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Thirty Pounds Reward
From The Examiner, January 8, 1866.
THIRTY POUNDS REWARD
The Government of this Island will pay a reward of THIRTY POUNDS to any person for the apprehension of any of the undermentioned DESERTERS, or for any INFORMATION, PRIVATE or otherwise, which will (lead) to the apprehension of any Deserter from Her Majesty's 2nd Battalion of the 16th Regt. of Foot.
Description of Deserters from Her Majesty's 2nd Battalion of the 16th Regt. of Foot from TUESDAY the 8th day of August to TUESDAY, the 19th September 1865.
Private ALEXANDER McPHERSON, age 36 years, a native of Glasgow, Scotland; height 5 feet 52 inches; hair brown, mustache and whiskers; eyes grey; complexion sallow; broad Scotch accent.
Private THOMAS GOODMAN, age 22 years and 9 months; height 5 feet 82 inches; a native of Newry, Ireland; hair brown; eyes hazel; complexion fair.
Private DANIEL McREADY, age 34 years and 8 months; a native of Ireland; height 5 feet 7 inches; complexion dark; hair black; eyes dark.
Private JAMES SEATON, age 26 years and 8 months; a native of Ireland; height 5 feet 63 inches; complexion fresh; hair sandy, eyes grey.
Private THOMAS MOFFATT, age 25 years, a native of Ireland, height 5 feet 10 inches; complexion fresh; hair brown, eyes grey.
Private JOHN McKAY, age 23 years and 2 months, height 5 feet 5 inches; complexion fresh, hair brown; eyes blue, a native of Newry, Ireland.
Private HUGH DEVLIN, age 22 years, and 9 months; height 5 feet 9 inches; complexion fresh; hair sandy, eyes light blue; a native of County Monaghan, Ireland.
Lance Corporal GEORGE MUMBY, age 25 years and 7 months; height 5 feet, 9 inches; complexion fresh; hair light brown; eyes blue; a native of Northampton, England.
Private ROBERT BROTHERS, aged 23 years and 10 months; height 5 feet 5 inches; complexion fresh; hair dark brown; pock marked, a native of Ireland.
Corporal FREDERICK JEFFS, age 23 years and 6 months, a native of Northampton, England; Height 5 feet 92 inches, hair brown, complexion fair, eyes brown.
Private ALFRED SMITH, age 23 years and 10 months; a native of Herts., England; height 5 feet 7 inches; complexion fresh; hair brown; eyes brown.
Private JOHN LONERGAN, age 26 years, and 5 months, height 5 feet 5 inches; complexion fresh; hair brown; eyes hazel; a native of Thomastown, Co. Kilkenny; trade, shoemaker.
Private WILLIAM ROURKE, age 24 years and 8 months; height 5 feet 9 inches; complexion fresh; hair brown; eyes hazel, a native of Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny.
Private GEORGE HAMILTON, age 35 years; a native of Moira, Co. Down; height 5 feet 42 inches; complexion fresh; hair brown; eyes grey; trade, weaver.