Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-03-13
a Nmratire Of his sn!ttr;;r:s
WHILE A SLAVE IN AE.Yi,

Inc author IS native of Frederick Coma
ty, Virginia. which he left in lIanu,rv i iSS,
on trading expedition 20 Pirtsburg snc
Orleans. From the latter place he salad, I@
October for The East Indies During tho .,, ra.
age the vessel anchored in the Red S., ~
the author, in company with seven o,hem
being on shore on fowling excursion =
was captured by party of wild Arabs ~;
conveyed several hundred miles inlo tbo '"'
terror tow ards the Persian Gulf Dm;..
this journey his sutierings ere extreme, apf
continued SO for about two and bali yssr ~
Afterwards, in Guzzerat and HInGo,t,r /.
was exalted to posts OF honor in the mI;,,,
service, and received the mos, hat,.r;Gn,
marks of distinction from the mobiles O, lbsss,
countries. These b. continued TO receive
until The successes of the British arms ms,
trated the power of the allies. when h.
made bis escape, and safeI y arrived in Nor.
folk in January last.
he work will be embeIlished with e5 or
30 copperplate engravings, describing Per.
sian tortihcations-kiDgs' paIsces->port;
OF the countrJ-passes over Tremendous
mountains: with views of the Runs of S.
lemons Temple, as they appeared in 1895
the ruins OF Babylon in 1905, with three 4.
rabian villages in per-pective--a HirtO
procession, with a correct lik, ness Of yuy.
gerHau and other Pagan inragts--ihe tomb
and coffin e. Mahomet at MeGms-ihe Mos.
que and altar of Mshrmet a, Mecca. with
several Pilgrims at devotiOn-the reception
OF Gen. Anderson by The king and nohIi.
~ of Ruhee. a country never before visit.
ed by Christian traveIIer-his departure
from thence-single combat between Gen
Anderson & Buncnn. Genioo Chief. cousin
~ lbecelebraied Tippoo Sab in " bicE Bun
cas- was Killed. battle between the Nal
rata forces. led by Gen. Andersen. and ii
British army, commanded ty Gen. Aohn.
ty, native of irginia, when the late
was defeated with many other engravins
to be executed ty the fist artists
As Mr.. Anderson has returned TO lis
native country with an exceedingly impsI,
ed constitution, and destitut col all means
of pecunary support except those wLlth
may arise from the sale OF this volume. he
respectfully submits it TO the pstriotisn oil
his fellow citizens for their liberal en-.
couraeemeDt. And in order to enable lin
TO obtain sum sufficient TO procure the en-
cravings, which is estimated at abou, ICW
dollars, as well as to contribute to his pre-.
sent subsistence, he proposes TO subscriber
10 advance part or the whole OF the mo.
ney al the time of subscribing. He has rh.
most satisfactory testimonials in confIma.
ton of bis character for probity from gen.
tlentn of hie h standing and has b, OH bO.
nored with the kindest attentions from the
President OF the United States and several
members of congress. In Frederick coun.
ty he is known TO many of its oldest nba.
bitaDts: and il may not be improper to add
that his description of East India eyenti|
are so fully corroborated by European eff.
cial accounts published during their trans.
action. as 10 satisfy the most skeprical U.|
BIZ gem RAJ veraci:y }
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which will appear IN an appendix;
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