Mail robbery. West mail robbed near Hither Black Water in the county of Surrey

Whereas the Post-Boy, bringing the West Mail from Hartford Bridge to Stains, was this Morning, between the Hours of Twelve and One, attacked on the Highway, near a Place called the Hither Black Water, in the County of Surry, by a single Highwayman, who carried off the following Bags, viz. Plymouth, Truro, St. Collumb, Bodmin, Camelford, Oakhampton, Barnstable, Ashburton, Totness, Dartmouth, Launceston, Crewkerne, Ilminster, Axminster, Lyme, Chard, Bridport, Taunton, Wellington, Minehead, Shaftsbury, Weymouth, Dorchester, Blandford, Salisbury, Wimborn, Christ Church, Pool, Cranbourn, Fordingbridge, and Ringwood: The Person, who committed this Robbery, is a lusty Man, and had on a brown-colour'd loose Horseman's Coat, and rode on a Bay Horse, with a bald Face, and his off Legs white, and appears to have made his Way towards Weybridge, or Cobban.

This is therefore to give Notice, that whoever shall apprehend and convict, or cause to be apprehended and convicted, the Person who committed this Robbery, will be intitled to a Reward of Two Hundred Pounds, over and above the Reward given by Act of Parliament for apprehending of Highwaymen: Or if any Person, or Persons, whether Accomplice in the said Robbery, or knowing thereof, shall make Discovery, whereby the Person who committed the same, may be apprehended and brought to Justice, such Discoverer, or Discoverers will, upon Conviction of the Party, be intitled to the same Reward of Two Hundred Pounds, and also have his Majesty's most gracious Pardon.

GEORGE SHELVOCKE, Secretary.