The Virginia Gazette

Last Monday evening arrived here from Egg-Harbour, Mr. Edward Giles, jun. of Boston, who went from thence in the schooner Shark (belonging to Messrs. Pels and Call) Roger Haddock, commander, to Virginia, on a visit to his friends; and returning to Boston, on the 6th of August, to the northward of Cape Charles, fell in with a sloop of 10 guns from New York, who took the schooner, and taking all the people out but Mr. Giles, they stripped him of everything he had, exclusive of what was on his back.

After leaving the sloop two days, the prize-master indulged him with an observation, when he found they were about twenty miles to the southward of Egg-Harbour. There being some good old spirits on board, Mr. Giles used his best endeavours to let it circulate, which it did effectually, and about twelve o'clock that night ran her in over Little Egg-Harbour bar, where he now lies safe.

The next day Mr. Giles had the satisfaction of waiting on the prisoners, being four in number, to Philadelphia. The above schooner is loaded with tobacco and bar iron.