Mail robbery. Swaffham mail robbed between Swaffham to Thetford

Whereas the Post-Boy, bringing the Swaffham Mail, from that Town to Thetford, on Saturday last, the 14th Instant, was attacked on the Highway, at a Place called Bodney, between Swaffham and Thetford, in the County of Norfolk, by two Highwaymen on Horseback, who carried off the Letters contained in the Rougham, Holkham, Wells and Fakenham Bags, and also the Letters from several other Towns and Places in the Thetford Branch: The Persons who committed this Robbery are described to be both stout Men, and one of them was mounted on a light grey Horse, and the other on a Brown one. He on the Grey Horse was dressed in a Gold-laced light colour'd Waistcoat with a Great Coat over the same, and he on the Brown one, wore a compleat Soldier's Dress, with Gold Button Holes.

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

GEORGE SHELVOCKE, Secretary.