Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-04-02
I Narratire Of his SUFFERING,
WHILE A SLAVE IN AKA. +"

Il .Narratire Of his SUFFERING,
WHILE A SLAVE IN AkNg,,
The author IS native of Frede,icL
ty, Virginia. which he left in lIanus ~ tSos
Orleans. From the latter place be- ss cue \
October for lie East Indies DuriIg ,I"
age the vessel anchored 10 the Red See wy ""
the author, in company with seven o,ba"
bang on shore on a iowling exclusion
vas captured ly party Of wild Arabs IL u
conveyed several hundred miles into IL. 'r'
terror towards The Persian Gulf D",il'
this journey his suferings were extreme ~
coDtnu, 50 for about two and L,Ifr,,aa11V
Afterwards, in Ouzzerat and HlnGo.,.n :,
was exalted 10 posts OF honor in tEe m;I;,,..
service, and received the most Aanerr.
marks Of distinction from the mobiles NJ ,h.4
counties. These be continued 70 reca,ss S
until The successes OF The British arms n,,s
trated the power OF The allies, when J..
made his escape, and safely arrived in Mr.
iojk in January last.
J he work will he embellisbed with On,
30 copperPlale engravings, describing Per.
sian iortihcatio1s-kings' paIaces-spor,,
OF The ccuBtTJ-passfs ever tnmendou,
mountains: with views Of the Ruins Of So.
i'uon,s Temple, as they appeared in 1904
the ruins Of Babylon IT, 1866, with three A.
rabian villages IN per>peclIve-a Hildoo
procession, with correct lik, hess Of jug.
gerAaut and other Pagan in,agts-'be TON;
and coffin T.. Mahomet al .UeGma-lhe Mos
que and altar OF Mabonet al Mecca. wifi
several Pilgrims al oerotiop-rhe recepIim
OF Gen. Anderson by the king and nohiI.
" OF Ruhee. q country never befure visit.
ed by Christian trsTeller-bis deparrur.
from theHce-singI- combat between Gen
Anderson l. Buncon, G.nino Chief. cousin
to b+celetraieo 7agpoo Soib it, which Pun.
Gas was killed. battle between the Nah.
rata forces. led ty Gen. Anderson, and the
British army, COMMANDED by Gen. Achmu.
ty, a native of iirginia. when The latter
was defeated with nsLy other engraving;
to be executed ~ the first artists
As MIR. Anderson has returned 10 hi
native country with an exceedingly impair
ed constitution. and destitut col all Hear
of pecunisry support except those who
may arise from the sale OF this volume. b.
respectfully submits it 10 the patIiotru i
bis fellow citizens for their liberal en-.
couragement. And in order t. ena chin
10 obtain sum sufficient to procure he en.
cravings, which is estimated at about 100
dollars. as wellas to contribute to bis pr.
sent subsistence. he proposes 10 subscriber;
TO advance part or the whole oil the mo.
ney at the time Of subscribing. He has rhs
most satisfactory testimonials in con6rma.
ton of his character for probiiy from gen.
tlenkn Of high standing and has been no.
nored with the kindesl attentions fIcR. tb,
President OF the United States and several
members of congress. In Frederick com.
~ he is known 10 many of its oldest inba.
biiants: and il may lot b. improI er to sdi
that his description of East India events
are SO fully corrcLorsttd ty European cfi.
cial accounts published during their trans.
action. a. 10 satisfy The most skeptiesl u
biz general veracity
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dersoD. living in Winchester. Va. arc .1r'
Samuel H. Davis, editor of the Winchester
Republican.
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