The Virginia Gazette

We have the following Account from Capt. Hill, of the Queen Mary, just arrived from Jamaica.

"On the 16th of January, I saw in my Passage a Ship and two Snows to the Westward, and at Noon came up and spoke with them. They told me they should be glad to keep me Company thro' the Passage, if I would carry modest Sail, and a Light at Night Times; accordingly I hoisted a Pendant. On the 18th in the Morning, I lost Sight of the Ship and one of the Snows. The other Snow, which was bound to Cork, was about a League to Windward of me, with a Sloop about a Mile to Windward of her, who had been dogging us for two Days past. At Two in the Afternoon, I observed the Sloop to hoist her Colours, and to endeavour by Degrees to edge along side of the Snow, in Order to clap her on Board. Upon which, the Snow bearing towards me, as it were for Protection, I immediately hoisted a blue Ensign and Pendant, and set all the Sail I possibly could, and hauled close by the Wind for her; which did not much Surprize them, 'til I beat open some Ports between Decks, and fixing the Crowns of old Hats to the End of some Handpikes, the Crowns of the Hats being chalked over the Center, to represent the Muzzle of a Gun, ran them a little without the Ports, that they might just discover them. As soon as they perceived this, they presently hauled their Wind, and crowded all the Sail they could, and in about two Hours and a Half, ran Out of Sight. The Captain of the Snow came under my Lee Quarter, and returned me Thanks for saving his Vessel."