Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-03-05
4Narratire Of his srftr?r,
WHILE A SLAVE IN Ak1Ei,

WHILE SLAVE IN AkAEi,
The author Is native of Frederic
ty, Virginia. which he left in Ianu,,~~ ~, ,%Co
on trading expedition 20 Piusburp AJAX ,tS
Orleans. rom the after place he Salad, iii"
October for The East Indies During ,ba ~,
age the vessel anchored in the Red Ss Ss Wy ""
the author, 10 company with seven o,baa
being on shore on a iowling excursion !
was captured by party OF wild Arabs l,", .s at
conveyed several hundred miles into ,b' CAV
terror towards the Persian Gulf n".; w.
this journey his suferings " ere extreme ,.i
continued SO Tor about two and half wa,
Afterw ards, in GuZzerat and HIpto,,sn /.
was exalted 10 posts of honor in tie Mills,
service, and received the mos, Aa,ie,;,,
marks of distinction from the mobiles n, thug
countries. These he continued to receive
until The successes Of The British arms prGs
trated the power Of the allies, when +,
made his escape, and safely arrived in NJ,
folk in January last.
he work will be embellished with pr
80 copperplate engravings, describing Ps.
sian tortihcatio1s-kings' paIaces-srors
OF The couDtTy-passes ever lreuendc,
mountains: with views of thu Runs Of s..
lemons Temple, as they appeared in IsOs
the ruins OF Babylon in 1905, with three /,
rabian villages in per>pective-s HirGOo|
procession, with correct likeness OF jug
geraaut and other Pagan lnagss-tbe toni
and coffin e. Mahomet at .Necma-the Mos.
que and altar OF Mahomet at Mecca. witt
several Pilgrims al devolior-the recep,r
OF Gen. Anderson by the king md nobiI
ty OF Ruhee. country never before visl
ed by Christian travellA-his depar,w
from theEce-single combat between Ga
Arders'" & Duncan, Gentoo, Chief. cousn
tn thecelebraled 1ippoo Soib IN which BH.
Gas was killed. battle between tie MI.
rata forces. led by Gen. Anderson, and 4.
British army, commanded by Gen. Athns.
ty, a native of Virginia, when The lated
was defeated with many other engravirgs
to be executed by the first artists
AS Mr.. Anderson has returned TO h
native country with an exceedingly impair
ed constitution, and destitut cot all nesE
Of pecuIiary support except those WHO
may arise from the sale OF this volume, h
respectfully submits il to the patriotism
his fellow citizens for their liberal el
couragement. And in order to enable BIZ
to obtain sum sufficient to procure the A
cravings, which is estimated al about IOl
dollars. as well as to contribute to bis pr
sent subsistence, he proposes to subscrlben
10 advance part or the whole oil the mo.
ney at the time Of subscribing. He has lhe
most satisfactory testimonials in confIma.
ton of his character for probiiy from gen.
temen of high standing and has been DO.
nored with the kindest attentions from th,
President Of the United Slates and severa
members of congres.. In Frederick coun
~ he is known to many Of its oldest iDba
bitant.: and it may rot be improper to I'D.
that his description OF East India event
are so fully corroborated by European e.
cial accounts published during their lrans
action, as 10 satisfy the most skeptical d
his general veraci!y
I he work will contain about 500 p;ga
tie neatly printed on good pa
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bers (bound) foI three dollars.
Any. person who obtain ten subscriber
and becomes responsible, shall receive al
copy gratis.
1t vii be put to press in few days. and
be ready for delivery (ip the course Of D:
ensuing summer) soon after The receipt d
letters from The American consul in Lrn'
ION. transmitting certain official documents
y hich will appear IN an appendix.
All communications on tie subject n1
be addressed either TO Mr.. William II An
1ersop, living in Winchester. Va. ard VI,
samuel H. Davis, editor of The Wincheste
Republican.
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