An authentic narrative of the loss of the American brig Commerce : wrecked on the western cost of Africa, in the month of August, 1815. . V • J~ -- ?*??? ?. (Xmlwde ST. (DAFT JAMlKiS IRHH^M^rc Arit//rnt 1/ for /iix /Yfrr/vrfn r z/ Siifffn/if/j:/ini/ 7 rill r/.y //i . tO-im . AN AUTHENTIC NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE AMERICAN BRIG COMMERCE, WRECKED ON THE WESTERN COAST OF AFRICA, IN THE MONTHOF AUGUST, 1815. WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE SUFFERINGS OF HER SURVIVING OFFICERS AND CREW, WHO WEBE ENSLAVED BY THE WANDERING ARABS ON THE GREAT AFRICAN DESART, OR ZAHAHRAH; AND OBSERVATIONS HISTORICAL, GEOGRAP
An authentic narrative of the loss of the American brig Commerce : wrecked on the western cost of Africa, in the month of August, 1815. . V • J~ -- ?*??? ?. (Xmlwde ST. (DAFT JAMlKiS IRHH^M^rc Arit//rnt 1/ for /iix /Yfrr/vrfn r z/ Siifffn/if/j:/ini/ 7 rill r/.y //i . tO-im . AN AUTHENTIC NARRATIVE OF THE LOSS OF THE AMERICAN BRIG COMMERCE, WRECKED ON THE WESTERN COAST OF AFRICA, IN THE MONTHOF AUGUST, 1815. WITH AN ACCOUNT OF THE SUFFERINGS OF HER SURVIVING OFFICERS AND CREW, WHO WEBE ENSLAVED BY THE WANDERING ARABS ON THE GREAT AFRICAN DESART, OR ZAHAHRAH; AND OBSERVATIONS HISTORICAL, GEOGRAPHICAL, &c. MADE DURING THE TRAVELS OF THE AUTHOR, WHILE A SLAVE TOTHE ARABS, AND IN THE EMPIRE OF MOROCCO. BY JAMES FtlLEY,LATE MASTER AND SUPERCARGO. PRECEDED BY A BRIEF SKETCH OF THE AUTHORS LIFE ; AND CONCLUDED BVA DESCRIPTION OF THE FAMOUS CITY OF TOMBUCTOO, ON THE RIVER NIGER,AND OF ANOTHER LARGE CITY, FAR SOUTH OF IT, ON THE SAME RIVER, CALL-ED WASSANAH; narrated to the author at m^gadore, by SIDI HA- MET, the ARABIAN MERCHANT. WITH AN ARABIC AND ENGLISH VOCABULARY. ILLUSTRATED AND EMBELLISHED WITH TEN HAND-SOME COPIERPL.\TE ENGRAVINGS. NEWauthenticnarrati00rile
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