Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-03-14
Il Narratire. his SUFFERING,
WHILE A SLAVE IN AKIN.

IN AkAEIi.
Inc author IS native of Fred.ricL
ty, Virginia. which he left in lama" , ,ssl |
on trading expedition 20 PirIshuTn 10y
Orleans. From the latter place Ess s. ana
October for The East Indies Dur;ra ,a.eUn
age the vessel anchored in the Red S"s e ' '
the author, in company with seven o,b 'a
being on shore on fowlmg excursion
was captured by a party OF wild Ar,b' ", u u
conveyed several hundred miles in,n ,hn 'n
terror towards The Persian Gulf h I",
this journey his sufferings were eyrems '"
continued so for about two and a b,If r,' ~
Afterwards, in Guzzerat and H,oto.,.n
was exalted 10 posts of honor in fine m iI'
service, and received The most aatlern,
marks OF distinction from the mobiles q, thug
countries. These h. continued TO rec .n
until the successes of the British arms or,.
trated the power of thu allies, when !.
made bis escape, and safely arrived in M,
tolk in January last. ~"
J he work will be embeIlsbed with o. =,
80 copperplate engravings, describing Pc,
sian fortihcatio1s-kings' paIaces-,por,
OF The countrJ-passes over lrenendr;
mountains: with views of the RUNS Of g.
lemons Temple. as they appeared in 1874
the ruins of Babylon in 1905, with three l..
rabian villages in per>pective-a Hir5oo
procession, with a correct like ness q rg,
gernaut and other Pagan inages-ihe ro,h
and coffin {: Mahomet al MeGms-rhe Mas.
que and altar of Msbomet at Mecca, with
several Pilgrims at devotion-the recep,icrI
OF Gen. Anderson by the king and DoLiIi|
~ of RUhee. a country never before yisi,
ed by Christian traveller-bis depar,ur..
from theBce-single combat between Gen
Anderson & Duncan, Gentoo Chief. cousr
tn thecelebrated Tippoo Sab in " hicb Bur
cas- was killed. battle between the M
rata forces. led by Gen. Anderson, and b |
British army, commanded by Gen. Acbn
ty, a native of ,irginia. when the las
was defeated with mahy other engraving
10 be executed by the first artists Il
As Mr.. Anderson bas returned TO ia,
native country with an exceedingly imp,r.
ed constitution, and destitut cot all p,p,mI
of pecuniary support except those wbchl
may arise from the sale OF this volume, bel
respectfully submits il TO The patriotism o|
his fellow citizens for their liberal en-.
eouragement. And in order to enab e hin
to obtain sum sufficient to procure The en-
cravings, which is estimated at about ICC
dollars. as we'll as to contribute to bis ORE
sent subsistence, he proposes TO subscriber
10 advance part or the whole of the mo
ney at the time of subscribing. He has The
most satisfactory testimonials in confIna.
ton OF mis- character for probity from gen.
tlenH of high standing and has been DO.
nored with the kindest attentions from The
President OF the United !eiates and several
members of congress. In Frederick couu.
~ he is known to many of its oldest inha.
bitants: and it may not he improper to odd
that his description of East India events
are SO fully corroborated by European Of.
cial accounts published during their trans.
action, as 10 satisfy the most skeplicaI Of
his general veracity
The work will contain about 500 pageI
be neatly printed on good "a.
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Any person who obtain Ten suhscriteH
md becomes respoDs bile. shall receive an
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1t will be put to press in few days, and
oe reaoy for delivery (in the course Ct tbe
.nsuing summer) soon after the receri' Of
etters from the American consul in Lou
Ion, transmitting certain official documents
Which will appear IN an appendix.
All communications on TIE subject mar
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lerson, living in Winchester, Va. ard Mr.
samuel H. Davis, editor of the Wincbesg
Republican.
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