A
RELATION
OF
THE
LATE
Dreadful
Tempest
,
OR
,
HURRICANE
,
&c.
Utrech
the
2d
.
of
August
,
1674.
SIR
,
MY
heart
doth
tremble
,
and
my
hand
doth
shake
,
now
I
am
taking
my
Pen
to
inform
you
of
a
dreadfull
passage
of
Providence
that
hath
befallen
this
poor
Province
of
Utrech
;
and
not
only
us
,
but
also
that
famous
and
rich
City
of
Amsterdam
and
Dort
,
with
several
of
the
places
Adjacent
:
For
upon
yesterday
,
being
the
first
day
of
August
,
and
with
your
stile
,
the
22d
.
of
July
,
upon
the
day
whereon
our
Fast
was
kept
as
a
day
of
Humiliation
(
which
our
Magistrates
had
caused
to
be
set
apart
for
the
obtaining
in
the
first
place
,
Reconciliation
with
Almighty
God
;
and
in
the
next
,
a
Blessing
upon
our
Armies
;
Now
ready
to
Engage
with
our
Friends
against
our
Enemies
the
French
)
between
7
and
8
of
the
Clock
at
Night
,
a
sudden
and
most
terrible
Tempest
began
with
great
Thundring
and
Lightning
;
upon
which
followed
such
a
dreadful
showre
of
Haile
stones
of
exceeding
bigness
,
that
the
People
in
the
Streets
were
almost
knockt
down
to
the
ground
,
before
they
could
get
shelter
;
the
Hayle
that
fell
,
being
as
big
as
a
Musquet-Bullet
,
the
ratling
appearing
like
great
stones
falling
out
of
the
Clouds
;
upon
which
followed
a
most
violent
Wind
,
of
the
manner
of
a
Hurry-cain
,
which
on
a
sudden
threw
down
our
great
Church
,
which
was
built
in
the
manner
of
your
Cathedials
;
rasing
the
greatest
part
of
it
to
the
ground
,
for
much
of
the
Building
is
thrown
on
the
Earth
,
and
two
Churches
more
much
spoyled
,
only
the
two
Pillers
where
the
Pulpet
stood
are
left
standing
,
as
a
Monument
of
Gods
Judgment
upon
this
present
Generation
:
The
Houses
are
fallen
into
the
Streets
,
so
that
the
Inhabitants
cannot
pass
to
each
other
for
the
abundance
of
Tember
and
Rubbish
that
stops
up
the
way
;
and
in
many
places
we
are
filled
with
Desolation
,
so
that
this
sad
place
,
that
hath
been
so
long
the
seat
of
War
under
a
Conquering
Enemy
,
and
was
just
lifting
up
its
head
above
all
the
sad
things
that
had
but
lately
befallen
it
,
is
now
become
a
Terror
,
not
only
to
it self
,
but
to
all
that
are
round
about
it
,
to
the
grief
and
astonishment
of
all
our
Neighbours
and
Friends
;
nor
was
this
direfull
passage
among
us
only
,
that
were
at
home
,
but
all
along
the
River
where
there
was
not
a
Skuyt
or
Boat
but
received
the
effects
of
this
Storm
;
at
Dort
also
the
Waggons
that
were
Travelling
by
Land
were
hurried
upon
the
ground
,
as
if
they
had
been
but
some
light
Goods
,
notwithstanding
the
Horses
that
drew
them
.
I
cannot
in
so
short
a
time
,
give
you
a
particular
Account
of
the
many
Persons
who
have
lost
their
Lives
,
Limbs
,
or
otherwise
sustained
Dammages
by
this
sad
Accident
both
here
and
in
several
Parts
of
Holland
,
especially
Amsterdam
(
of
which
I
doubt
not
but
you
will
have
an
Account
from
themselves
.
)
This
Tempest
began
from
the
South
East
of
that
City
,
and
went
all
along
to
the
North-West
,
not
only
Untiling
several
Houses
,
but
also
taking
away
several
whole
Roofs
of
some
of
them
;
by
which
means
most
of
the
Goods
that
were
in
the
Crany
Ware-houses
,
were
spoyled
with
the
abundance
of
Wet
that
fell
in
upon
the
upper
parts
of
them
.
Among
the
rest
,
Mr.
T.
D.
hath
2000
l.
Sterl
.
of
Wares
that
will
not
yeild
him
any
thing
considerable
;
70
Sayl
of
Ships
in
the
Texel
,
not
one
of
them
Escaped
without
some
dammage
;
those
of
them
that
could
cut
their
Cables
soonest
,
and
get
out
from
the
rest
,
escaped
best
,
but
some
of
them
were
over
set
,
and
others
striking
one
against
another
,
were
instrumental
to
one
anothers
destruction
:
We
are
told
here
that
the
great
Tree
at
Amsterdam
,
so
considerable
for
its
heighth
and
bigness
,
was
pluckt
up
by
the
roots
,
and
thrown
several
yards
from
the
place
where
it
stood
.
I
am
informed
Mr.
I.
