▁and ▁he ▁was ▁conv icted ▁and ▁transport ed ▁( but ▁persu aded ▁the ▁crew ▁to ▁mut iny ▁near ▁Cape ▁Fin ister re ), ▁was ▁pressed ▁into ▁HMS ▁Ham pshire , ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁spect ator ▁of ▁the ▁sie ge ▁of ▁Gib ral tar ▁in ▁ 1 7 2 7 , ▁and ▁th ence ▁returned ▁to ▁London , ▁although ▁this ▁account ▁may ▁be ▁somewhat ▁f anc iful . ▁ ▁He ▁gave ▁King ' s ▁evidence ▁in ▁the ▁tri als ▁of ▁various ▁of ▁his ▁under lings ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 7 2 8 , ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁Royal ▁p ardon ▁for ▁his ▁part ▁in ▁the ▁off ences . ▁A ▁" G enu ine ▁N arr ative " ▁of ▁his ▁explo its ▁was ▁published ▁shortly ▁afterwards . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁arrested ▁in ▁December ▁ 1 7 2 9 ▁and ▁conv icted ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 7 3 0 ▁for ▁assault ing ▁Dr ▁M ead ▁near ▁Le ather ▁Lane ▁in ▁Hol born , ▁for ▁which ▁he ▁was ▁f ined ▁and ▁imprison ed ▁for ▁three ▁years . ▁ ▁While ▁he ▁was ▁in ▁prison , ▁he ▁was ▁recogn ised ▁by ▁John ▁W aller , ▁who ▁claimed ▁that ▁Dal ton ▁had ▁ro bb ed ▁him ▁at ▁gun point ▁in ▁a ▁field ▁near ▁Blo oms bury . ▁ ▁Dal ton ▁was ▁tried ▁for ▁highway ▁rob ber y ▁on ▁ 8 ▁April ▁ 1 7 3 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁comp lain ant ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁aff id av it ▁man , ▁or ▁" kn ight ▁of ▁the ▁post ,"