The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-01
A BIOGRAPHY FULL OF EXCITING SCENES AMI
~ remarkable incidents.
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CAPTAIN oAsoT 81 TWENTY Y YEARS OF AN
Being account Of his and adventures on the
coast In tho interior shpboard and in tho West In
memoranda, and conversations By Brantz Mayer vol
IL mo AS pages, with eight illustrations. Price, 81 26
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imaginary tales written, many people may not sup
pse be true We able to state that Captain Canot
and incident related IL the Soos
truths in the life Of real parsonage In order however,
that the public may feel assured that the adventures
Mayer are to DO depended upon append the testimo
mails Of edtors Of leading Journals who cognixan Of
the facts and aware that such person Captain Csnot
exists.
ExTnACr FROM TABLE on CONTENTS.
Ny First Command; Ny First Interview with Boston
sS o1 yaa S,- .s GHsi NY n
Apprenticeship; Ny Black sldr r. in Antwerp and Psri
Tee Captain and BY wiz; Love. Gr. ana Gam Dung Va
".ona, nsppineSt Voyage 70 Europe Male aud Female
D0Ssr and ao"
Reef IN Cuba; Fisherman Wreckers; Bury my Body
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vseer; Cbo; dis Household sail for Africa Ny First
NiSgo John; His Harsm; Frolic in IT, Duplicty Of my
Captain; Account Of an Iron Factors Harem Augo
Ssn !. his Decline ,Ss HIS Ts n
smcng the Women; Ahmah's Attempt TO vow me to
k)amism Double Banelled Gun for . Koran; Mode Of
purchasing Slaves st FAotores Tricks Of Jocs les; La
Belle Esther set the African Fever Cured BY Sweating
and Rtters; How Cargo Of Slaves n landed In Cuba
pressed to wed Negro Princess; Ny Partner agrees
TO mary the Pripcess The Cersmonial and Wsddiug;
Narrative Of Trip to fimbuctoo; Ride Horsobsek
Its Exbaton in the Forest; Visit to the DEVILS Foun
identifying and adornmsnt Of the Women; Curiosity OF
the low People to wkite Mngo Our Caravan pro-
ceeds towards Tim boo Arrival ct Jmbo Fancy Dress
ing Gown and Ruled shirt
Prom the BONE Journal.
The most amusney readable and most freshly nstruc
tive book do not often qualities, come together; but
think the world VIII agree that such Ii Captain Ca
bots II "a most curious autobiography taken from
the life Of remarkable adventurer, nos resident in
From the New York Tribune.
This work could not have been better done the prin
cipa actor bad mbr ed the descriptive talent Of Defoe
VI be sstuteness Of Fouchs IN the dextsrity Of GIL
Basn which traits are ascribed 10 the worthy whose
acquainta nee thall soon make.
From the Evening Transcript.
The ieiehes In this volume extend period Of
twenty years and show up everything connected with
the slave trade among foreigners and negroes. In ons
place account il given Of journey to nmbo Through
the Mandipgo country to that Of the FulAhs. There
a many graphic lhetches West India plantssion Hfs
ard the mode of operating with the 6panish Cuban
Cos ernment the life Of factors the African coast
pirate life; Sights and with cruisers; adventures
IN the Mozambique Channel.
william Cray the eminent shipowner Of Boston, and
~ss brcught up In his service He Italian By birth,
FIN Dchm-n by deecrnt, Spsnard BY semi naturalfSa
tion and trace an African BY habits and bit Of an
Auercsn BY early association and apprenticeship His
tue rsme IL Conneau, and hs IL brother Of the Dr.
friend and Is now the nedicn chef, Of the Emperor
u France. H ssz uns fs17 81 eHG 81 ft