P.
was
going
with
his
Friend
from
Dort
in
the
Skuyte
,
and
the
Skuyte
was
over
-
turned
,
that
he
himself
is
saved
,
but
his
Friend
perished
in
the
waters
:
How
many
more
of
these
sad
things
we
shall
further
hear
of
,
the
Lord
knows
;
I
am
afraid
they
will
not
be
a
few
.
FROM
UTRECH
.
The
2d
.
of
August
,
1674.
I
Cannot
but
informe
you
of
the
Great
and
Miraculous
judgment
of
Almighty
God
,
whose
hand
hath
been
very
heavy
on
the
Netherlands
,
and
Especially
this
famous
City
of
Utrecht
,
that
is
now
almost
destroyed
,
the
wounds
are
fresh
bleeding
which
we
had
receiv'd
from
the
French
,
and
by
which
we
are
much
Impoverished
,
and
now
when
we
hoped
that
the
worst
had
been
past
,
and
that
we
should
have
had
a
recruiting
time
;
God
Almighty
hath
powred
one
Violl
more
of
his
wrath
and
Indignation
upon
us
:
for
,
on
Wednesday
last
between
Seven
and
Eight
of
the
Clock
at
Night
,
fell
such
a
heavy
storm
of
Wind
mixed
with
Lightning
,
Hayle
,
Thunder
,
and
Rain
,
which
seemed
as
though
it
would
have
turned
all
things
upside-down
,
the
earth
Moving
as
with
a
great
Earth-quake
,
which
produced
the
dreadfull
effects
which
follow
.
The
houses
and
Tyles
that
fell
caused
such
heaps
of
Rubbish
,
that
the
Streets
are
not
Passable
,
The
Old
comly
structure
,
the
Principle
Church
,
which
had
stood
out
so
many
Ages
,
is
now
more
then
half
fallen
Down
;
the
costly
Pillars
that
were
by
the
Ministers
Pew
with
the
7
Crown
Candlestrick
spoyled
,
although
indeed
the
2
Pillars
with
the
state-pew
are
still
standing
,
But
wholly
made
useless
,
the
Steeple
remaineth
standing
.
The
Spire
of
St.
James
Church
is
broken
down
,
to
the
out
works
the
Costly
and
famous
Clockwork
is
fallen
into
the
Church
,
and
the
Glass
Windows
all
broken
:
and
that
which
is
much
to
be
wondered
at
,
there
is
not
one
house
near
that
Church
which
is
Damnified
with
the
fall
of
the
Steeple
,
although
it
fell
cross
between
the
houses
and
the
Church
,
the
Buer
Church
hath
both
its
sides
beaten
into
one
,
and
half
the
roof
of
it
fallen
Down
,
of
St.
Nic
.
Church
the
Spires
are
beaten
Down
,
the
Tower
that
stood
by
Agnes
Cloyster
is
beaten
down
,
the
Magdelen
Church
and
the
Dutch
house
is
beaten
Down
,
As
also
the
Towers
of
St.
Peters
Church
are
both
fallen
down
,
and
the
Chruch
by
the
fall
of
the
Towers
Demolished
;
the
house
of
my
Lord
De
Hare
upon
the
old
Graft
at
the
corner
of
Draken-burgh-Ally
hath
half
its
roof
fallen
into
it
,
by
which
a
Woman
Living
on
the
key
was
kild
in
the
Cellar
.
A
Skuyte
lying
full
of
Turf
in
the
Graft
was
beaten
all
to
peices
,
and
the
Turf
remains
Swimming
up
and
down
the
Graft
,
another
out
at
the
Tollesteek-Port
was
also
served
in
the
like
manner
:
the
K.
Church
had
the
Walls
beaten
down
,
and
of
the
nine
Corn
mills
that
stood
on
the
walls
,
there
are
but
three
left
standing
.
The
Mill
on
the
Gans-sleugh
is
blown
up
from
the
Ground
;
Also
two
Saw-Mills
that
stood
without
the
Tolle-steek-port
.
Divers
other
Mills
and
places
Destroyed
,
and
Persons
blown
up
into
the
Aire
;
and
the
Waggons
Coming
and
going
from
hence
with
their
Passengers
,
Driven
into
the
Rhyne
were
Choakt
in
the
River
,
and
an
hospitall
called
Martyns
Hospital
is
totally
destroyed
,
and
but
one
man
kild
in
it
,
most
of
the
Steeples
of
Villages
Adjacent
are
broken
down
,
and
the
Trees
blown
up
by
the
roots
,
the
Mills
on
the
other
side
of
the
River
,
have
their
Sails
and
frames
taken
off
together
,
and
one
Woman
is
found
dead
under
one
of
those
Mills
,
with
a
hammer
in
her
hand
.
The
great
Martyn
Tavern
is
also
fallen
down
,
but
we
do
not
hear
of
any
more
then
one
Person
kild
in
it
,
many
such
fad
effects
it
hath
produced
,
of
which
you
will
hear
more
by
the
next
.
The
Lord
help
us
to
see
now
his
hand
is
lifted
so
soar
upon
us
,
and
inable
us
to
learn
righteousness
by
his
many
Judgments
we
have
been
under
.
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