The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-11-20

Of ,he same short fashion. The queen wore
blue usnkin turbsn, earrings OF gold, and
necklaces sometimes Of gold, and ecmetimes
Of beads - The %;as Alse ~csD bIue nsnkin
frock, with gold cpsuletts, sne . turban, but
vss generally basehesded. Tho 6atives are
q stout healthy race thsy grssss themselves
ell Over 10 make tho skin smooih and shining
both sexes make incisions in their faces and
stain them OF blue color. Some OF the wo-
men bad brass riggs on their fingers marked
with letters, but Adams could DOT tell whether
Roman or Arabic He did not observe ,hA,
they had any form Of worship: they never
mot together for the purpose sf prsyer in-
deed they had no place fer worship that no
could discover, nor any priests. Their ply
sicians are old women, and their remedies
herbs and roots. They are fond OF music and
dancing their Instruments ere pipe oi
reeds, sort Of ismbeurine covered with goat
skin, which when shuck makes . Earring
sound and guitar. made of cocoa.nul shells,
and thongs Oft goat.skin."
After their discharge from imprisonment
st Tonsbocloo, the Moors took Adams and
the Portuguese boy and five camels and do
| parted. After travelling BY the side OF tho
river, in an tastsrly direction for abou, ten
days, 1t their common rats Of a6ous sixteen
or eighteen nailes day, they loaded their
csmeIs with water, and struck on In a north
| erly direction, for ~ or - days a. the same
pace e. beforc,---They saw but few trees;
the ground was covered with kind of grass
/ resembling moss. The only persons they
met were negroes, carrying salt 70 Tombac-
TOO. At the end Of Q days they arrived at a
large yiilargs called Tudeny, Inhabited BY
| - a. x,<h x.A Arsl loar n n lls
of excellent water. Here were beds OF salt
which both Meors x Negroes came from all
quarters to purchase. These beds we're about
thirty yards in eircamierence and 5 OF 8 ieet
deep.
After staying here iA dsysto rsfrssh lhem-
selves. they loaded ihoir Camcis with water
aud provisions, aud set out to cross the desert
in q north. westerly direction. They were
nine and twenty days in crossing II, during
all which time they die not NEE, y human boz
ing. On this journey they ,ufsred pneh for
the want OF water and provisions. Five OF
she Moors were left exhsusted'on the sands,
three Of whom died immedisseiy, and tho
Others were supposed to have perished, as
they were never heard Of afIerwards.
They then esmc TO q tented village called
We'd Duleim, belonging 10 tho Mooss where
they had hocks OF shseb and goats. Adams
and the Portuguese we're employed for nes'ly
year to take care of these animate, exposed
10 a scorehing sun, and in stats of almost
absolute max kedncss and these dreadful sui
ferings were greatly aggravated by the dos
pair Of ever being released from thcie intoi-
erabls slavory--As the Aocks wore largo,
1 they cceasionaiiy killed Kid Tor their owR
use; and TO prevent detectioa, buried tho
ashes ofthe Are with which they dIossed L..
Adams, at length, demonstrated with his mas
ter, who frankly told them he Intended to
keep them. Upon this, Adams determined
10 neglect his business; the foxes killed sew
ersl young kids, and Adsms wa severely
beaten for his .,na,tcntion 10 his duty. he
was not, however, OF a temper to yield 80 cru
city, and he persisted In his course until they
deliber a,ed whether they should put hifn to
death, or sell him 10 another tribe, when he
was called upon by his masters wife TO take
q camel and fetch wafer 4rom distaut well.
Adams availed himself Of this opportunity
and made his escape towards Wed-noon. On
he following day he came IN sigh, OF place
where there were so or SO tcnis; and Just AT
that moment, his old master, aud the owner
Of tho camel on which be had Aed made THAR
appearance. Adams had bul just time 10
reach the place Ia view, when bis master
overlook and claimed him as slave Adams
declared he would soone, die than return, snd
in the end the chief OF the tribe where he was
purchased him.
Adams new master had Two wives; one
old, tho other youag. The old one employ
ed him to take caro- Of her goats. Alter
while, some difficulty arose between the wo-
men concerning him, and he was again sold
to Moorish trader by the name OF Boerick.
Bocrick immediately carried Adams TO
place called Villa de Bou bach, distant from
rsdnoon about nine days journey. There
Boerick was Informed by friend, that tho
British consul Vt Mogadors wss in the habit
Of sending to Wed-noon TO pasehase chris.
tisn slaves, and he offered to take Adams
there aud sell him to the consul on Boerick's
account. Accordingly they set sst sud pas.
sed Villa Adrialls on their way and at tho
end Of nine days stopped At place called
Aica,a Moruasch Ali.
After having been at the last mentioned
place a month, without any prospect of depart
ing, Adams deserted, with determination
10 explore his way to Wed.noon. lie was