Strange News FROM VIRGINIA, BEING A true Relation of a Great Tempest in Virginia, by which many people lost their Lives, great numbers of Cattle destroyed, Houses, and in many places whole Plantations overturned, and whole Woods torn up by the Roots.  
As a further addition to this calamity, the Sea exceeded its usual height above twelve Foot, overflowing all the Plain Country, carrying away much Corn and Tobacco, with many Cattle, forcing the Inhabitants into the Mountains for the security of their Lives.  
London, Printed for W. Thackeray next door to the Dolphin in Smithfield. 1667.   

The Copy of a Letter from Virginia, Containing the Relation of a Violent Hurricane, which happened the 27th of August and continued (without intermission) twelve days together.  
SIR,  
HAving this opportunity, I cannot but acquaint you with the Relation of a very strange Tempest which hath been in these parts (with us called a Hurricane) which began Aug. 27. and continued with such Violence, that it overturned many Houses, burying in the Ruins much Goods and many people, beating to the ground such as were any ways employed in the Fields, blowing many Cattle that were near the Sea or Rivers, into them, whereby unknown numbers have perished, to the great affliction of all people, few having escaped who have not suffered in their persons or Estates, much Corn was blown away, and great quantities of Tobacco have been lost, to the great damage of many, and utter undoing of others. Neither did it end here, but the Trees were torn up by the roots, and in many places whole Woods blown down, so that they cannot go from Plantation to Plantation. The Sea (by the violence of the winds) swollen twelve Foot above its usual height, drowning the whole Country before it, with many of the Inhabitants, their Cattle and Goods, the rest being forced to save themselves in the Mountains nearest adjoining, where they were forced to remain many days together in great want, till the Violence of the Tempest was over, which while it continued, was accompanied with a very violent rain that continued twelve days and nights together without ceasing, with that fury, that none were able to stir from their shelters, though almost famished for want of Provisions. The ships that were in the Rivers have sustained great damage, but we hope there is none of them lost. This Tempest, for the time, was so furious, that it hath made a general Desolation, overturning many Plantations, so that there was nothing that could stand its fury. We are now with all the industry imaginable, repairing our shattered houses, and gathering together what the Tempest hath left us. Although it was not alike Violent in all places, yet there is scarce any place in the whole Country where there is not left sufficient marks of its ruins. By the next ships you will hear a particular of all our losses.  
Such Hurricanes on the Land are seldom heard of, but Hurricanes upon the Sea are common in those parts, which are many times very prejudicial and dangerous to the ships Trading there. It was by a Hurricane that excellent Commander the Lord Willoughby perished, with divers others in his Company: By these kind of Tempests the King of Spain hath lost at several times near 1000 sail of ships.  
Neither are we without Precedents of great Ruins and Desolations which have been made in other places upon the Land. In the City of Ragusa belonging to the Venetians, happened so violent an Earthquake, that the City was in a manner buried in its own ruins, with many hundreds of its Inhabitants: And at the same time many places belonging to the Turks were visited with as great Desolation. In England there have been very great Land-Tempests; on the third of September One thousand six hundred fifty eight, there was so great a Tempest, that many houses were blown down in several parts of England, Trees torn up by the Roots and laid cross many Roads, in such great numbers, that Travellers could not pass till they were removed. And such like Tempests have since happened in divers places in England, whereby people have been much damnified, but so great a one as this which hath now happened, we have not heard of amongst us.  
The Judgements of God are not always alike, God doth not for every small sin send a great Judgement, but like a loving Father, First he admonisheth and warneth us of our sins, and if that will not do, he Correcteth us mildly, but then, if we still persist in our evil way, and sin as it were in despite of God, in despite of his warnings and Corrections, than he poureth in his Judgements upon us, if one Judgement will not do, he hath still a greater Judgement in store for us; if we still persist in our evil way, and turn not from our sins, He will utterly destroy us.  
FINIS.