When was it published?

June 9, 1768 in The Virginia Gazette

Domestic News June 9, 1768

The Virginia Gazette

Q: What entities or persons were involved?

Captain Jones, Captain Matthews

Q: What keywords are associated?

Barbados Drought, Crop Failure, Plantation Replanting, Ship Encounters, Captain Jones

Richmond, Williamsburg, Richmond County, Virginia

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What is this article about?

Captain Jones arriving from Barbados reports a severe drought there, forcing planters to replant crops twice due to lack of rain. He encountered vessels at sea: a sloop from Antigua and snows from Virginia bound for Liverpool and Bristol.

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May 26. Captain Jones, from Barbados, informs that there has been a great drought at that place; and that at many of the plantations they had put their plants into the ground twice, and were obliged to dig them up again, and put in others, having failed for want of rain. On the 16th instant, in lat. 32: 46, lon. 70: 10, he spoke a sloop, Captain Matthews, from Antigua for Virginia, out 8 days; on the 19th, in lat. 37, lon. 73, spoke a snow from Virginia for Liverpool, and another snow from Virginia for Bristol, two days out, with 6 or 8 sail in company.

What sub-type of article is it?

Weather Agriculture Shipping

What keywords are associated?

Barbados Drought Crop Failure Plantation Replanting Ship Encounters Captain Jones

What entities or persons were involved?

Captain Jones Captain Matthews

Where did it happen?

Barbados

Domestic News Details

Primary Location

Barbados

Event Date

May 26

Key Persons

Captain Jones Captain Matthews

Outcome

crop failures at many plantations due to drought; plants replanted twice.

Event Details

Captain Jones reports great drought in Barbados causing plants to fail for want of rain, requiring replanting at many plantations. During voyage, on 16th instant in lat. 32:46, lon. 70:10, spoke sloop Captain Matthews from Antigua for Virginia out 8 days; on 19th in lat. 37, lon. 73, spoke snow from Virginia for Liverpool and another for Bristol, two days out with 6 or 8 sail in company.