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Jamaica^ Sept. lo. i6^z» 
I doubt not but you have heard before this of our great 
Calamity : but however I will give you the Particulars 
as near as I can. In the firft place, great part of Port- 
Royal is funk ; that where the Wharfs was, is now 
fome Fathoms of Water: All the Street where the 
Church flood is overflowed, that the Water ftands fo 
high as the upper Rooms of thofe which are (landing. 
The Earth when it opened and fwallowed up People, 
they rofe in other Streets, fome in the middle of the 
Harbour, and yet faved ; though at the fame time I 
believe there was loft about xooo Whites and Blacks. 
At the North about looo Acres of Land funk, and 
Thirteen People with it ; all cur Houfes thrown down 
all over the Ifland, that we were forced to live in Hutts. 
The two great Mountains at the entring into Sixrecn 
Mile Walk fell and met, and. ftopt the River, that it was 
dry from that place to the Ferry for a whole Day ; and 
vaft quantities of Fi(h taken up, which was greatly to 
the Relief of the piflreffed. At Tellows a great Moun- 
tain fplit, and fell into the Level Land, and covered fc- 
veral Settlements, and deftroy'd nineteen white People. 
One of the Perfons, whofe Name was Hopkins^ had his 
Plantation removed half a Mile from the place it for- 
merly ftood ; and now good Provifions growing upon 
it. Of all Wells from a Fathom to Six or Seven,the Water 
flew out at the top with rhe great Motion of the Earth. 
Since it has continued {bakmg fcmetimes two or three 
times in a day foai Night fometimes more, (ometimes 
lefs ; but God be praifed, they ^re but fmall. Our Peo^" 
pie fettled a Ibwn at Leguanea fide, and there is about 
500 Graves already, and People every day a dying ftill. 
I went about once to fee it, and I had like to have tipt 
off. Poor Capt, Watfon was drown'd. All this I do af- 
