Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-04-27
PROPOSAL,
Ely wM. Fl. ANDERSON, FREDERICK co.
For publishing by subscription,


manners and customs of their inhabitants
Also with
A Narrative Of his snferings
WHILE A SLAVE IN ARABIA.
The author is a native of Frederick coun
ty, Virginia. which he left in January 1909,
on a trading expedition TO Pit,sburg and n.
Orleans. From the latter place he sailed in
October for the East Indies During the yOy-
age the vessel anchored in the Red Sea, aud
the author, in company with seven others,
being on shore on iowlIng excursion, he
was captured by party of wild Arabs, and
conveyed several hundred miles into the IN
terror towards the Persian Gulf During
this Journey bis suffeTings were extreme, and
continued so for about two and halt years.
Afterwards, in Guzzerat and HlnGostan, he
was exalted TO posts of honor in the military
service, and received the most hatterhg
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 lie
made bis escape, and safely arrived in Nor
iolk in January last.
The work will be embellished with 25 or
80 copperpate engravings, describing Per
sian for'ihcations-kings' palacts-sports
of The Country-passes over tremendous
mountains: with views Of the RUNS of So
lcmon,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 OF Jug
gernaut and other Pagan mages-the tohp
and coffin e.: Mahomet at .MeGma-the Mos
que and altar of Mahomet al Mecca, with
several Pilgrims at devotion-the reception
OF Gen, Anderson by the king and nobili-
~ of Rohee. country never before visit
ed by Christian traveller-his departure
from thence-single combat between Gen.
Anderson & Duncan, Gentoo Chief cousin
IN thecelebrated Tippoo Sab in which Bun
cas- was killed-a battle between the Nah
rata forces. led by Gen. Anderson, and the
British army, COMMANDED by Gen. Achmu-
ty, native OF Virginia, when the latter
was defeated with many other engravines,
TO be executed by the first artists
As Mr.. Anderson has returned TO his
native country with an exceedingly impair
ed constitution, and destiut cot all means
of pecuniary support except those which
may arise from the sale of this volume, he
respectfully submits it TO the patriotism OF
DIS l6HoW CIlIAtUS IcT tnelT IIDeTdI GU
enlargement. And in order to enable him
to obtain sum suffic Ient to procure the en-
cravings, which is estimated al about 1000
dollars, as well as to contribute to bis pre-
sent subsistence, he proposes TO subscribers
10 advance part or the whole OF the mo-
ney al the time OF subscribing. He has the
most satisfactory Testimonials in conhTma
ton OF mis- character for probity from gen.
tlentn of high standing and has been no.
nOred with the n.ndest attentions from the
President of the United States and severa!
members of congress. In Frederick coun-
~ he is known to many of its oldest inha-
bitants: and it may not he 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 skepical of
his general veracity
The work will contain about 500 pages
octayo--will be neatly printed on good pa
per with a fair type; and offered 10 subsCri-
bers (bound) for three dollars.
Any person who obtain ten subscribers
and becomes Fespons ble. shall receive an
eleventh copy gratis.
1t will be put TO press in few days, and
be ready for delivery Gin 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
be addressed either to Mr.. William Fl. An.
derson, living in Winchester. Va. and Mr.
Samuel H. Davis, editor of the Winchester
Republican.
r subscriptions to the above work re-
ceived al the Offices of the Alexandra Ga
zette and Herald. feb 81