Mail robbery. Description of Gabriel Tomkins, robber of the Chester mail

Whereas certain Information has been made, upon Oath, before one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace, that the Chester Mail, of the 2d of July last, was robbed by a Person who goes, or has gone by the several Names of GABRIEL TOMKINS, alias YOUNG GIBB, alias KIT JERVIS, alias CHRISTOPHER WOOD, alias UNKLE, alias RAWLINS, who has been formerly a Smugler, and was some Years since employed as a Riding Surveyor in the Service of the Customs, and some Years ago lived at the Town of Dartford, in the County of Kent: He is a Man of between Forty and Fifty Years of Age, of a very swarthy Complexion, somewhat marked with the Small Pox, about Five Foot Nine or Ten Inches high, is a very well made Man, walks very upright, with large dark Eye-brows, which hang over his Eyes, and has formerly received a Wound in his Left Arm with a Pistol or Musquet Bullet, of which some Mark or Appearance is left.

By Intelligence received, since the first Printing of this Advertisement, the above described Gabriel Tomkins has a small Wart or Wen at the Corner of one of his Eye-brows, next to his Nose, and is said to appear in a shabby brown duffil Coat, much pieced and torn, and trimmed with white metal Buttons, a deep blue Waistcoat, and an old light or lightish Wig turned Yellow with the Wearing.

This is therefore to give Notice, That whatever Person or Persons shall apprehend the said Gabriel Tomkins, so that he be brought to Justice, will be intitled to a Reward of Two Hundred Pounds on the Conviction of the said Gabriel Tomkins over and above what is allowed by Act of Parliament for the apprehending of Highwaymen. The same Reward and Encouragement is offer'd to any who may have been Accomplices in the said Robbery, who will moreover be intitled to His Majesty's most gracious Pardon.

GEORGE SHELVOCKE, Secretary.

N. B. A suitable Reward and Encouragement is hereby offered, and will be given to any Person or Persons, who shall apprehend a Woman, who goes or has gone by the several Names of Anne Hocks, alias Hawkswell, alias Mathews, alias Cameron, and pretends to be the Wife of a French Officer. She is a Person of between Thirty and Forty Years of Age, of a fair Complexion, and about Five Foot Six Inches high, somewhat pitted with the Small Pox, and has the Letters A. H. prick'd in upon one of her Hands with Indian Ink or Gun powder, and it is supposed she does now, or has lately accompanied Gabriel Tomkins above described.