Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-05-16
FROM THE sALM AGUNDI,
IN NEY-YoRK.

principal slave driver 70 MS o.''"fss nc
bashasO Of TApoli.
THuU wlis learn from this letter,
mos, ,llus;rious disciple OF Mahomes, that
savrfor some time resided ia n York,
.br mos, polished vast and magnificent city
If ,he u. S. Of A merica. But what 70 me
-. s., delights / wander a captive .hro'
:. .n,endid streets. | turn heavy eye on
svery rising day that behoids me banished
e,,m nv ceun.ry. The Christian husband
= re lamen s mos, bitterly any shor, abss nee
~ n home, though tiisysieave but one wife
as' me TO Iamea, thsir9 departure---what
alas must be the fsehngsof thy unhappy
Msn q, while thus lingvring atsn immes.
kOs.sS distance from three and tWenfy OF
soIsu's lossly and obedient wives 10 all
ne no -, Oh Allsh.. Shall thy servant
Ifip0n 10 his native land, nor bsh I'D
rsss' - wives, who beam on his ne.
t's Ds'oss u,iful as the rosy morn of the
nofY So ceful as Mshomet's camel!
u.s. shs Init . u. oh Most puissao, slave
- - s,s y wives. they are far ex-
drlsV - - 49,. omenof this country. E
tssdsH :, -, ~. o about the streets with
ysS 'hp.s and soa ss., 5 (stcssera) whose ha-
bare arms TOO &c. snsy TO process them e'-
btmsoss - -. ,nelvea. ncy Of The season, or
,as from III slaaes. sof the curious and
shs 'e'us, a.,1d e. be,o ag to nabad,, are
;ossyy !, ,h- Houris that Pop. 'as :, -, =.
Nm of ,rus bg levers. lis So sas 49, ~ ~
Wild il the highw ,ys. aad ~aom aoo 900.
.,r-s 70 aparoprasr, are stht oeap,'ous'
s,bst mass be the charms of ITO . way as
sba M 10 The sers gl,os. and nss> : ps. '''.' -
,sd,o.ao abroad! Surely the se goo -
beauty In the valley OF he gsacess.r, = 49,
,aiu pa,hiag so ini.nisa5ly fair go.
Bu, notwithstanding The charms Of:
;nfdsi women, ihey are ap, to have ~
(,uh winch is extremely troublesome aa
;Oconveaisos. sVou.ds. thou bsiieve =
Assem-, have bsen positively assured sy
aiano,.s deryise (or doctov as ne is nsrF
eallsd) thai a, least enc 9Th pass OF them |
lave souls Incredible as i rn,y srem 10
thee. I am the more iacsinea 30 believe
them possessed os.this mopssreas supe'na
iy, from nv own little experience, and
fIom the ioformasion @hich derived ffon
others. In walking he stfeets nave az
tually seer. an exceeafsg good locking We
mao With soui enough 70 Box her hnscanos
ears to his hearts co0.snt, aud NY very
| Shiskers ,reulbl-d with Indignation at sns 4
sbisct stare Of these wfe5che5 iohdeis.
an told moreover, thas some OF the No
| himen have soul enough 70 u surp the 6feech
&s Of The men; but thesc ~ suppcse are
h,arried and KEEP, closesfpr 1 have cot 10
my raublcs, met wtla Any 80 ex'rassgan''y
ACQUIRED /; Others amiaformrd have sou!
epough,o s1vear and lga1se' sHea. br me
bead Of ,hy great Osperswho prayed three
times TO each Of ths. cne baudrsd and twenf
r.four thousand prophets ri eur naoe: no.
Iyiai.h, aud who never swose bul once IN
his hfs-- ,hey actually szOear!"!.'
Get thee tothr <mosque. good Asen,
return harks tn our most holy praphe !,
that he has been thus .sniEdfal of the SON
frt Of a!s true Musseirnen. and hss given
them WITS with 10 more soais than cats
and dogs, aud other necessary animals "a
the household.
Thou wilt doubtlsss5e anxious to learn
our reception 10 tHlS sVUHHy, aho w" VIC
were treated By a, people whom we have
sen accustomed 10 consider as.uneuligh-
H barbarians.
DO landing, we were waited upon TO
cur .odgiags, I sappose according to the.
diteefious Of The municipality, by vast
sadrespeclable escort ofbovs ard negroes,
sao shouted and threw up their hats,
coub,lsss 10 honor the nagnanimoas Mas
tpha, capitals of a kesch! They were
somewhat,agged and dirty in their equip
menss, but this we attributed to their SIM
Plle',y. One of them, in the zeal of ad.
m'ra.'ou. threw an old shoe, which gave
my friend rather an-upgentle salusa,ion on
r que side of the head, whereat was not a
.als offended, until the interpreter inform.