The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-09-03

BIOGRAPHY FULL OF Exciting SCENES AN
n remn RI nhle Incidents

A BIOGRAPHY FULL OF Exciting SCENES AND
IA remarkable incidents.
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have this day published
CAPTAIN CANoT, OR TWENTY YEARS OF AN
AFEICAN SLAYER
Being account OF his and adventures the
coast In the Interior shpboard and In the West Ia
des Wi ten out and EDITED from the captains journals
memoraucs and Converse iona BY Brantz Mayer. vol
IL mo. AS pages with eight illustrations. Price 81 25
PUBLISHERS NOTICE.
IBIS interesting eogaehy, which quite equals al the
imaginary tales written many people m not sup
poe be- true We able to state that Captain Canot
Is an actual personaee and that the hair es
capss remarkable incidents related in the book are
truths in the life OF real personsge Ia order, no ssse
that pubs may feel assured that the adventures
Ma,er are to be depended upon append the testmo
mails OF editors OF leading nails who arc Ant OF
The facts and aware that such person Captain Canot
exists.
EXTRACT FROM TABLE OF CONTENTS.
Ny First Comnsnd My First Interview With Boston
Merchant William Gray; My Uncle tells my Adventure
with Lord Byron The First lave say; End Of my
Apprentices hip; Ny Backsdiogs in Antwerp and Paris;
The Captain and his Wife Love, Grog and GAmbling Ma
Captain; am appropriated by a new Mother, Grani.
mother and sisters How got out OF the Scrape Vrecke
on h.si IN Cuba Fisherman wsclsrs Bury my Body
by Bloochounds Mescle Made Cooks Nate; Life on .
sAId Key; Amphibious !ews; nv Adventures 10 Pri
v~'ser Cbo; Bis Household sail for Africa; My First
Night In Africa; Value Of Woman's Mills; dine with
hineo John; HIS barem; Froc in 1t; Duplcity OF my
Captain; Account OF an Iron Factors Harem; Mingo
John In his Decline His Women lheir F2fations; Bat
tias among tho Girls; Scene Of Passionate Jealousy
ng the Women; Ahtnsh's attempt to vow me to
islamsm; Double Barrelled Gun for Koran; Mode Of
purchasing slaves at Factories; Tricks Of Jockes; La
Bele Father get the African Fever; Cured by Sweating
ana ners' nov cargo u slaves Is LANDED IN oassi
10 marry the Princess; The Ceremonial and Weddiag
Narrative OF Trip to Iimbactoo; Ride on HorsebasA,
tain; Witch's Caudron Our Halt at Brook bathing,
heanu Ing and sdorDment Of the Womsn, Curiosity of
the Iosn People whits Aingo: Our Caravan pro-
"a "A a IimbOo. Arrival at M
ing Gown and Ruale 4 Shirt
From the Home Journal.
The mo.t amus,nRly readable and most freshly insruc
tive book do not often qualities, come together; bat
tank the world will agree that such is Captain c.,
no''s y "a most curious autobiography, taken from
the lie OF remarkable adyensurer, resident in Bal
ufoeIe.
From TIE New York Tribune
This work could have been better dore If the prn
sl actor bad combined III. descriptive talent of Def0s
Win he sstutepess OF fouche and the dexterty of Gil
lAs which traits ara 70 rbed to the worthy whose &C
qustntence We shaf coon make.
Prom the Ever ing Transcript
The Sketches in this volume extend over period Of
the slave trace among foregr and negroes. In
Tsce an account ~ given ct journey TO limbs through
nan, graphic sssschs Of West Iadi. plantation life ant
the nude OF operating with the spanish Cuban govern
nert the life Of factors the African coast pirate life
hghts and races with cruisers, adventures Ia tho Moran
cano, vas formerly an apprentice to the wen knowr
william Gray, the eminent snipowner Of Boston, ant
trought up his service. de is italian by birth
Trsn shmsp by descent Spansrd BY semi nAturslza
ton and tAde, Afii:an by habits, and bit OF Al
American b. erly association and Apprenticeship. Hi
true mare Il tcnoeau and he IL broher OF the Or
,onnsaa wno has hong the att ndant and friend
and the medcin chef Of the Emperor OF France
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