Mail robbery. Post boy robbed of the North mail between Stamford and Casterton

By an Examination, which has been taken before the Mayor of Stamford, of the Post-Boy who carried the North Mail of Tuesday Night the 21st Instant, from this Office, and was robbed the Night following between Stamford and Casterton on the Road to Colsterworth, it appears, That the Footpad who took him out of the Road near to a Stone Pit, cut open the Mail with a large white hafted Knife, and took away three Bags only, after opening a Number of others, and then helped the Post-Boy into the Cart with all the rest; but the Names of those three Bags cannot as yet be ascertained.

The Post-Boy describes the Robber to be middle-aged, rather more than five Feet high, of a pale Complexion, weak or faint Voice, dark brown Hair, very thin; was dressed in a blue Coat and white Buttons, had on a round Hat, and dirty Leather Breeches, without any Fire-Arms, seemed in great Terror and Confusion, and at first demanded Money instead of the Mail.

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 Highwaymen; or if any Person, whether an Accomplice in the 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 Party, be intitled to the same Reward of Two Hundred Pounds, and will also receive His Majesty's most gracious Pardon.

ANTH. TODD, Secretary.