Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-03-12
i Ntt'ratire Of his SUFFERING,
WHILE A SLAVE IN ARIRI,

The author is native of Fred.ricL ,.
ty, Virginia. which he left in anu,r~ i IS,S
on trading expedition 20 PittsEurg! ,n '4'f
Orleans. From the latter place he ss '%" y
October for the East Indies During ,ha 81.
age the vessel anchored in the Red Sea w. ,;i
the author, in company with seven olh a".
being on shore on fowling excursion
was captured by party OF wild Arab, ~; u;
| conveyed several hundred miles into ,ba ~ :.
terror owards the Persian Gulf Dmr;a n
this Journey his sutferings were ex,reme ..i
continued SO Tor about two and half year
Afterwards, in Guzzerat and HiDGo,,sn h.
was exalted TO posts of honor in the militia,
service, and received the most aat,erin,
marks OF distinction from the mobiles q, tbass
countries. These he continued TO receive
until The successes of The British arms nr,s,
trated the pow er.of the allies, when 10
made bis escape, and safely arrived in No,
folk in January last.
he work will he embellished with e5w
80 copperplate engravings, describing Per-
sian tortihcations-kings' paIaces-srcn
OF the couDtry-passes over uemerdn,
mountains: with views Of The Runs OF 81.
lemons Temple, as they appeared in 1893
the ruins OF Babylon in 1905. with three 4.
rsbian villages iD perspective-a Hintoo
procession, with correct like ness OF Jug.
geraaut and other Pagan images--the TOM
and coffin G: Mabomet at MeGma-the Nos.
que and altar of Mshomet a, Mecca with
several Pilgrims al evotion-ihe reception
OF Gen. Anderson by the king and nofilj
iy OF Rohee. country never befure visit,
ed by Christian travelle,-his deparun
from theDce-single combat between Ger
Anderson & Duncan, a Gentoo Chief. cous,
tp thecelebrated 7ippoo Saib in which Bur
cas- was killed. battle between the MAJ
rata forces. led by Gen. Anderson, and he
British army, commanded by Gen. Achnr
ty, a native of Virginia, when the late,
was defeated with many other engrayip,,,
to be executed by the first artists
As Mr.. Anderson has returned TO E,
native country with an exceedingly impair.
ed constitution, and destitut cot all mean;
of pecuniary support except those which
may arise from the sale OF this volume. bel
respectfully submits it to the patriotism OIL
his fellow citizens for their liberal en-.
enlargement. And in order to enable bin
to obtain sum sufficient TO procure the en-.
cravings, which is estimated al about loco
dollars. as well as 10 contribute TO his ORE.
sent subsistence, he proposes 10 subscribers
to advance part or the whole OF the mo.
ney al the time of subscribing. He has The
most satisfactory testimonials in confrma.
ton of his character for probity from gen.
tlentn Of high standing and has been ho.
nored with the kindest attentions from the
President Of the United .'tates and several
members of congress. In Frederick coun.
~ he is known 10 many of its oldest nha.
bitants: and it may rot he improper to odd
that his description of East India e,ents|
are so fully corrohorated by European ofi.
Cial accounts published during their trans.
action as to satisfy The most >keplical It
hi, gene raj veraci.y
l he work will contain about 500 rsge
octavo--will be neatly rrirtd cr gcoc "a.
per with fair Tyre; and cftred to subseH.
bers (bounc ior three dollars.
Any person who obtain zen eu|sCTitesI
and becomes responsible shall receive al
eleventh copy gratis. i
1t will he put to press in lew days, and
be reaoy for delivery (n the course Of thee|
ensuing sunmerl soon after The RECEIPT d|
letters from the American consul in Lon
don, transmitting certain Official documents
which will appear IN an appendix,
All communications on tie subject nay
be addressed either 10 Mr.. William h. An.
1erson, living in Winchester, Va. ard NJ
Samuel H. Davis, editor of the Wincbese!
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