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The Virginia Gazette
Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia
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Reports from various locations in England detail damage from a severe storm on Monday night before Jan. 14, including high winds, rain, thunder, lightning, blown-down trees, and flooding from tides on Jan. 9 that breached sea walls, drowning people, livestock, and causing extensive property damage estimated at over 108,000 pounds.
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We hear from Bridgwater, that on the 9th Instant at Night, the Tide came up with great Force, over-flowed the Key, and got into the Houses and Cellars adjoining. And at Highbridge, Seven Miles from thence, it came with such Rapidity, that it broke down a great Part of the Sea-Wall, whereby many Hundred Acres of Land are over-flowed in the Parishes near it, and a great Number of Sheep drown'd. The Bridge is damag'd very considerably.
From Thornbury, That one Ph. Beay, near the New Passage, had the Misfortune to loose his Wife, Five Children and Two Maids, by the Sea-Banks being broke down, and the Floods coming in: He was saved by breaking thro' the Thatch of the House, and sitting on the Ridge of it, in which Posture he continued till the next Morning: when a Boat went and fetch'd him away : He likewise lost all his Sheep and Cattle, as did most of his Neighbours.
From Chepstow, That the Water rose at the Bridge upwards of 70 Feet,and very much damaged the same : that one Man lost above 130 Head of Cattle ; and that the whole Damage there, and Places adjacent, is computed at no less than 7 or 8000 l.
The Damage done at Bristol by the aforesaid Storm, and the Overflowing of the Tide; is computed at 100,000 l.
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Gloucester, England
Event Date
Jan. 14, Storm On Monday Night Last, Tide On 9th Instant
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wife, five children, two maids drowned; many sheep and cattle drowned; over 130 head of cattle lost; hundreds of acres flooded; bridges and sea walls damaged; total damage estimated at 108,000 l.
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A great storm of wind, rain, thunder, and lightning on Monday night last blew down trees in Upton upon Severn. On the 9th instant, high tides flooded Bridgwater's quay and houses, breached sea walls at Highbridge flooding land and drowning sheep, damaging the bridge. At Thornbury near New Passage, Ph. Beay lost his family to floods but survived on his roof; neighbors lost livestock. At Chepstow, waters rose 70 feet damaging the bridge and causing losses including 130 cattle, with damages at 7-8000 l. Bristol damages from storm and tide: 100,000 l.