Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-04-14
4 Narrative Of his sufitriiugs
WHILE SLAVE IN AEIr,,

the author IS native Of Frederick covo
ty, Virginia. which he left in January $50"
OF trading expedition 20 Pittsbue sot y
Orleans. From the latter place be- saiJs4i,
October for the East Indies During n. voy
age the vessel anchored in the Red Sea- sEd
the author, in company with seven o,he,s
being on shore on towling excursion h.,
was captured by party of wild Arab, and
conveyed several hundred miles into fine in,
terror towards the Persian Cult. Dm;no
this journey his suferings were extreme and
continued so for about two End bali vsars
Afterw ards, in GuZzerst and HlnGo,tsn Ls
was exalted 10 posts OF honor in tie military
service, and received the most fsttering
marks OF distinction from the mobiles @; these
countries. These be continued TO receive
until The successes of the British arms prcs.
trated the power Of the allies, when Le
made bis escape, and safely arrived in Nor.
iolk in January last.
he work will be embelisbed with % or
80 copperplate engravings, Gescrbirg Per.
sian ortlhcatio1s-kings' paIacts-srorts
of The counfry-passts over Tremendous
mountains: with views of the Runs OF So.
lemons Temple, as they appeared in 1868
the ruins Of Babylon in 1865, with the. A.
rabian villages in per.pectve-a F,coo
procession, with correct lie ness Ct .lug.
gerHaut and other Pagan in ages--the lo,e
and coffin 6. Mahomet at .NeGma-the Mos.
que and altar of Nsbomet al Mecca, with
several Pilgrims at devotion--the IecepIion
OF Gen. Anderson by the king and noLili.
y OF Rohee. country never before visit.
ed by Christian traveller-his departure
from thence-single combat between Gen,
Anderson 4 Buncon, Gentoo Chief, cousin
tu tbecelebraed 7ippoo Sab in which Bun.
cas- was Killed. battle between the Nah.
rata forces. led by Gen. Anderson. and The
British army, commanded by Gen. Acbnu.
ty, native of Virginia, when the latter
was defeated with many other engravings,
to be executed by the first artists
AS DIR. Anderson has returned TO his
native country with an exceedingly impair
ed constitution, and destitut col all means
OF pecunary support except those which
may arise from the sale OF this volume. be
respectfully submits ii 10 the patriotism OF
his fellow citizens TOR their liberal en-.
coursgement. And in order TO enable him
to obtain sum sufficient to procure the eB-
cravings, which is estimated al abou, loco
dollars. as well as to contribute TO bis pre-
sent subsistence, be proposes to subscriber:
TO advance part or the whole OF the mo.
aey at the time of subscribing. He has the
nest satisfactory testimonials in confrma.
ton OF mis- character for probity from gen.
tIent OF Eigh Standing and has BIZ on ho.
rored with the L .ndesl attentions from he
President OF the United States and several
members OF congress. In Frederick coun.
y be is hnown 10 many of its Oldest inha.
bi'sht,: and it may p0l be improper 10 sdd
that bis description Of East India eyer.s
are Sc fully corroborsleG by EuroEsan fl.
cial accounts published during then iIsns-
action. as TO satisfy the most skerticaI Uf
his general veraci.y
The work will contain about 500 pages
octavcI-wl te neatly printed CT good pa
per with fair tyre; and offered 70 subscri-
bers (bcnnt) ior three collars.
An1 person who obtain ZEN sufscriEeB
and becomes iv<Pons bic. shall receive an
eleventh copy gratis.
Ii will be Put tr press in few days and
be reaGy for delivery (iD the course Of the
ensuing sunmer) seen after ibr receipt OF
letters from the American consul IN Lon
don, transmitting certain official documents
which will appear IN an APPENDIX
All communications IN tie suti't nay
be addressed either to Dir. William f. An
derson, living in Winchester. Va. ard Mr.,
Samuel II. Davis, editor of the Winchester
Republican.
Subscriptions to the above work re.
ceived al the Offices OF the Alexandra Ga.
zette and Herald. feb 81