Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-04-03
I N'"ratire Of his snftriinys
WHILE A SLAVE In Ah4B1, o

WHILE A SLAVE In AhARI,.
he author is native of Frederick c,n.
ty, Virginia. which hs left in .lapu,,T , ,Sua
on trading expedition 20 fl,tsbury ,aGT
Orleans. From the latter place be- s, aTu y
October for The East Indies During The , var'
age the vessel anchored in the Red Sea ~
the author, in company with seven n,L 'n'
being on Shore on a iowling excursion \,
was captured ly a party OF wild Arsk. IN;
conveyed several hundred miles into ,LaM
terror towards the Persian Gulf Dmia,
this journey his sufferings were extreme ,ni
CONTINUED SO for about two and bali v,s r'
Aiterm ards, in GuzzeIst and HInGoslsn !.
was exalted TO posts Of honor in the miI,,.r,
service, and received the most astterr,
marks of distinction from the mobiles O, the,.
countries. These he continued TO rectus
until The successes OF the British am rrcs.
trated the power of the allies, when ks
made bis escape, and safely arrived in Nor
ioik in January last.
l he work will he embellsbed with o. n,
80 copperplate engravings. describing Per.
sian forti6cations-kings' paIsos-,Icrts
OF the couDtJ-passts ovei nendou,
mountains: with views OF the Runs Of ST.
lemons Temple. as they apptartG IL 1908
the ruins OF Babylon in 1905, with the,
rabian villages in per>pect,ve-a HirG"
procession, with correct Iik, ness Il Jvt.
gerRaul and other Pagan inagts-rht lolo
and coffin +: Mahomet al MeGma-ihe Mos.
que and altar of Mahomrt al Mecca. with
several Pilgrims at devotion-tbe recert,n
OF Gen. Anderson by the king and ooli
" OF Ruhee. a country never before visit,
ed by Christian trayeller-his deparm.
from theEce-single combat between Gen,
Anderson g. Buncon, Gentoo Chief. cousin!
TO thecelebraied 7ippoo SGib in whiot Bun,
Gas was killed. battle helweeDti. Mab.l
rata forces led by Gen. Andersen. and lbsl
British army, connan' ed by Ge? AchnuI
ty, a native of Virginia. when The latte
was defeated with msLy other engravnps
to be executed ty the first artists
As Mr.. Anderson has returned 10 h
native country with an exceedingly Impair
ed constitution, and destitu cot all can:
Of pecuniary support except those nLch
may arise from the sale OF this volume, lie i
respectfully submits il to The patriotIsm Of
his fellow citizens for their literal %.
And in order to enable Lin
to obtain sum sufficient to procure tie 70.
cravings, which is estimated at about leo
dollars. as well as 10 contribute TO bis pre.
sent subsistence, he proposes TO subscribeu
to advance part or the whole OF the mo.
ney al the time Of subscribing. He has lb. /
most satisfactory testimonials in confInr
tion of his character for probity from gen.
tlentn of high standing and has been DO.
nored with The kindest attentions from The /
President et the United Fiates and several
members OF congress. In Frederick com.
~ be is known TO many of its oldest iDha. |
bitants: and it may rot be improper to add
that his description Of East India events /
are so fully corroboIated by European eff. +
cial accounts published during their trans.
action. as to satisfy The most skepical d
hi. general veracity }
The work will contain about 500 page!H
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ensuing summer) soon after the receipt
letters from The American consul in Lon
don, transmitting certain official docunens |
which will appear IN an appendix.
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dersoD. living in Vino hester. Va. ard Mr. |
Samuel H. Davis, editor of the Wincbesle'
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