Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1821-04-10
4 Narrative Of his saftrjn o.
WHILE A SLAVE IN AKIN o.

ARABIA,
The author IS native of Freds,;,l
ty, Virginia which bs left in Ianu,nn, t ,oos
on trading expedition 20 Pi,istr,r ,a aSvs
Orleans. From the latter pDace ts . aao I
October for 'kD East Indies. Du,ino , ,s q
age the vessel anchored in The Red Sue 81. ,ol
the author, in company with seven a,i a1a
being on shore on a fowIing excursion C'e Z
was captured by party Of wild A,, l"", ~ o
conveyed several hundred miles into I n. 'aa
terror towards the Persian Gulf nue. 1"e 10
this journey bis sufferings were exIrsm nu''
continue q So for ab"ut two and bsII r, '@
Afterwards, in Guzzerat and HIuGo.,,,ee 'h
was exalted 10 posts of honor in tLe m iI'
service, and received ibe most Aat,s,".
marks OF distinction from the mobiles NJ ,ba'.
countries. These he continued 10 rsc .
until The successes OF the British arms nv
tra!ed the power Of The allies, when h
made bis escape, and safely arrived in No'
folk in January last. '" AVIS
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OF the couptry-pass.s over iremendor|
mountains: with views of the Runs OF s.
icnon,s Temple, as they appeared in l8G
the ruins OF Babylon 1905, with three /.
rabian villages in per>pectiye-a Hirio|
procession, with correct like ness OF Jw
gerRsut and other Pagan images-rhe loTi
and coffin 6: Mahomet at NeGms-the Mns
que and altar of Mabomet at Mecca, with
several Pilgrims at devotion-tbe receplim
OF Gen. Anderson by The king and nobA|
~ OF Robee. a country never before visit
ed by Christian traveIler-his deparfuIj
from theEce-single combat betw cen GEL
Anderson & Buncon. Gentoo Chief. cous I
to thecelebraied 7ippoo Soib in which Bud
cas- was killed. battle between d.. NAH
rata forces. led by Gen. Anderson. and D
British army, commanded by Gen. Achnv
ty, native Of Virginia, when the slrs|
was defeated with mahy other eng ayire.
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Bored with the kindesl attentions from lh,
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y he is known 10 many OF its oldest irba.
Li,sHt.: and it may rot be- improper 70 odd
that bis description of East India e,epts
are SO fully corrotoraled by EuropesB co.
cial accounts published during their trans.
action. as 10 satisfy The most skepticaI d
biz general veraci!y
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