The Delaware register, or, Farmers', manufacturers' & mechanics' advocate. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1828-1829, 1829-08-08


layers, perceivng life in him. and judging by the rich
ness of his habit and armour that his ransom might be
considerable, took great pains to him. After
that, he publicly sold, among the other prison.
ers and was bought by a bashaw, who sent him to
Constantnope, present to his mistress, Charat-
re Tragabigzanda, beautiful young Tartaran lady.
Smith was then twenty-three years of age, in the
bloom of life, and, as it seems, of very handsome
person. For this young lady was so moved with com
passion, rather love, for him, that she treated
him with the utmost tenderness and regard and to
prevent his being i'll used or sold, by her MOTHER she
sent him into Tartary, to her brother, who was Ii
NOR, bashaw of Nabrts, on the Paus MGotis.--
Here she intended he should stay to learn the Ian
guage, together with the and religion of the
Turks till time should make her mistress of herself
But the Bashaw suspectng something of the matter.
from the aectonate expressions with which she re-
commended and pressed his good usage, only treated
Smith with the greater cruelty and inhumanity.-
Smiths high spirit, raised also by consciousness OF
Tragabigzanda's passion, could but i'll brook this rash
treatment. At last, being day treshing alone,
a grange above league from the house, the Timor
came and took occasion to kick, spurn, and reve
him, and forgetting all Smith beat out his
brains with his threshing bat. Then rejecting upon
his desperate state he hid the body under the straw
filled his knapsack with corn, put the Timor's
clothes, and mounting bis horse, fled the deserts
of Circassa. After two three days fearful wan
dering, he happened, provdentaly, the Castragan
or great road that leads into Muscovy. Following
this for sixteen days, with infinite dread and fatigue
he at last arrived at Muscovte garrison, on the
frontiers. Here he was kindly entertained and pre-
scented, also at all the places through which he pas
sed. Having travelled through Siberia, Muscovy,
Pennsylvania, and the midst of Europe, he at length
found his old friend and gracious patron, the Duke
of Pennsylvania, at Leipzick, together with Count
Meldritch his Colonel. Having spent time
with them, the Duke, at his departure, gave him a
pass, intimatng the services he had done, and the
honors he had received presenting him at the same
time, with fifteen hundred ducats of gold to repair
his losses and although he intent on return
ing to his native country, yet, being furnished with
this money, he spent some time in travelling through
the principal cities and provinces of Germany, France
and Spain. From the last, being led by the OF
wars, he passed into Africa and visited the court
of Morocco. Having viewed many of the places and
curoses of Barbary he returned through France, to
England and in his passage in French galley, they
had a most desperate engagement, for two three
days together, with two Spanish men of war. In
England, all things still, and in the most pro-
found peace so that there was no or prospect
for person of his active and warike genius. And
therefore, having spent time in an idle and un
easy state, he willingly embarked himself with Capt
Gosnod, in the prospect of settling colonies in Amer
lea, and came to Virginia.
His conduct here has been sufficiently related and
l shall finish his character with the testimonies oil
some of his soldiers and fellow adventures They
own him to have made justice his first guide, and
perience his second That he was ever fruitful in