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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Letter from Kingston, Jamaica, July 20 reports ship Queen Mary arrival from St. Kitts due to bad weather; account of violent hurricane in Windward Islands; recent Pelham ship's movements; ongoing yellow fever epidemic causing numerous deaths in Kingston and Black-River; recent squally rain followed by extreme heat after drought.
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The Ship Queen Mary is arrived here from St. Kitts; it being bad Weather made her come here for Freight, and I believe she will stay here a long Time, for our Crop is over. We have an Account of a violent Hurricane at that and other of the Windward Islands. The Pelham arrived here about twenty Days ago, and is sailed again for Bristol. We have had a great Sickness in this Town for about six Weeks; never less than five or six a Day (of the White People) die; one Day fourteen. At Black-River they die like rotten Sheep; they have the Yellow Fever among them, which rages like a Plague, and are seized with a Purging and black Vomiting. They die with the same in Kingston. We have had very hard squally Weather here of late, with a great Deal of Rain; and since that hotter Weather than I have known it in this Country; which has occasioned the Death of many poor Souls; having, 'til about three Months ago, for two Years past, had but little Rain.
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Kingston In Jamaica
Event Date
July 20
Outcome
yellow fever causing 5-6 deaths per day among white people in kingston (up to 14 on one day) for six weeks; similar high mortality at black-river described as dying like rotten sheep; deaths linked to recent weather changes.
Event Details
Ship Queen Mary arrived from St. Kitts due to bad weather, expected to stay long as crop is over; account of violent hurricane at St. Kitts and other Windward Islands; Pelham arrived twenty days prior and sailed to Bristol; great sickness (yellow fever with purging and black vomiting) raging in Kingston and Black-River for six weeks; recent hard squally weather with much rain followed by extreme heat after two years of little rain, occasioning many deaths.