The second unusual story is the confession out-of William MORGAN: – “We. W. Meters., today below phrase away from death, within his Majesty’s state gaol, Maidstone, Kent, Aug. 15, 1817, at the period of 19 signed up for the their Majesty’s solution as a soldier. I became earliest enrolled with the 18th routine from horse, by the you to definitely John Kesur, at Woolwich when you look at the Kent. We marched regarding thence to deal into the Kent, at which set I left behind, making the best of my personal answer to Chatham. On the road We robbed men out-of their view; I additionally robbed a man which was working regarding the world of a number of his attire to hide me personally. I visited Chatham, and you may out-of thence so you can Upnor, where I went to stone-and make to have 3 months. Out of thence We went to Chatham, and on the street We robbed men out of his pouch-publication, which contains an amount of silver, and something gold band. There i remained six weeks, and you may regarding that marched so you’re able to Molbrough into the Leices-shire [sic]. I remained truth be told there 5 weeks, and volunteered towards the 39th foot, and you can is marched to help you Weymouth virallinen verkkosivusto in the Devonshire [sic]. We remained there step 3 weeks, up coming discontinued the following go out, and you will continued so you can London. Immediately following my coming inside the London area, I became impressed and you will delivered on-board his Majesty’s ship Organization, in which I remained six months. I happened to be after that draughted and you can sent onboard brand new Tower Tender, and you can down seriously to Sheerness, in which I became wear board their Majesty’s motorboat Really serious, sloop boat.
I stayed from the Chatham on the routine a couple months, and you may out of thence i marched in order to Sheerness, where put we stayed four days, and of thence i marched so you can Harwich, during the Essex
Inside five days I was delivered aboard the newest Namur, in which I stayed around three weeks, and was then draughted with the brig Courageous Dragon, of 18 weapons, aboard that i is actually 8 months cruising from the North Water. Finding certain damage, i went to your Yarmouth harbour, inside Norfolk, is fixed, and i was sent up to speed the fresh new Utile. But have to look at I found myself immediately following travel from Scotland to help you London: It had been last connection, I confronted by a hog-dealer to the horseback; I was alarmed inside the ending him on the highway, and you will grabbed their pocket book.
Immediately following becoming onboard 14 days, We abandoned, and made the very best of my personal way to Grays, in Essex, where I’d work with brick-while making, and you may remained 5 weeks
Following We broke on a farm-household, and you will took away from thence divers blogs. I took place to the Rothford hundred or so, and there I robbed men regarding their purse, with specific silver: this was inside a by-street. Of thence We went along to Woolwich. Here I broke discover a china store, and you will took towards value of 20L. Out of that we went along to Erith, in which I stayed a couple months, where day I committed numerous short offences. Immediately following making Erith, I manufactured in order to London, and you will, on your way, knocked a person down, and you will robbed your out of his check out and you can six shillings and you may about three pence. Once my coming within the London, We produced no stop, however, proceeded on Black colored Lion, Bayswater-sphere, and got manage brick-making: truth be told there We left my lodgings, and you may took beside me a suit from outfits that were maybe not my very own, and you may returned returning to London.
Into the Marylebone lane I decided to go to benefit one Mr. Weller, and, shortly after closing 90 days, went off your. I visited Paddington, and you may registered an effective baker’s store, and you can took off thence an enormous pie, perhaps not ready; We got it down Turpin-lane, so there got they prepared. Regarding that we visited Greenwich, so there robbed a man away from 28L. We went back to help you London using my butt, and you will invested they inside the Eastern Smithfield, and then went along to Yalding, inside Kent, bankrupt with the a good watchmaker’s store, and you can grabbed away from thence into the worth of 100L. We decided to go to London area using my butt, and you will out-of London area came back so you’re able to Greenwich, in which We bankrupt unlock an effective cook’s shop, near the Brownish Happen, and you will grabbed of thence toward worth of 10L.