The New Hampshire Gazette

On Thursday last began and continued till the next Day towards Evening, the severest N. E. Storm of Wind and Rain that has been known for many Years at this Season : The Damage done by it that we have already heard of is, that almost all the Shipping at Salem and Marblehead are drove ashore ; a Schooner belonging to Mr Cottle of Newbury, ashore on Plumb Island. a Man belonging to which, was knock'd overboard by the Boom the Day before, and drowned, the Vessel missing stay : a Sloop belonging to this Port ashore on Squam Beach ; another from Maryland ashore at Marshfield ; Capt. English from Carolina ashore at Plymouth; and another, some say from Connecticut, others from Philadelphia, ashore at Cape- Cod, and all the people drowned ; and a Fishing- Boat that just got out of Newport, with 6 people on board overset, 5 of whom were drowned, the other is not like to live ; as the Wind was N. E. little or no Damage was done to the Shipping in this Harbour, but we are in pain to hear from the Fleet which Sail'd from hence for Louisbourg four Days before the storm : several Gardens in this Town are almost ruined, and a great many Fences, &c. blown down ; and in the Country a Great Number of Trees were torn up by the Roots, and some 18 Inches or two Foot thick broke off 4 Foot above the Ground.