A Continuation of the state of New-England being a farther account of the Indian warr, and of the engagement betwixt the joynt forces of the United English collonies and the Indians on the 19th of December 1675 ... Together with an account of the intended rebellion of the Negroes in the Barbadoes.

BARBADOES, Spickes-Bay, November the 30th. 1675.

MY last to you was an information of a bloody Tragedy intended a∣gainst his Majesties Subjects here in this Island, by the Heathen the Negroes, which was by the Providence of God miraculously discovered eight days before the intended Murder should have been acted: The manner of the discovery was thus; A Negroe man be∣longing to Mr. Hall Senior, being absented from his said Master, among se∣veral other Negroes who had a hand in the Plot: In a Councel among them, they did contrive that the Negroes belonging to each several Planta∣tion, should in the dead time of the Night fall on at the sound of the Allarm, which was to be given in one hour, and at several places through the Island, which Negroes so allotted was to kill their Master and Mistresses with their Overseers; this foresaid Negroe of Mr. Halls (though one of the chief Plotters) yet having a respect to his Master, would by no means consent to the killing of his Master, and upon refusal was much threatned; and being afraid of his Life, makes his escape and returns home; and one day, which was a little before the prosecution of the murder, was over-heard (telling the Plot to his Country-men) by a Negro Woman, who waited and attend∣ed on her Mistress, which the Negro Woman immediately reveals. The Negroe man being taken to examination, confest the whole truth, which was immediately told the Governour, who appointed some Captains to raise their Companies for depressing the Rebels, which accordingly was done, and abundance taken & apprehended, & since put to death, and the rest kept in a more stricter manner; yet Jethuran like, we have kicked a∣gainst God, and slighted the mercy of so great a deliverance. The man∣ner of their proceedings I wrote to your more at large; and as the Lord did deliver us from the Tyranny and barbarous cruelty of Savage Heathens, and we still remaining obstinate, & refusing to return to him by Repentance; the Lord hath taken us into his own hand to chastise us, which chastilements lyeth very heavy on the poorer sort, and none of the Rich excepted. Sir, upon the last day of August last, about six of the Clock in the Afternoon, there did arise a Violent Storm of Wind & Rain out of the North West, and continuing between the North and the South so violent, that before the hour of Twelve at Night, there was not twenty Houses standing in our Pa∣rish, in which there is above three hundred Families, and those that did stand, much damnified; our Neighbouring Parishes tasting of the same Cup. There is kill'd out-right (by the falling of Houses) in this Parish, thirty seven, and many more is since, with the violence of the wind and cold, dead, and many lying in their beds of sickness; and as to our Ships,

all drove Ashore to pieces, except one of the Kings Men of War, which went to Sea, and returning next day after the Storm was ceased, did pro∣test to the Governour, that twenty Leagues off there was no Storm, for he carried his Top sail half Mass high. Our fellow-subjects in New-England, have the 28th. of the same month tasted of the same Cup, and was very hard put to it this last Summer by one King Philip an Indian King, who hath Re∣volted without cause given him by the English, neither will he shew any reason why; but being by an Embassador from the Governour of Boston, demanded why he would maintain the War, refused to Treat with the Em∣bassador, telling him, The Governour was but a Subject, and that he would not Treat except his Brother King Charles of England were there: There is abundance of Families destroyed, besides those kill'd in the War; but it is very much hoped this Winter they will be Routed; the reason is, because they have no Woods nor Bushes to shelter in, which is a great help to a Flying-Army, such as they are, for they will not bide any pitch Battel. Our Bre∣thren in Virginia had been hard put to it this last Summer, if it had not been for the Relief of New-England and New York, which makes it the harder with us here: pray God mend it.

By the tempestuous Wind, and the violent raging of the Sea, which hath much over-flowed our banks, and incroacht upon the Land, here are many Houses lost; among which mine was in number, where I saved no∣thing to cover us from the violence of the Storm but what was on our backs. Pray God that I may make a sanctified use of the Chastisement, because the Lord hath not given over our Life to Death. So having no more at present, but my Service to your self and good Lady, I rest

Your humble Servant, G. W.

I forbear to tell or to write to you of the strange Accidents, as the re∣moving of whole Frames, great timber Trees many yards from their proper stations, by the violence of the Storm; if I should, it would be counted Ridiculous, but I leave it to the Relation of others.

Wind-mills down in this Parish 16. much damnified 12. indeed none standing but stone mills in the Parish, but what must be pull'd down. Churches down 9. Such another blow will bring Barbadoes near the Horizon.

FINIS.