurricane which began Aug. 27. and continued with such Violence that it overturned many Houses burying in the Ruines much Goods and many people beating to the ground such as were any wayes employed in the Fields blowing many Cattle that were near the Sea or Rivers into them whereby unknown numbers have perished to the great affliction of all people few having escaped who have not suffered in their persons or Estates much Corn was blown away and great quantities of Tobacco have been lost to the great damage of many and utter undoing of others Neither did it end here but the Trees were torn up by the roots and in many places whole Woods blown down so that they cannot go from Plantation to Plantation The Sea by the violence of the winds swelled twelve Foot above its usual height drowning the whole Country before it with many of the Inhabitants their Cattle and Goods the rest being forced to save themselves in the Mountains nearest adjoyning where they were forced to remain many dayes together in great want till the Violence of the Tempest was over which while it continued was accompanied with a very violent rain that continued twelve dayes and nights together without ceasing with that fury that none were able to stir from their shelters though almost famished for want of Provisions The ships that were in the Rivers have sustained great damage but we hope there is none of them lost This Tempest for the time was so furious that it hath made a general Desolation overturning many Plantations so that there was nothing that could stand its fury We are now with all the industry imaginable repairing our shattered houses and gathering together what the Tempest hath left us Although it was not alike Violent in all places yet there is scarce any place in the whole Country where there is not left sufficient marks of its ruines By the next ships you will hear a particular of all our losses Such Hurricanes on the Land are seldome heard of but Hurricanes upon the Sea are common in those parts which are many times very prejudicial and dangerous to the ships Trading there It was by a Hurricane that excellent Commander the Lord Willoughby perished with divers others in his Company By these kind of Tempests the King of Spain hath lost at several times near 1000 sail of ships Neither are we without Presidents of great Ruines and Desolations which have been made in other places upon the Land In the City of Ragusa belonging to the Venetians hapned so violent an Earthquake that the City was in a manner buried in its own ruines with many hundreds of its Inhabitants And at the same time many places belonging to the Turks were visited with as great Desolation In England there have been very great Land-Tempests on the third of September One thousand six hundred fifty eight there was so great a Tempest that many houses were blown down in several parts of England Trees torn up by the Roots and laid cross many Roads in such great numbers that Travellers could not pass till they were removed And such like Tempests have since hapned in divers places in England whereby people have been much damnified but so great a one as this which hath now happened we have not heard of amongst us The Judgments of God are not alwayes alike God doth not for every small sin send a great Judgment but like a loving Father First he admonisheth and warneth us of our sins and if that will not do he Correcteth us mildly but then if we still persist in our evil way and sin as it were in despight of God in despight of his warnings and Corrections then he powreth in his Judgments upon us if one Judgment will not do he hath still a greater Judgment in store for us if we still persist in our evil way and turn not from our sins He will utterly destroy us FINIS