CHAPTER I.
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Departure from New York on board the “ Charles.”—Names of the Crew.—
Arrival at Gibraltar.—Voyage to the Isle of Mayo—ignorance of the Captain—
the ship is wrecked on the Western coast of Africa—the Crew saved,
but are enslaved by the Moors— El Gazie.—Description of the Moors, and
their proceedings.—French Renegade__Sufferings of the Crew.—Death of
Captain Horton.—Separation of the Crew, and departure of the Moors from
El Gazie}f4Adams is conveyed eastward into the Desert—mode of travelling
—arrival at the encampment of the Moors.—Employment there__Expedition
to steal Negro slaves at Soudenny__Sufferings in traversing the Desert.—
Arrival near Soudenny.—The Moors seize a Woman and two Children—
are themselves surprised by the Negroes; taken prisoners; and confined in
the town.—Soudenny, and its inhabitants.—The prisoners are conveyed by
a party of armed Negroes to Tombuctoo.—Journey thither; during which
fourteen of the Moors are put to death.—Arrival at Tombuctoo.—
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