Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-03-23
4 Nafratire Of his suftriu.,
WHILE A SLAVE IN Ak,Bi,

The author is native Of Fredsri,l,.
ty, Virginia. which he lett in lsnusrv iSo@
on trading expedition 70 Pirtsburg ,ne
Orleans. From the latter place be s, S%r = ',
October Tor the East Indies During ,bo rl. III
age the vessel anchored in the Red S., W.
the author, in company with seven o,h ara
being on shore on a fowling excursion h.
was captured by party OF " lid Arsb. :" .m ny
conveyed several hundred miles into n. '"u
terror towards the Persian Gulf Dnr;..
this journey his sufferiDgs were extreme aug
CONTINUED SO for about two and half w., .ru
Afterwards. in GuzzeTat and HInGo,tsn ;.
was exalted 10 posts of honor in the m;l;,.,r
service, and received the mos, Aa,,.,;ns
marks OF distinction from the mobiles q, ,ba.s
countries. These he continued TO reeve i've
until the successes of the British arms n,,s
trated the power Of the allies. when BE-
made bis escape, and safely arrived in Nor
folk in January last.
be work will be embeliisbed with OK,
80 copperplate engraviDgs, describing Ps,.
sian tortihcatIo1s-kings' paIacts-snor,s
of the country-passes over trenend"ns
mountains: with views of the Runs oi ST.
lemons Temple, as they Appeared in 1904
the ruins OF Babylon in 1865. lth three A.
rablan villages in rer>Pectlvf-a RufGo
procession, with correct likeness Of Juc
gernaut and other Pagan images Ton,
and coffin 6. Mahomef al Metna-the No..
que apd altar OF Mahcmet a, Mecca. witt
several Pilgrims at devotion-the recer,Tn
OF Gen. Anderson by the klrg md mol n.
~ OF Rohee. country never before visit
ed by Christian traveller-his departure
from theGce-single combat between Gen,
Anderson & Duncan a Geurco Chief cousin
10 thrcelebraied 7ippoo Soib in Which Bun
cas- was killed. battle between tie NAH
rata forces. led ty Gen. Andersen. and III.
British army, COMMANDED by Gen. AchnuI
ty, native of iirginia. when the LATED
vas defeated with maLy other engIayipps
TO be executed by the fist artists
As Mr.. Anderson has returned 10 b
native country with an exceedingly impair
ed constitution. and destitu, col all meas
of pecuniary support except those WIKI
may arise from the sale OF this volume, e
respectfully submits it TO The patriotism 4 |
his fellow citizens for their liberal q.
enlargement. And in order to email e bin
to obtain SUN sufficient to procure the 60. !
cravings, which is estimated at about ICOOE
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 at the time of subscribing. He has lhs
most satisfactory testimonials in continual
lion Of MS character for protity from gsr1
tlentn of high Standing and has been ho1
nored with the kindest attentions from thsj
President OF the United !sta,es and several;
members of congress. 10 Frederick counI
~ he is known TO many of its oldest inhs
bitants: and it may not ht improper to atA
that his description of East India eserS
are so fully corroboraied by European ct
cial accounts published during their trans
action. as to satisfy the most skepticsI
his general veraci!y s.
The work will contain about SO plgeiN
octavo--will be neatly printed on good u f.
per with fair type; and offered 10 subsertf
hers (bound) foI three dollars. ~
Any person who obtain ten sut.crIt1
and becomes responsible. shall receive 4
eleventh copy gratis.
Ii wi be put 10 press in few Gays. aR e
be reany for delivery (in the ccuIse Of d Il
ensuing sumner soon after The nce'l
letters from he American consul N /"
don, transmitting Certain official docUnd' ~
which will appear IN an APPENDIX;
All comm uniraiilns On tie suFrd rH
be addressed eilter 10 Mr.. William h. A.
derson, living in Vino hester, Va: sId u "a
Samuel H. Davis, editor OF the "incbe: Fl
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