Mail robbery. Chester mail attacked and robbed on City road

THIS Morning, about Three o'Clock, the Post Boy carrying the Chester Mail from this Office, was attacked and robbed upon the City Road, over against the Shepherd and Shepherdess, by a single Footpad, who took out of the Cart a small Mail, containing the following Bags of Letters, viz.

Barnet, St. Alban's, Dunstable, Fenny Stratford, Stoney Stratford, Daventry, Rugby, Lutterworth, Luton, Towcester, Ampthill, and Bedford.

The Person who committed this Robbery, appeared to be of a darkish Complexion, middle aged, and rather tall, had on a flapped Hat, and brownish Great Coat, with a Newmarket Cape.

Whoever shall apprehend and convict, or cause to be apprehended and convicted, the Person who committed this Robbery, will be entitled 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, whether an 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 will, upon Conviction of the Person who committed the Robbery, be entitled to the said Reward of Two Hundred Pounds, and will also receive His Majesty's most gracious Pardon.

ANTHONY TODD, Secretary.