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Consequences of the Deluge.

tion of what might follow. But most fC 'markable was the subversion of the no tcTown of S. Eufemia, which was quite 1 °out of their sight and abforpt, and insteathereof, nothing left but a stinking Lst*'But for a full account thereof I refer rnReader to the said Preface.

Not many years ago the famous CityRagufa was almost wholly subverted and « e 'stroyed by a terrible Earthquake ; and S^f'na has lately been demolished by one. Fr 01 ®the West-Indies we hear frequently of g rcaDamages done in our Plantations by Ea rt ^quakes. The printed Transactions and fort'nals are full of these great Concussions a 11Subversions. .

This present Year 1692.. on the Seven 1day of June there happened a dreadful Fast!?*quake in the Istand of Jamaica ,whichgreat Ruins and Devastations through 0 ^the whole Country, but especially in d 1Capital Town of Port Royal , which vV ' aalmost swallow’d up and overflows, by d 1sinking of the Earth, and irruption of d?Sea: a full Account whereof contained 1two Letters, sent from the Minister ofPlace, the one dated June the 2zd, the oW cthe 28th of the seme Month, 1692. fr 0l j;aboard the Granada in Port-Roy al Harboj 1 >to a Friend of his England , and published W