Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-11-09

piorc ms way 70 Mednoon. lie was pursued,
taken, and carried back but, soon afterwards,
the Ssarty who had him in charge set out for
Weah,oh, ana arrived there at the end of i've
ses and some tents--bettcr cultivated than any
place Adams had seen the produce, corn and
tobacco, With various kinds OF fruit There, TO
his great satisfaction, he met the mate of the
Charles, ana Dawson aud Williams, two of the
crew. They had been at Wednoon about II
months, and were slaves To the Governors SONS.
Adams was soon disposed of TO Il new master,
by the name of Belcassam kbdalla6 for TWEEN
y dollars, payablein blankets, yuu-powdcr and
dates.
He also found atW cdnoon Frenchman. who
informed him he had been wrecked about II
wears before on the coast, and that all the crew
except himself had been redeemed. He also
mentioned the loss OF the Montczunla of Liver
pool about four years before, and that the cap
tain Harrison and nearly all the crew had been
murdered. This Frenchmau had turned Ma
hcmedan, was married; and gained his living
by making gun-powdcr.
Among the slavcsat Wednoon was woman
who came from place called A<allno, a long
way to the southwark of the Desirt this wo-
man said she had secnin her own country some
white men. as white as tatheT, (meaning the
wall y they " ere i'll large boat, with two high
sticks IN it, having cloth upon them, and they
rovcd the boat differently from the custom of
the negroes, who use paddles; and she made
the motion OF rowing with oars, SO as to leave
European fashion, and manned by white peo-
pie"
At this place, Adams was employed in agri-
cultural labors, which were very severe. The
Moorish sabbath, being also Il market day, was
day OF rest to the slaves Adams masters
son, one sabbath, ordered him to plough. He,
refused, on the plea that it was a holiday, upon
Wh;ch the young man struck him on the head
with q cutlass, and in return Adams knocked
him down with his fist. Upon this, the Moors
surrounded Adams, beat him so severely as TO
knock out two of his teeth, and very nearly TO
Kill him. The son of the slieik saved his life by
deciding that they had no right to make him
work on market day. The father and mother
of the Young man whom he had struck, insisted
on Adams's kissing their sons feet and hands,
which he refused to do, as he aliedged it to DC
" contrary TO his religion" He was then put
IN irons, and treated severely for several
weeks, that he wasted away to a skeleton, and
was tinaliyrelcased merely because his master
feared lie should by his death lose him alto
gether.
Soonafter this, the mate grew sick. and una
Bile 10 work, upol which he was beaten, and on
his demonstrating AGAINST the cruelty, he was
stabbed by the sheiks son. and died in few
minutes About the same time, the fortitude
OF Dayisona and " illiams gave way to the brutal
treatment they received from the Moors, and
they renowned their religion, aud obtained
their liberty by submitting TO the rites of the
MahOmedau faith after which they were pre-
sented with horse, nushet and blanket,
was now the only Christian at Wednoon, and
he was becoming an object ofderision and per
SecrtiOn; when fortunately, at the end of three
days, he was relieved in his feelings BY letter
being received at Wedloon, addressed to the
christian prisoners there, under cover TO the
governor, from Mr.. Dupuis, the BritsS Consul
at Alogadore cxhortng them to withstand all
attempts TO make them give up their religion,
ana assuring them that within month he
should beabie to procure their liberty Dayi-
son heard the intelligence without emotion :;
but Williams was greatly agitated, and burst
into tears. In about month, the man who
brought the letter, "a servant of the Consul, in
the disguise of a trader,) informed Adams he
had succeeded i'll obtaining his release; and
the next day, they set out together for NIGGA
dore.
They travelled for Ia or Is days, over coun-
try more tlichly inhabited and better cultiya-
ted than any which Adams had vet seen. AT
Agadecr, they entered the Emperor of Moroc-
cos dominlons, where the governor told him
that he had hitherto been among savages, not
the subjects of the Emperor, but that now he
would be safe, and be secure ofgood treatment.
On the FIRST day this, they discovered the
town Of Alogadore beneath them, and square
rugged vessels lying in the harbor, at the sight
of which, Adams said, he felt as if new life had
been given TO him. They went first to the Go
vernon, who sent them 10 Mr. Dupuis. New
err. says Adams, 6 shall forget the kindness
OF this good gentleman he seemed to study
how he should make me comfortable and hap
py. lie remained with MIR. Dupuis eight
months, who frequently nterrosated him as to
the places where he had been, and advised him
to so TO England and give an account of his
travels; but as this country and Great Britain
were a twar, he declined going on boards AN En-
gilsh vessel. Mr.. Dupuis, therefore, sent him
10 Jangier, TO Mr.. Simpson, the American Con-
SUI; Mr. Simpson sent linn to Cadiz from
whence he went to England, as has been men
toned.
1t isa wonderful fact, that during all this pc
ROD, and through this series of suiterings and
cruelty, Adams was never sick single day.
1t is supposedly the Reviewers, that the boat
described by the woman as haciag had tuo sticks
init, and cioth ca them, was the schoonerr;gged
boat i'll which Mr.. Park departed on his last
tour from Sansanding. They appeared to doubt
the truth of isaacos account of the death of that
celebrated and adventurous traveller and 10
entertain hopes that the expedition of Major
peddie down the Niger, and Capt. Tuckey up
the Congo, will throw more iighton that interes-
ting subject.
s.s ~
EORTY Dollars reward. Runaway from
4 the subscriber living near DanVille III the
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