Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-03-26
A Narratire Of his suftr;p.,
WHILE 4 SLAVE IN AL,pt,

The author Us native Of Fred,,;,l.
ty, Virginia. which he lett in Ianp,,~~ I you
on trading expedition 20 Pir,sbmo ,a 'IS
Orleans. From tbe latter place b. s. 'TO !,
October for the East Indies During tho ~
age the vessel anchored in the Ref S ae W
the author, in company with seven nh'
being on shore on a fowllng excurs;on
was captured ny a party OF wild Arabs ~
conveyed several hundred miles into n.
terror towards the Persian Gulf D",
this journey ms sutferngs ere exireme -.
continued so for about two and h.ICr,,a'u
Ailerw ards, in GuZzerat ana H,nto,,.n0 o.
was exalted 10 posts OF honor in the Min
service, and received the mos, Aa,,e,n,
marks OF distinction from the mobiles n, ,b"
countries l hese be continued 10 rece'r'
until The successes OF the British arms my
trated The power of The allies. when T.
made bis escape. and safely arrived in Na'
folk in January last.
I be work will he embellisbed with o.
80 coppeIplate eDgravings, tescrilirp Per-
sian OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES paIsces-sr,r,,
OF the countTy-passts over tenfrdo,,
mountains: with views of the Runs NJ ST.
I.mon,s Temple. as they appeared in 1875
the ruins OF Babylon il 1905. with three /.
rabian villages in per,peclive-s HirGo
procession. v IT'D = correct Likeness a .Jn.
gerRsu and other Pagan inagts--tbe ,oTh
and coffin {. Mahomet at .HeGma-the Mc,.
qde and altar OF Msbomei at Mecca, with
several Pilgrims at dey0iion-lbe recerrcr
OF Gen. Anderson by the king and ocliIi]
~ OF Rohee, country never befure visit
ed by Christian travelIeG-his ,iepar,mI
from theHoe-single combat between GEM
Anderson & Buncon. Gentoo Chief, cousi1
to tbecelebrated 7irpoo Saib IN " kiol Bum
cas- was killed. battle between the MsbI
rata forces. led by Gen. Anderson. and M
British army, conman ed by Ger. Achnr|
ty, a native of Virginia. when the lat,
was defeated with maLy other engraving
10 be executed by the FIST artists
As Mr.. Anderson has returned TO Isl
native country with an exceedingly impa.
ed constitution, and destiiut col all tss
of pecuDiary support except those vhiA
may arise from the sale OF this volume h,
respectfully submits il 10 The patriotism u
his fellow citizens tor their liberal en-.
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dollars. as wellas to contribute to bis pre-.
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10 advance part or the whole OF the mo
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most satisfactory testimonials in con6InaI
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tlentn of high standing and has been b..
nored with the kindesl attentions from tts
President OF the United States and se,er:i
members of congress. In Frederick couE.
" he is known to many Of its oldest inba
bitants: and it may not he improper to add
that his description of East India events
are so fully corroborated ty European ofi'
cial accounts published during their IIsn;.
action. as 10 satisfy the most skepritaI q
his gene "a veraci!y
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be reaGy for delivery (in the course Of th
ensuing summer) soon after the reoeil' q
letters from The American consul n lor
don, transmitting certain oficisl documents
which will appear IN an appendix.
All communications. on tie subject nay
be addressed either 10 Mr.. William h. A.
derson, living in Winchester, Va. ard W.
Samuel H. Davis, editor of the Winchess
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