Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-04-06
4 Nrratire Of his Suftr;;,,s.
WHILE 4 SLAVE IN AKIN, @

The author Is q native of Freds,;A
ty, Virginia. which he lett in .Iapus,rS , ,cu.
on trading expedition 10 Piliskms -. ICY
Orleans. From the latter place h. s's an. ana
October for lie East Indies Dur;ns ,ii.tdi
age the vessel anchored in the Red Sue as 'CT
the author, in company with seven oh
being on shore on lowling exeursi U'
was captured ty party OF " lid A,,t b"'
conveyed severaI bufdred miles jn,o H., 90
terror towards the Persian GuIf lucy T"e
this Journey his suferings " ere ey,rem nu'y
continue d so for about two and bsiTsr,M
After" ards, in Guzzerat and Hioto.t.np
was exalted TO posts Of honor in Ii. m;I H,
service, and received the most a,,,aa
marks OF distinction from the mobiles n, Thy
countries. I bese h- continued 70 re y, a
until the successes OF the British arns,,s
trated The power of the allies. when :
made bis escape, and safely arrived in NH
folk in January last. ~ ''''
The work will he embellished with c. :,
80 cOpperplate engravines, descIiti rp Ps,
sian iortihcalie1s-kipgs' paIaces-.r.rn
OF the country--passts over htnerdr,j
mountains: with views of the Runs ri ST.
lemons Temple. as they appeared in Is(S|
the ruins of Babylon in 1865, with ,lree d
rabian villages in per>ptct,ve-a Hird,|
procession, with correct lik, ness Of Jp.
gerasut and other Pagan mag. She ro,,
and coffin 6. Mahomet al Ne cma-lhe Ma,
que and altar Of Mabomei al Mecca, will
several Pilgrims al devotion-tbe recer,i,,
OF Gen. Anderson by the king and naliI.
y of Rohee. a country never before ys@I
ed by Christian traveller-his ,iepsrlw.
from thence--single combat between GtI]
Anderson & BuncOn, Gentoo Chief cousl
~ tbecelebraied 1ippoo Saib H. Wild Pul
Gas was killed. battle between tbt Mail
rata forces. led by Gen. Andersen. aud M
British army, commanded by Gen. AtruJ
ty, native of Virginia, when The land
was defeated ; with many other engIayipg)
to be executed by the first artists
As Mr. Anderson has returned 10 h|
native country with an exceedingly inrs.
ed constitution, and destiuf col all ess
of pecuniary support except those Wild
may arise from the sale OF this volume, t
respectfully submits ii to The paiIioiisn q
bis fellow citizens for their liberal e..
cosragenent. Apr in order TO enable Lin
10 obtain sem sufficient to procure Tie %.
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tlenkn Of high Standing and has BE- b..
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President OF the United !r,ates and sewn,
members of congress. In Frederick ccul.
~ he is known TO many OF its oldest iDha.
bitsnts: and it may not be improper to add
that his description of East India event.
are SO fully corroborated by European CO.
cia' accounts published during their trans
action. as to satisfy the most skeplicsl u
his general veracity
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Samuel II. Davis, editor OF the WincbesS
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