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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Reports from Santa Cruz, Barbary, on February 10 describe ongoing severe drought causing widespread starvation of people and cattle, with barley prices rising from 10d to four florins, impacting Spanish supplies and suggesting withholding aid to pressure satisfaction for plundered merchants.
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10th of February last, that the excessive Drought,
which still continued there, had caus'd so great a Scarcity
of Provisions, that a vast Number of People and Cattle
had been starv'd to Death; and that a Measure of Barley
which us'd to be sold for 10 d. was actually risen to Four
Florins. By this it is evident, that the Spaniards can
have no Supplies from thence; and as they are still in a
miserable Condition, for want of Corn, notwithstanding
the vast Supplies we have hitherto sent them, at the Ex-
pence to this Nation of a Crown per Quarter; perhaps
the holding our Hands for the future, would be as effec-
tual a Method as any we can take; to oblige them to
give immediate Satisfaction to our plunder'd Merchants
and Captains of Ships.
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Santa Cruz, In Barbary
Event Date
10th Of February Last
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vast number of people and cattle had been starv'd to death; a measure of barley which us'd to be sold for 10 d. was actually risen to four florins
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the excessive Drought, which still continued there, had caus'd so great a Scarcity of Provisions; By this it is evident, that the Spaniards can have no Supplies from thence; and as they are still in a miserable Condition, for want of Corn, notwithstanding the vast Supplies we have hitherto sent them, at the Expence to this Nation of a Crown per Quarter; perhaps the holding our Hands for the future, would be as effectual a Method as any we can take; to oblige them to give immediate Satisfaction to our plunder'd Merchants and Captains of Ships.