The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-01
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CAPTAIN dAkoT, OR TWENTY YEARS OF AN
Being account Of his career and adventures on the
coast In the interior shipboard and in the West In
dies, written out and edited from the captains journals
memoranda, and conversations. BY Brantz Mayer vol
IL mo 44S pages, with eight illustrations Price, 81 Is
PUBLISHERS NOTICE
imaginary tales ever written many people may not sup
pse to be true We are able to state that Captain Canot
the
truths in the Life Of real parsonage In ORDER however,
that the public may feel assured that the adventures
Mayer are to be depended upon append the testmo
malls of editors Of leading Journals who cognsant Of
the facts and aware that such person Captain Cano
exists.
EXTRACT FROM TABLE or CONTENTS
Ny First Command; Ny First Interview with Boston
xs no1 si Of
AppIentceshp; Wy Black slidrg in antwerp and Psrs
Toe Captain and BY Love- Gr anu Samoans; Va
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mother and sisters How out Of the scrapc wrecked
Reef in Cuba; Fisherman wreckers; Bury my Body
by Blooe hounds; lesclet; Made Cooks Mate; Life
Sand Key. Amphibous Jews; Ny Adventures in Pri
Night in Africa Value OF Womans Milk; dine with
MiDgo John; His Harsm Frclic in III Duplcity Of my
Captain; Account Of an Iron Factors Harem; Aingo
John in his Decline; His Women Their Flirtatons; Bat
ties ameng the Girls; scene Of Passionate Jealousy
among the Women; Ahmah's Attempt to me to
I)smism Double. Barreued Gun for Koran; Mode Of
purchasing slaves st Factories: Tricks Of JocAes La
Belle Esther get the African Fever Cured BY Sweating
and Btters; How Cargo Of Slaves II landed In Cuba
pressed to wed Negro Princess Ny Partner agrees
To many the Prir cess The Ceremonial and Wedding;
Narrative Of Trip to ImDuctoc Ride on Ho.s:bsek;
tain Witch's Cauldr0n Our Halt ct Brook; bathing,
heautyiDg, and adornmsnt Of the Women; Curiosity Of
the own People to whie H'ngo; Our Caravan pro-
ceeds towards Timboo Arrival ct limbo Fancy Dfess
ing Gown and Rpffed shirt
From the Home Journal
The most smusnsy readable and most freshly instuc
tive book do not often qualities come together but
think the world win agree that such is Captain Ca
bots. II is most curious autobiography, taken from
the life of q remarkable adventurer, nov resident In
Baltimore.
From the New York Tribune.
This work could not have been better done II the prn
cpa actor bad ctmbr ed the descriptive talent Of Defoe
vi be astuteness Of Fouche an the dexterty of Gil
Bias which traits ascrbed TO the worthy whose
acquantan nee shall soon make.
From the Evening Transcript.
The 81 eches In this volume extend over period OF
twenty years. and show up everything connected with
the slave trade among foreigners and negroes In one
The Mandipgo country to that Of the Fulahs. There
many graphic hetches OF West India plantation hfs
and the mode Of operating with the spanish Cuban
ernmen the life OF factors on the African coast
pirate fs fights and with cruisers; adventures
In TIE Mozambique Channel
Csnot was formerly an apprentice to the wen known
William Gray, the eminent shipowner OF Boston and
brought up In his service He Italian BY BIRTH
FIN Dchmn by descent, Spsniard By semi naturAlisa-
ton and trade, African by habits, and bit Of an
tue rsme Il Conneau and hs is brother Of the DR.
Ctnneau who has 20 long been the attendant AMI
friend and is now the medcn en- Chef Of the Emperor
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