Miscellaneous Facts and Observations. 137 



September 24th, 1747. 

 The Yellow-Fever is yet amongst us. Yesterday 

 was buried young Samuel Powell, who died of it*. 



14. "I lived live full years in the two Towns of 

 Mixco and Pinola. Where I had more occasion to 

 get wealth and mony, than ever any that lived there 

 before me : for the first year of my abiding there it 

 pleased God to send one of the Plagues of Egypt to 

 that Country, which was of Locusts, which I had 

 never seen till then. They were after the manner 

 of our Grashoppers, but somewhat bigger, which did 

 flie about in number so thick and infinite, that they 

 did truly cover the face of the Sun, and hinder the 

 shining forth of the beams of that bright Planet. 

 Where they lighted either upon Trees or standing 

 Corn, there nothing was expected but ruine, destruc- 

 tion and barrenness ; for the corn they devoured, the 

 leaves and fruits of trees they eat and consumed, and 

 hung so thick upon the branches, that with their 

 weight they tore them from the body. The high 

 ways were so covered with them, that they startled 

 the travelling Mules with their fluttering about their 

 head and feet. My eyes were often struck with their 



* The above are extracts of a letter, a copy of which was put 

 into the Editor's hands, several years since. The dates are ac- 

 cording to the old style. These extracts might, with more advan- 

 tage, have been printed in connection with the extracts from 

 Mr. Bartram's letters, in the first article of. the Journal. 



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