The Sun. — 1802-03-25 (London, England)

DARING ROBBERY.  ON Monday night, about nine o'clock, as the Bon. Mr.' Bow ES, brother-to Lord STRATHMOR *as passing through the Courts near St. Martin's Church, he was extremely annoyed by some of the lower order of women of the town laying hold of inim, and begging money, when, to get 'rid of them, he gave one of them a shilling ; he had proceeded a very few paces further, when he felt himself seized violently by both arms, and at the same instant he received a blow on the back part of his head, which totally deprived him of his senses. He did not recolleil any thing further that passed, till he found himself in an up-stairs room of a house, with a woman of the most masculine appearance and voice, whom he suspeCted was a man in female attire, and who, with the most horrid imprecation and threats, demanded all his property, telling him at the. same time that he must -suppose he was brought there to be robbed and murdered, as others had been served before, and that she could immediately call several men to assist her if he made the least resistance. Mr. Bow ES being just arrived from the country, and -having a drab great coat and boots. on, endeavoured to persuade her he was . only -:l,seryant, but without effect, she discovering, from the interior of his dress, which had been torn open in the scuffle, that was not thefacct. Observ• ing his watch,. with a very valuable gold seal to it, she snatched it out of his pocket, and insisted upon-haviog some rings she. also saw upon his fingers, • which he positively refusing to let- her have, she called •to her accomplices to came and murder him, upon -which some voices were heard at the door, and she again attempted to get the rings from him,: but in the struggle he suppues they were lost on the. floor ; she then opened the door (which had prey.. .ously been kept locked) and asked if all, was safe belows?' Mr. B. taking advantage of this moment, as the orikOpportuni_ty he had of escaping with his' knocked her down, and rushed out of the house, no one appearing to prevent him : he made his-way into Chandos-street, when, on inquiry for a *Constable, he learned that the place he came from, was. Vine-street, a place hardly paralleled for the ina gamy of its inhabitants, particularly women of the town of the very worst description. Mr. F. notwithstanding the confused state of his ideas, occasioned by the blow and suddenness of the whole transaelion, noticed by the light of a small candle in the chimney corner, five empty bird-cages _ in the room; and the situation of it. Having procured assistance frog St. Martin's watch-house, he went to the house, but found no one. „On Tuesday evening the landlord of the. house and a _ woman were apprehended, and examined belre Mr. BOND, at Bow street; but there not being sufficient -evidence to criminate them, they were dismissed.--7 . The man, however, is to be indicted for keeping a disorderly house. Mr. B. had .upwards of fool. in Bank-notes in a priVate pocket, which he fortunate. ly saved. He is, much hurt on his head, neck, and back.  • A reward was offered in the last Gazette for the • apprehension of some persons, who, on the. 4th ult. maliciously set on fire and destroyed the dog-kennel belonging to Dame DOROTILY Mil, L., atArlingham, in the county of Gloucester, and that on the same, or following night, cut down part of the sea-bank, ur wall; in a- field belonging to her, whereby a Taluabic tract of land of several hundred acres, ~ was in danger of being overflowed and greatly .-•damaged.