Mail robbery. Diamonds stolen between Colchester and Harwich, June 25th. A follow-on

Whereas His Majesty has been informed by the Merchants Owners of the Diamonds Robb'd out of the Holland Mail on the 25 day of June last, past, between Colchester and Harwich, That notwithstanding His Gracious Promise of a Pardon to the persons concerned in the said Robbery, Thomas Hebdon one of the Robbers has not yet surrendered himself, nor restored the Diamonds which he had for his share, amounting to about £4000. Upon the said Merchants humble Petition to His Majesty, praying that He would be Graciously pleased once more to promise His Pardon to the said Hebdon, or any other concerned with him provided and in case he or they do within the space of forty days restore the said Diamonds, His Majesty is Graciously pleased to Grant the said Merchants humble Request, and does accordingly hereby declare, That in case the said Thomas Hebdon, or any other concerned with him in the said Robbery or Division of the Diamonds, do within the space of Forty days from the date hereof, return to the Owners that part of the Diamonds which he or they had for their Shares, His Majesty will Grant unto the said Thomas Hebdon or any other Person or Persons so restoring the said Diamonds His Gracious Pardon for the said Robbery, as also for Robbing the Coaches at the same time, besides a Reward of Ten per Cent. of the value of the Diamonds that shall be restored, which the Merchants will pay upon the Delivery thereof.

MIDDLETON.

Thomas Hebdon is a middle sized Man, well set, Pockholes in his Face, somewhat swarthy, and full faced, his hair inclining to red, grey-eyed, and speaks broad like a North-Countrey Man, he went on Saturday the 11th of September last from Scarborough in Yorkshire, with his Wife mounted on a dark sorrel chestnut coloured Mare, her Mane half shorn, all her Feet white, a white slip down her Face, and a white spot on her Buttock. Whoever apprehends the said Thomas Hebdon, shall, upon the delivery of him into the hands of Justice, receive from Mr. Atwell and Mr. Courtney, Goldsmiths in Lombard-street, London, One Hundred and Fifty Guinea's Reward; and if the Diamonds be recovered, they shall have the Reward of Ten per Cent besides, heretofore promised in the Gazette.