Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Mass.) 1828-1830, 1828-07-15
ABDUHL RAHAHMAN, TIE JTNE0PTI1
NATE MOORISH FRINGE -

Moor who was recently discovered at Match
ez, mississippi, where he had benin slavery
forty years, and was finally made free anJ
ms wife ransomed by subscription The
FRINGE and his wife have arrived in Wash
} ington city, and the editor of The African
Repository has conversed with him sarorai
tunes. He is intelligent, modest and chic
ing, and though he has been so lone a slaHa
ms n manners are prepossessing, and even
oignltled. He is now anxiouslv seekino, ~
OBTAIN the means to ransom his children, of
whom he has several. The kindness which
ne and his family showed to DR.. Cox. an
American citizen, who was once uninten-
tionally LETT on his coast by avessel. consti-
tutes a claim upon our citizens which wa
trust will not be disregarded. The Prince
has written q concise history Of hinself. in
his own language, and the following transla-
ton OF it, from his own lips, appears in the
Rcpository.-Bost Pot.
ABDUL RAHABsrAN, H,s.ev at
was born in The city Of Tom6uctoo. NV
father had been living in Tombuctoo. but
removed to be King in Teembo, in Foota
Jaiio. His name was Almam Abrahim.
was five years old when my father carri-
ed me from Tombuctoo. | lived in
Ieembo, mostly, until l was twenty-one,
and followed the horsemen. was made
captain when | was twenty-one--after
they put me to that, and found that had
very good head, al twenty-four they
made me Colonel. Az tue age of twenty
SIX, they sent me to fight the Hebohs. be-
cause they destroyed the ressels that came
to the coast, and prevented our trade.
When we fought, { defeated them. But
they went back one hundred miles into
the country, and hid themselves in the
mountain. We could not see them. and
did not expect there was any enemy.
When we got there, we dismounted and
led our horses, until we were half way I'D
the mountain. Then they fred upon US.
We saw the smoke, we heard the guns.
we saw the people drop down. / told
every one to run until we reached the
top of the hill, then to wait for each other
until all came there, and we would fight
them. After had arrived at the summit
l could see no one except my guard.
They followed us, and we ran and fought
| saw this would not do. told every one
to run who wished to do so. Every one
who wished to run, fed. I said [ will
not run for an African. I got down
from my horse and sat down. One
came behind and shot me In the shoulder.
One came before and pointed his gun TO
shoot me, but seeing my cloths, Ornament
Cd with sold, } 10 cried OUT, .lkst the King
Then every one turned down their guns.
and came and took me. When they came
to take me, | had a sword under me. but
they did not see it. The first one that
came | sprang forward and killed. Then
one came behind and knocked me down
with gun, and | tainted. They carried
me to pond of water and dipped me in !;
after l came to myself they bound me.
They pulled off my shoes, and made me
go barefoot one hundred miles, and led nv
horse before me. After they took me to
their own country, they kept me one
week. AS soon as my people got home,
my father missed me. He raised troop,
and came after me; and IS soon as the
Hebohs knew he was coming, they carried
me into the wilderness. after my father
came and burnt the country, they carried
me to the Mandingo country. on the Gam
bia. They sold me directly, with fifty
others, to an English ship They took
me to the Island of Dominica After that
| was taken to New-Orleans Then they
took me to Natchez, and Colonel F.
bought me. / have lived with Colonel r.
40 years. Thirty years I laboured hard.
The last ten years ] have been INDUCED
good deal. l have left five children be-
hind, and eight grandchildren. I feel
sad, to think of leaving my children behind
me. | desire TO go back to my own coun-
try again but when think of my child
rem, it hurts my feelings. fl go to my
own country, cannot feel happy, if my
children are left. | hope, by Gods as
sistance, to recover them. Since / have
been in Washington, have found good
many friends. hope they will treat me
in other cities as they have treated me in
the city of Washington, and then l shall
get my children. want to go to Balti-
more, Philadelphia, and New-York, and
then shall return hither again.
HIS INTERVIEW WITH DR.. Cox. "Dr.
Cox was surgeon on board ship. He
went ashore in Africa and got lost. When
he returned, he found the vessel gone.
He set out to travel, and came into my
country, Foota Jallo-our people saw him,
and ran and told my father that they saw
white man. My father told them to
bring the man here, that he might see
him. They brought DIR. Cox, and my
father asked him whittier he was going.
He said he knew not where to 60, that the
ship had left him, and that he had a bad
sore leg. My father inquired what was