Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-03-22
4 Ndrratire Of his Snfir:p..
WHILE A SLAVE IN AE,p,,

ne author IS native of Fred.ri,t
ty, Virginia. which he left in lsru,,rr you you
on trading expedition 20 Pltsbr,g ! ,a NV
Orleans. From the latter place h. s. sHl y; !
October for the East Indies Dung ,In
age the vessel anchored in the Red S., W,
the author, in company with seven o,b s'a
being on shore on fowling excursion
was captured by party Of wild Ar.b, ID:
conveyed severa! hundred miles into H.. 'a'
terror towards the Persian GuIf Nc
this journey his sunerngs were eytrema
continue d so for about two and half v,s s.'
After" ards, in Guzzerat and HInto,t,n
was exalted to posts OF honor in the mi;,,S
service, and received The most Aaerrs
marks of distinction from the mobiles q, ,bss
countries. These hi continued to recsS
until The successes of the British arms m,
trated The power of the allies, when /
made bis escape, and safely arrived in No.
folk in January last.
J he work will be embellished with o. :,
80 copperplate tngravines, dissenting Per-
sian torthcatio1s-kings' palaces-spcrn
OF the country-Passts over lnnudm1
mountains: with views OF thr Run. Of S.
lemons Temple. as they sppeand in lSCi
the ruins OF Babylon in 1905, with rlrt, T.
rabian Villages in per>peclrve-a RnGo
procession, with correct liktness oi IN.
gernaut and other Pagan inagts-,h, Town
and coffin T.: Mahomei al .ReGns-rhe Ala,
que and altar OF Mahomrt al Mecca. wrb
several Pilgrims al tvotion--lhe recer,rn
OF Gen. Anderson by the king and nctIi]
~ OF Ruhee. country never before visit
ed by a Christian traveller-his ,lepa,lurl
from theEce-single con bat betwe &c Ger|
Anderson 4 Duncan. Genioo Chief cousiI
~ lhecelehrsted Tippoo Soib in whici Rur|
cas- was kill+d-a battle between he MsbI
rata forces. led by Gen. Anderson. and M
British army, COMMANDED by Ger. Aun
ty, native of Virginia, when The lsr
vas defeated ; with maLy other engraving
TO be executed ty the first artists
As Mr.. Anderson has returned 10 . /
native country with an exceedingly imps
ed constitution. and desti'u cot all Hea II
OF pecunlary support except those whh|
may arise from the sale OF this volume. se|
respectfully submits il 10 the patriotism ii
enlargement. And in order TO enst Enl
TO obtain a sum sufficient to procure The er.|
cravings, which is estimated at about ICCCI
dollars. as well as TO contribute TO bis pr
sent subsistence, he proposes TO subscribed
TO advance part or the whole OF the mo-
ney al the time of subscribing. He has bI
most satisfactory testimonials in con6ms4
ton of his character for probity from genI
tlent n of high Standing and has boon ho-I
nored with the kindest attentions from lid
President OF the United States and ee,enl|
members of congress. In Frederick cOur.
~ he is known TO many of its oldest inha. !
bitants: and it may rot h improper TO I'D
that his description Of East India events
are SO fully corroborated by European oil |.
cial accounts published during their Trans
action. as TO satisfy tie mos, skepricsl II
his general veracity
The work will contain about 500 p,ge
be neatly printed On GOO "a
per with fair type; and offered to sutScr.
bers (bound) for three dollars.
Any person who obtain zen sui scTiIn
and becomes respons Die sha receive a
eleventh copy gratis.
Ii viii t. put TO press in a fe" days 'Dt
be reacy for delivery Gin the ccurse ct Tx 4
ensuing summer soon after the tCrrli II
letters FROM he American consul IN Lon !
don. transmitting certain official docuuaIE
" heb will appear IN an appendix.
All communications On lie su!Itd ny
be addressed either to Mr.. William h An
jerson LIVING I'm " in, hester " arr W. l.
Samuel II. Davis, editor OF The Wincbe:ie'
REPUBLICAN.
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