Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-01-18


number ut fat bottomed boats, loaded with
yenison hams, bear skins, -four. whlskey,t to-
baeco, and some cotton, down the Ohio to
New.OrIeans. Here, having sold their car
go, they purchased brig called the betsey,
of New-OsleaB,, navigated BY capt. George
Edwards, and took in a cargo Of -four and
dry goods, for account of Mr.. George Nor
gan of New Orleans. and MIR. William Nor
gan of New York, and sailed from that port
on the 10th October of the same year on
trading voyage for Rio Janeiro, where they
disposed Of the cargo for specie thence they
were to proceed up the Red Sea, and down
the Coromandel coast to Canton. On or a
bout the 10th of October, 1903, Anderson
and Johnson, with four seamen and two ne
gro boys, being ashore on towing excur-
sion, on the Arabian shoie, near Maculla,
were captured by party OF wild Arabs.
Anderson and johnson were separated from
their companions and carried 10 the Per-
sian Gulph, where they were sold to an
Arab, who was the Scheik OF Russelka:ma,
known in that country by the name ofScheIk
AbdsIlah. chief of the Wahabee pirates.--
What became OF the seamen aud negroes he
cannet even conjecture, After acquiring a
toler,bly correct knowledge Of the Ian
suase, and becoming useful in the military
service, they were treated with great kind
ness, and at the expiration OF two years and
a half, they were transferred, under strong
recommendations, to The Gwicuar, Prince OF
Guzzerat, residing at Brodera, the chief
town of that principally. They were now
invested with command in the army OF the
Gwicuar. and contended with the forces of
the British East India Company, until the
death OF the Gwieusr; on the succession OF
his sou TO the government, he made peace
With the English, vino demanded that An
derson and johnson should be given up 10
them. The demand however was not &C
| eeded TO.
AT this junctare the Mahratta state. were
engaged in active hos:iities against the Eng
lish, t. Anderson and Johnson were sent to
Join the standard Of Pesantrow Holkar, one
| OF their chiefs. The Msbratta forces were
| very successful until the general paci6ca,ion
of The European continent enabling the Eng
| lish to reinforce their army very considera-
bly,, the Mshrattas were unable longer 10
| contend with them, aod suffered total de-
! feat on the 25th of April, ELI. in general
! engagement, with the British under General
Malcolm, on the plains Of Meedpsor, in
/ which battle Johnson was killed The Nab
rata army being now completely put TO the
route. and the English and their allie. in full
rVTSrssrur VI The country. Anderson be-
thought himself Of an expedieni to make hi,
escape, and for this purpose disguised him
I self IN the character of a Mahometan pilgrim
going to Mecca, and made his escape to
Muscat, where be wa. seized by the Sultan,
put on board the East India Company brig
testai, capt. Watson, and carried to Bonn
( bay.
Not finding any American Consul or A.
merican shipping at Bombay, he was COM
PEELED to work bis passage on board the Bri-
list East India ship Hertfordshire. captain
Hope, TO Canton, and thence to the port OF
London, where he arrived about 18th or
18th September last. and made known bis
circumstances 10 colonel Aspinwal. hmeri-
can consul at that port, who treate1 him
with great kindness, and sent him home in
tas ship Henry Clay. captain CAN'T, which
arrived in Hampton Roads on the Sd instant,
whence be came up to hi. place. He feels
oied with gratitude 10 kind and merci;ul
Providence, that be is once more permitted
TO tread bis native soil. although in a very
destitute condition. II is his intention to
proceed Immediately TO the place ofhis birth,
aud as soon as circumstances will permit to
publish correct narrative OF the interesting
scenes through which he has passed, during
an exile of eighteen year, in country
where civilization j. almost a stranger He
has ample materials for such history, which
10 The hands of a man of erudition, would
be thinks, yield a volume no less gratifying
TO the curious than useful TO the historian.
Boston, January 8.
Particulars OF TIE LOSS OF THE SHIP
RoLLA.
Mr.. Isaac B. Sheppard, Of Portsmouth,
and the three surviving seamen. late OF the
shSr oil, lo., ON T.oa Cd have ,rr,ra1