Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-05-03
WHILE A SLAVE IN ARABIA.

The author is native of Frederick coun-
ty, Virginia. which no lett in January 1907,
on trading expedition 20 Pi'sbu'g and \.
Orleans. FROM the latter place he sailed IN
October for he East Indies DTite The voy.
age the vessel anchored in The led Sea, and
the author, in company win seven otheIs'
being on shore on a iowlipg excursion. he
was captured by party OF wild Arabs, slid
conveyed several hundred miles into the m
terror tow ards the Persian Gulf. During
this tourney his sufferings were extreme, aho
contiDu. so Tor about two and halt years.
Afterwards, in Guzzerat and HInGostan, lie
| was exalted to posts of honor in the military
service, and received the most hatterrng
marks of distinction from the m0bl-s OF these
countries. These he continued 10 receive,
| until the successes of the British arms pros
trated The pow or of the allies, when lie
made his escape, and safely arrived in Nor
| folk in January last.
The work will be emhellished with ga or
80 copperpIate engravings, describing Fer
sian ortfcatiors-kings' palaces-sports
OF the cOuntry-passes over tremendous
mountains: with views of the Ruins OF 90
lannon's Temple, as they appeared in 1903.
the ruins of Babylon in 1905, ilh three A
rabian villages in perspectve-a Hindoo
procession, with correct likeness OF Jug
| gerRaut and other Pagan iuages--the tono
and coffin e.: Mahomet at MeGma-the Mos
Que and altar of Mahomet at Mecca, with
several Pilgrims at devotion-the reception
OF Gen. Anderson by the king and nobill.
| ty of Ruhee, country never befure visit
ed by Christian traveler-his departure
| from thence-single combat between Gen.
| Anderson & Bunc1n, Gentoo Chief, cousin
~ thecelebrated 1ippoo Sn,b in which Bun
| cas- was killed. battle between the Nah
rata forces. led by Gen. Andersen, and the
British army, commanded by Gen. Achmu-
ty, native of Virginia, when the latter
was defeated with mahy other engravines.
to be executed by the first artists.
| As Mr.. Anderson has returned TO his
native country with an exceedingly impair
ed constitution. and destitut cot all means
of pecuhiary support except those which
may arise from the sale OF this volume, he
respectfully submits it to the patriotism OF
bis fellow citizens for their liberal en-
enlargement. And in order to bic him
to obtain SUD sufficient to procure the en-
cravings, which is estimated at about 1000
dollars. as wellas to contribute to bis pre-
sent subsistence, he proposes 10 subscribers
to advance part or the whole OF the mo.
aey at the time of subscribing. He has the
most satisfactory testimonials in conhrma.
ton of bis character for probily from gen.
tIemen of high staIdlng and has been no.
nored with the k.ndest attentions from the
President OF the United !etates and several
members of congress. In Frederick coun-
~ he is known 10 many of its oldest inhs-
bitants: and it may not be improper to add
that his description Of East India events
are so fully corroboraed by European off.
cial accounts published during their trans
action, as to satisfy the most skeplcal Of
his 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 rsspons Bile. shall receive an
eleventh copy gratis.
1t will be put to press in few days, and
be ready for delivery Tin 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 Mr.. William Fl. An.
derson, living in Winchester. Va. and Mr..
Samuel H. Davis, editor of the Winchester
Republican.
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