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cut the Mails from the Cart, and immediately conveyed the same into a Wood adjoining, of whom no further Description
can be given from the Darkness of the Night.
Whosoever shall apprehend and convict, or cause to be apprehended and convicted, both or either of the Persons 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 said Robbery, or knowing
thereof, shall make Discovery, whereby both or either of the Persons who committed the same may be apprehended and
brought to Justice; such Discoverer will, upon Conviction of both or either of the Parties, be intitled to the same Reward of
Two HUNDRED POUNDS, and will also receive His Majesty's most gracious Pardon.
ANTH. TODD, Secretary.

- 7 9 0 2 NEWS (General Post-Office, February 22, 1779)

THE Post-boy carrying the Mail, which was dispatched from this office last Friday night, was robbed by two footpads
with crapes over their faces, on Saturday night at ten o'clock, at the bottom of Hack-lane near Long Compton, between
Enstone and Shepstone, in Oxfordshire, of the whole mail, containing the following bags, viz.
Warwick Macclesfield Preston Na~twich
Stratford on Avon Middlewich Blackburn Chester
Shipston on Stour Holms-chaple Lancaster North op
Ledbury Knutsford Kendall Conway
Hereford Manchester Wolverha~ton St. Asaph
Bromsgrove Stockport Shrewsbury Bangor
Worcester Liverpool Bridgnorth Holyhead, and
Stone Warrington Stafford The Irish mail.
Newcastle under Line Wigan Shiffnal
The persons who committed this robbery were small sized men, but it being a dark foggy night, the boy cannot give
any further description of them.
Whoever shall apprehend and convict, or cause to be apprehended and convicted, both or either of the persons 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 both or either of the persons who committed the same may be apprehended, and
brought to justice, such discoverer will, upon conviction of both or either of the parties, be entitled to the same reward of
Two Hundred Pounds, and will also receive his Majesty's most gracious pardon.
ANTHONY TODD, Secretary.

-- 7 9 0 3 NEWS (General Post-Office, June 18, 1779)

GEORGE Barris Woodcock, late one of the Clerks in the Inland Department of this Office, having been detected in
secreting and embezzling Letters, has absconded. He is about 17 Years of Age, tall and slim, rather fair Complexion, and
wears his own Hair, of a light brown Colour, tied behind.
Whoever apprehends the said George Barris Woodcock, so that he may be brought to Justice, shall receive a Reward
of FIFIT POUNDS.
ANTH. TODD, Secretary.

- 7 9 0 4 NEWS (General Post-Office, June 28, 1779)

PuBuc Notice is hereby given, that no more Packet-Boats will be permitted to sail from Dover to Calais, until His
Majesty's Pleasure shall be further known.
ANTH. TODD, Secretary.

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