Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1816-10-30
r. NJ. HARRISON.
NARRATIVE OF ROBERT ADAMS,
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The Quarterly Review for May, 1876, contains
an account OF 2 very singular work, called .. The
Narrative OF Robert Adams, a Sailor, who Was
wrecked in tAe Year 1870 on the Western coast of
Africa, was detained years ia slavery by the A.
r"bs OF the Great DCsart, and rcsded several ,ooL
OF that period IN the city of ToInbnctoo.' This
narrator was common sailor, belonging to this
country and sad to be nst'ye OF Hudson. his
account oil himself in England, was-that he sailed
hom Newfork ia Juue, 1910, in the ship Charle1
joins Horton, master, bound to Gibraltar, with a
crew Of nine persons, aud at Gibraltar, another
man was shIpped-tiat the ship sailed down the
African coast on trading yoyase, and the 1l,n
OF October, the vessel run upon the rocks ard was
lost, about 400 miles Northward Of Senegal, at a
place called VI Gazie, a low sandy place, without
yetddre, tr-es, hill or moantsi1 lar as the eve
eoa'd reach. Here they were made prisoners by
to MOors. As tic Story appears to nave gained
ereGit In England, We have thought short account
oi II would not be uointercstng 10 oar readers
Adams Il has account DC correct, IS the first white
man thst has been known TO have yer visited Tom.
buctoO. Great pains taken in LondDn, to as.
certain as tar rs possible, the truth OF is Earrat ye
The history was drawn up ut the Secretary o..
States Office for the Colonies, before Lord 3D..
hurst, the Chaacelior Of the Exehequer, sir Jo-
sepb banks aid others, Ia Adams presence and
the appearance OF integrity in it was SUCH that the
Lords cfthe Treasury ordered him sun OF no
ney, 70 carry him home To this country. Doubts, il
is true, we're entertained OF tue accuracy, and in
deed, OF the truth OF his narrative. The Reviewers
however, alter weighing ali the circumstances, " on
The whole, conclude, that no reasonable doubt car
be entertained OF the general accuracy oft" me
parts OF II, at least, appear to have received eonfr-
NATION ON a very respectable source. Adams Was
released from his captivity, whilst he at place
called Wed-nOon, by the assI5iance of q Mr.. Du-
pus, the British consul at Magadore. Mr.. Dupuis
sent one OF LIS servants III the disguise ola trader
"a ed W led
dscnarge, aad they proceeded from thence to Ma
galore ia cJmpaOy. After reaching tnat plaee, he
rcmained with hin months, and was treated with
every poss bic kindness. Mr.. Dupuis afterwards
sent hun to Taagisi, wi,ete Mr.. Simpson, the n
Dercan Cons al, procured him passage 10 Ca ;rz
where he arrived On the 17,h OF May, 1914 he
remained a. Csd fourteen months, III the s-r,ise
ofs Mr.. Hall, an English merchant, and rs soon
rs he heard OF the peace between this country and
&. Britain, he went from Cadiz to Eng aud, WAS
laded at Ilely head, and from thence went to Lon.
dOa, aud was there discovered by person who had
seen him in the employment OF Mr. Hall.
After he bad passed through two exsIninationsin
England, and his narrative had been drawn ~, MIR.
DupuIs arrived IN that country. u IS stated, that
At the request Of the e,tor Of the narrative, Mr.
Dupus read itoyer, made notes upon Il AID corrob.
Grated the leading circumstances Of it, which had
been relate by Adams almost t. the very letter of
the narrative" Fir. DuImis is stated b, tie r.
yieWers, to be d" gentleman oftne strietes. ycrac-
Is, sensible, well informed, and = peri Ct Arabic
SclO.ar"-and highly respected by his acquantau-
ces lie has written many mites to the narrative,
tn concluding one OF which 70 IN these words" 1
t,ii itquef tiy nterfog4te Adams when st Mags.
dore respecting hg travels in Africa aud frequent
IS sent for persrs who had been ~ TIE places he
dc crbed, IN order to confront their accounts with
us, and especially lain the probability ofb.s
having been al TOiDbuetCO. Amongst these indiyi-
du4Is, WIS a s'ch at Wcd-Ocou, man Of great con
sidsiaiion in that country, Who had been several !
times at 1ofubucoo, in compaoy with trading par |
lies aud who, after questioning AGaus very (
closely, respecting that city and its leis hJorhond,
lssured ne. nat he hadH dsaa he hud been |