Historical Register in London, Middlesex

Dread Hurricane Strands Ships in South Carolina Harbour

On August 1 a violent hurricane hit South Carolina driving 23 ships ashore. Most vessels later refloated at great expense. rice and skins spoiled by saltwater. several ships doomed to stay ashore. A tornado on the 12th damaged crops more than ships. Spanish privateers plundered vessels. Garland Man of War departed on a four day cruise. The Campbell of Bristol was captured by a French pirate near Barbadoes with passengers stripped.