The second uncommon story is the confession away from William MORGAN: – “We. W. Meters., today significantly less than sentence off death, inside the Majesty’s state gaol, Maidstone, Kent, Aug. 15, 1817, from the chronilogical age of 19 signed up for the his Majesty’s solution while the a soldier. I found myself very first signed up to your 18th regiment from pony, by you to definitely John Kesur, from the Woolwich in Kent. We marched out-of thence to work from inside the Kent, where place We left behind, and made the very best of my personal solution to Chatham. On the run I robbed a man out of his watch; In addition robbed a man that has been in the office from the realm of the his attire to cover myself. I went to Chatham, and off thence in order to Upnor, where I went along to stone-and work out having ninety days. Off thence I decided to go to Chatham, as well as on the street I robbed a guy from his pouch-publication, hence consisted of an amount of gold, and another gold ring. Around we remained six-weeks, and off that marched to help you Molbrough in Leices-shire [sic]. We stayed here 5 days, and volunteered with the 39th feet, and you can is marched to Weymouth in Devonshire [sic]. I remained here step 3 months, after that left behind the second go out, and you may continued so you’re able to London. Once my personal coming during the London area, I found myself amazed and sent up to speed his Majesty’s motorboat Enterprise, in which I remained 6 days. I became following draughted and delivered up to speed the latest Tower Sensitive, and you can down seriously to Sheerness, where I happened to be put-on board his Majesty’s watercraft Severe, sloop boat.
We stayed at Chatham for the routine a couple months, and out of thence i marched to Sheerness, where set i stayed four months, and you may from thence we marched to help you Harwich, from inside the Essex
Inside five days I was delivered agreeable the brand new Namur, in which I remained three days, and you will ended up being draughted into the brig Courageous Dragon, of 18 firearms, onboard which i is 8 days touring from the Northern Ocean. Searching specific destroy, we ran to the Yarmouth harbour, inside the Norfolk, to get repaired, and i are delivered aboard the new Utile. But have to look at I happened to be shortly after traveling off Scotland to help you London: It was past link, We met with a hog-agent for the horseback; I happened to be alarmed in the finishing your on the way, and you may got their pocket-book.
Once getting up to speed 2 weeks, We discontinued, and made the very best of my means to fix Grays, into the Essex, in which I had work at stone-and then make, and you will remained 5 days
Then We broke towards a ranch-family, and you may got regarding thence divers content. I transpired on Rothford hundred or so, and there We robbed a man out of his purse, with some silver: this was inside a because of the-roadway. Off thence We went to Woolwich. Indeed there We broke open a china shop, and you can took into value of 20L. From that we went to Erith, in which I remained two months, where date We the amount of time multiple quick offences. Once making Erith, We composed to London area, and you can, on the way, banged one off, and you can robbed him of his observe and you will half dozen shillings and you may around three pence. Immediately after my personal coming in London area, I generated zero end, but proceeded toward Black Lion, Bayswater-fields, and you will got work with stone-making: around We remaining my lodgings, and you will grabbed with me a suit regarding clothing which were not my own personal, and you can came back back once again to London.
Into the Marylebone lane We visited work for one Mr. Weller, and you will, just after closing three months, ran out-of him. I decided to go to Paddington, and you may inserted a beneficial baker’s store, and you may grabbed away from thence a giant cake, not prepared; I took it down Turpin-way, and there had they ready. Away from that we visited Greenwich, there robbed men away from 28L. We went back in order to London area using my booty, and you may invested they within the East Smithfield, and went to Yalding, in Kent, bankrupt on the an excellent watchmaker’s store, and grabbed out of thence on the worth of 100L. I visited London area using my butt, and you will out-of London returned to help you Greenwich, where We bankrupt unlock a beneficial cook’s shop, around the Brownish Happen, and you may got off thence Yunan bayanlar arД±yor kocasД± with the value of 10L.