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1 James Riley, An Authentic Narrative of the Loss of the American Brig Commerce, Wrecked on the Western Coast of Africa, in the Month of August, 1815 i (1817)

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     AUTHENTIC NARRATIVE


                     OF THE LOSS OF THE


          AMERICAN BRIG CO MM -ERCE,


  WRECKED ON THE WESTERN  COAST OF AFRICA, IN THE MONTH OF
                       AUGUST, 1815.


                           WITH


            AN  ACCOUNT   OF THE SUFFERINGS


                          OF HER

          SURVIVING OFFICERS AND CREW,

     WHO WERE 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 SLATE TO

            THE ARABS, AND IN THE EMPIRE OF MOROCCO.


                   BY  JAMES   RILEY,
                 LATE MASTER AND SUPERCARGO.


Preceded by a brief sketch of the Author's life; and concluded by a description of the fiamios city
of Tombuctoo, on the river Niger, and of another large city, far south of it, on the same river,
   called IVassanah; narratedtothe Author at Mogadore,by SidiHamet,the Arabian merchan


      WITH   AN ARAIBIC AND  ENGLISH  VOCABULARY.


         IL.USTRATED AND EM.BrELLISHED WITH TEN HANDSOMY
                   COPPERPLATE ENGRAVINGS








                       HARTFORD;
                   PUELISHED Bt THE AUTHOR.
                           1817.

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