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Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
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A letter from Antigua dated May 2 describes a severe drought since November, devastating sugar cane crops on plantations and causing food shortages, with corn at 6 per bushel and imports of beans, peas, and flour prohibited from England; ships carrying such goods were stopped.
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Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Antigua to his friend in this town dated May 2.
"WE are in a most shocking condition for want of rain, of which we have had but only a part of one day, since November last. our Canes are all burnt up, some estates on which were made 400 hogsheads annually, will not yield more than ten, others none, what will become of us God only knows, if we dont get rain soon no crops this year, Corn is 6 per bushel, Beans, Peas and Flour are not permitted to come from England.
Such London ships as had any of those articles on board were stopped, and the same taken out."
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Primary Location
Antigua
Event Date
May 2
Outcome
sugar cane crops burnt up; estates yielding far less or none; no crops expected without rain; corn at 6 per bushel; imports of beans, peas, and flour prohibited from england, with ships stopped.
Event Details
Severe drought in Antigua since November last, with only part of one day of rain; sugar canes burnt up, reducing yields dramatically on plantations; food prices high and certain imports banned from England, leading to ships being stopped and goods removed.