Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-04-28

manners and customs of their inhabitants.
Also with
A Narrative Of his Suferings
WHILE A SLAVE IN ARABIA.
The author is a native of Frederick coun'
ty, Virginia. which he LEFT in January 1902,
on trading expedition 20 Piltsburg and n.
Orleans. From the latter place he sailed IN
October for the East Indies. During the voy-
age the vessel anchored in the Red Sea, aud
the author, in company with seven others,
being on shore on a fowling excursion. he
was captured by party ct wild Arabs, and
conveyed several hundred miles into the IN
terror towards The Persian Gull. During
this Journey bis suferings were extreme, and
continued so for about two and half years.
Afterw ards, in Guzzerat and HinGostan, he
was exalted TO posts of honor in the military
service, and received the most fatterng
marks of distinction from the mobiles OF these
countries. These he continued to receive,
until The successes of The British arms pros
trated the pow er of the allies, when be
made bis escape, and safely arrived ia Nor.
iolk in January last.
The work will be embellished with 25 or
80 copperplate engravings, describing Per-
sian ortihcatio1s-kings' palaces-sPorts
OF the contingencies over tremendous
mountains: with views of the Ruins OF So
i"mon,s Temple, as they appeared in 1903.
the ruins of Babylon in 1905, with three A
rabian villages in perspective-a Hindoo
procession, with correct likeness oil Jug
gerHaut and other Pagan images-the tonD
and coffin 6: Mahomet at yMedms-the Mos
que and altar of Mahomet at Mecca, with
several Pilgrims at devoton-the reception
of Gen. Anderson by the king and nobili-
~ of Rohee. a country never before visit
ed by Christian traveller-his departure
from thence-single combat between Gen.
Anderson & Buncon, Gentoo Chief, cousin
to ,hecelehrated Tippoo SGib in which Bun
cas- was killed--a battle between the Nah
rata forces. led by Gen. Anderson, and the
British army, conman, ed by Gen. Acnn.u.
ty, native OF tirginia, when The latter
was defeated with maby other engravngs,
to be executed by the fist artists
As Mr. Anderson has returned TO his
native country with an exceedingly impair
ed constitution. and destitut cot all means
of pecunary support except those which
may arise from the sale of this volume, he
respectfully submits il 10 the patriotism OF
his fellow citizens for their liberal en-
couragement. And in order to enable him !
to obtain sum sufficient to procure the en-
cravings, which is estimated at about 1000 |
dollars. as well as to contribute to bis pre-
sent subsistence, be proposes TO subscribers
to advance part or the whole of the mo-
aey at the time of subscribing. He has the
most satisfactory testimonials in con6rma.
ton of bis character for probi,y from gen.
al .nh L. l..
nored with the h.ndest attentions from the |
members of congress. 10 Frederick coun-
y he is known to many of its oldest inha.
bitants: and it may not be improper to add |
that his description of East India events
are so fully corroborated by European Off
cial accounts published during their trans
action, as to satisfy the most skeptical of |
his general veracity
The work will contain about 500 pages
oetavoIwi!l be neatly printed on good pa
bers (bound) for three dollars.
Any person who obtain ten subscribers
and be- omes responsible 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
he addressed either to Mr.. William H. An.
derson, living in Winchester, Va. and Mr..
Samuel H. Davis, editor Of the Winchester
Republican.
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