Mail robbery. Chester mail robbed near St. Alban's

WHEREAS the Post-Boy, bringing the Chester Mail from St. Alban's to Barnet, was, between Three and Four of the Clock this Morning, attacked on the Highway, about a Mile on this Side of St.Alban's, in the County of Hertford, by Three Highwaymen, who took, and carried off, all the Letters out of the following Bags, viz.

Two of the Persons who committed this Robbery were middle-sized Men, and one of them had on a black Waistcoat, a ruffled Shirt, a dark-coloured loose Horseman's Coat, and a black or dark brown Wig, and rode on a black Horse, or Mare, with a brown Muzzle and brown Flanks, and a white Snip in the Forehead, with a Hog Mane. The other middle-sized Man, had on a light-coloured loose Horseman's Coat, and rode on a black Horse, or Mare. The third Person concerned in this Robbery, was a tall thin Man, about six Feet high, had on a dark-coloured loose Horseman's Coat, and rode on a very bright-bay, or rather sorrel, Horse or Mare, about fifteen Hands high.

This is therefore to give Notice, That whoever shall apprehend and convict, or cause to be apprehended and convicted, the Persons, or any of them, who committed this Robbery, shall 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, do, or shall make Discovery, whereby any one, or more of the Persons, who committed the same, may be apprehended and brought to Justice, such Discoverer, or Discoverers, will, upon Conviction of any one or more, of the said Robbers, be intitled to the same Reward of Two Hundred Pounds, and also have His Majesty's most gracious Pardon.

GEORGE SHELVOCKE, Secretary.