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

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A Narratire Of lis Snfrrin.s
WHILE a SLAVE IN ALAEI,.
The author is native OF Frederic Com,
ty, Virginia. which hs lett in January lrNs
on a trading expedition 20 Piltshnrs rcd \
Orleans. From The latter place Lr ss,lsd, Is
October Tor tic East Indies During Ib, Cow,
age the vessel anchored in The Red Sea, and
the author, in company with seven Other,
being on shore on fowlng excursion, h.
was captured by party OF wild Arabs and
conveyed several hundred miles into tie IN.
terror towards the Persian Gulf. Dunn,
this Journey his sufferings were extreme and
continue so for about two and half wan.
Afler~ ards, in GuZzerat and HJnGostsn, l..
was exalted 10 posts Of honor il the niIlarv
service, and received the most fal,rriro
marks of distinction from the mobiles O, ,bess
countries. These he continued to receive
until The successes OF The British arm pr6s.
trated the power Of the allies, when be
made bis escape, and safely arrived 10 Nor.
folk in January last.
I he work will be ,embellishrd with 95 or
80 copperplaie engrayings, describing Per.
sian forti6catio1s-kibgs' paIsces-spor,s
of the country-pessts over nen endous
mountains: with views of the Runs OF So
lemons Temple, as they appeared in 1893
the ruins of Babylon in 1905, with thee A.
rabian villages in perspt ctlve-a Hrco
procession, with correct likeness q Jug.
gerHaut and other Pagan insgts-the io1o
and coffin e.: Mshomet al Mecma-the Nos.
que and altar OF Mahomet al Mecca, with
several Pilgrims at devotior-the Iect ricB
OF Gen. Anderson by the king and noIhi.
~ of Rubee. country never before visit.
ed by Christian traveller-his Leraruls|
from tbence-single combat between Gen.
Anderson & Buncon. Gpntoo Chief. cousin
to thecelebTated Tippoo Soib in vhicl Bun.
cas- was Killed. battle between The Nah
rata forces. led by Gen. Andersen. and lhe|
British army, COMMANDED ty Ger Achnw|
ty, a native of 'irginia, when The latte
was defeated with many other engraving.
to be executed by the first artists
As Mr.. Anderson has returned 10 b.
native country with an exceedingly impair
ed constitution, and destifut cot all means
of pecuniary support except those which
may arise from the sale OF this volume, lie
respectfully submits il 10 the patriotism u
bis fellow citizens for their liberal en-
enlargement. And in order to enable him
TO obtain sum sufficient 70 procure the en-.
cravings, which is estimated at about loco
dollars. as well as to contribute to bis PFC
sent subsistence, he proposes to subscribers
10 advance part or the whole OF the mo-
ney at the time of subscribing. He has b.
most satisfactory testimonials in confIma
ton of MS character for probity from gen.
tlenen of high standing and has been DO.
nored with the kindest attentions from The
President oil the United Fiates and several
members of congress. In Frederick coun.
~ he is known to many of its oldest inhs.
bitants: and il may not be improper TO add
that his description of East India events
are so fully corroborated by European eff.
cial accounts published during their trans.
action, as 10 satisfy the most skeplical oi|
hi general veracity
Tie work will contain about 500 psge
octavo--will be neatly printed on good pa.
per W ih a tair tyre; and offered 10 subscri |
bers (honnd) for three dollars.
Any person who obtain len sulscriles
and becomes responsible shall receive 20
eleventh copy gratis.
twill beput to press in . few days. and
be READY for delivery Gin the cours, Ct tL.
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 IN ne sui jfct TY
be aGdIe ssed either to Dir. " lillian H. An.
dersoD, living in Winchester. Va. ard Nh.
San uel Fl. Davis, editor of the Wincheste'
Republican.
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ceived at the nfflces OF the Alexandra ia
zette and Herald. feb 97