Book L. land of BARBADOS, 
will with greater Power recoil ; fo that the Storm, being thus ftopped in 
its Courfe, will more violently blow, as well as laft longer. 
Some flight Earthquakes have been likewife felt in this Ifland ; but pro- 
bably not fo much here as in the neighbouring Iflands of Sz. Vincent’s 
and St. Lucy’s, where there are burning Mountains, that have at times 
vomited Fire (tho’ not of late Years); and where there is a great Quan- 
tity of crude Brimftone to be found in the Neighbourhood of their 
Volcano’s. The Hurricanes are much lefs frequent of late Years ; nor 
hath there appeared any thing like one in this Ifland, fince the Year 
(31) 1731. which blew from the Eaft and North-eaft. 
All the Ships were driven out of the Harbour ; but there was not 
much Damage received, except on Shore, where feveral Houfes were 
thrown down, and fome large Trees torn up by the Roots. 
From thefe loud ones, let us take a View of the more filent Strokes 
of the Almighty’s Hand, whereby he neverthelefs afferts his Kingdom 
over all the World, I mean the Difeafes peculiar to this and fome neigh- 
bouring Iflands. 
(31) The Violence of this Storm was fuch, that it covered, near Bridge Town, a Shoal at a {mall 
Diftance from the Land, oppofite to Colonel Hilary Rowe’s and Mr. Waldron’s Houfes, of near Two 
hundred Yards long, Twenty broad, with a Bank of Stones Four Feet thick: Thefe adventitious Stones have 
been fince partly wathed off by high Tides, and partly carried away for Ballaft, or to be burnt into Lime. 
by the Inhabitants. 
The End of the First Boox. 
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