Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-04-19

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WHILE A SLAVE IN ARABIA.
The author IS native Of Frederick cor.
ty, Virginia. which he lett in laruary lSOs
On trading expedition 10 Pi,isburp and az \.
Orleans. From the latter place b. sa aIa y
October for the East Indies During the yon'
age the vessel anchored in The Red Sea as
the author, in company with seven obers
being on shore on fowIing excursion b.
was captured ty party vi wild Arab. md
conveyed several hundred miles into the in.
terror towards The Persian Gulf Dnr;nn
this journey bis suferings ere extrem. ,ns
coDtnu.d So for abou' two anc talf weary ar"
Afterwards, in Guzzerat ana HIIco.tsn Le
was exsited to posts Of honor in the niilsry
service, and received the most Hst,.,ng
marks of distinction fron the mobiles @, lbess
countries. These he continued TO receive
until the successes of the British AIMS DIGS,
trated The pow er of the allies, when 10
made bis escape, and safely arrived in Nor.
iolk in January last.
The work will he embellisbed with s5or
80 copperplate engravings, describing Per.
sian tortihcations-kings' pascts-sports
oil the couDfTy-passts over Tremendous
mountains: with views of the Runs Of So.
lemons Temple, as they sppeartd in 1858.
the ruins OF Babylon 10 1865, v Ilh three A.
rabian villages in per-pectve-s Hndoo
procession, with correct like ness OF jug.
gerRaui and other Pagan images-the toyb
aud coffin {: Malromet at .MeGna-the Mos.
que and altar OF Nahomet al Mecca, xjlb
several Pilgrims at devolion-ihe reception
oil Gen.,ADderson by the king and nobiIj.
" Of Rohee. country never before visit.
ed by Christian trsveller-bis ,ierar,ure
from thence-single combat between Gen,
Anderson l. Buncon. a Gentoo Chief. cousin
10 tbecelebraed 1ippoo Saib ~ Which Bun.
Cas- was killed-a battle belweentle Nah.
rata forces. led by Gen. And. rson, and the
British army, COMMANDED ly Ger Achnu.
ty, a native OF Virginia, when the latter
was defeated with naLy other engraviLes,
to be executed ~ the first artists
las Mr.. Anderson has returned. TO bis
native country with an exceedingly in air
ed constitution. md des;itut cot all means
of pecuniary support except those Which
may arise from the sale OF ibis volume. be
respectfully submits il to The patriotism of
bis fellow citizens TOR their liberal en-
cOuragement. Ard in order to enat e lin
to Obtain a sum sufficient to procure ,he 20.
cravings, which is estimated al about i(tQ
dollars. as well as to contribute to bis pre-.
sent subsistence, he proposes to subscribers
to advance part or the whole OF The mo.
aey al the time of subscribing. He ha, The
most satisfactory testimonials in con6Ima.
ton Of his character for ptobity from gen.
tlentn OF high st'ndipg and has been ho.
nOred with the .ndest attentions from the
President Of the United !F,ates and several
members of congress. In Frederick coun-
" be is known TO many of ITS oldest iDba.
bitaRts: and il may not be improper to add
that his description of East India events
are SO fully ,corroborafed BY European f.
cial accounts published during their trans.
action, as to satisfy the most skeplical Of
bis general veraci.y
The work will contain about 500 pages
octavo--will be neatly printed on good pa.
per with fair type; and offered to subscri.
bers (bound) for three dollars.
Any person who obtain ten subscribers
and becomes responsible. shall receive an
eleventh copy gratis.
Ii will BE- put TO press in a few days, and
be ready for delivery (in the course Of the
ensuing summer) soon after the receipt OF
letters from the American consul in Lon
don, transmitting certain official documents
which will appear IN an appendix.
All communications on The subject may
be addressed either to Dir. William H. An.
derson, living in Winchester, Va. ard Mr..
Samuel H. Davis, editor of the Winchester
Republican.
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