The history of the long captivity and adventures of Thomas Pellow, in South-Barbary. Giving an account of his being taken by two Sallee Rovers ... In which is introduced a particular account of the manners and customs of the Moors ... Together with a description of the cities, towns, and publick buildings in those kingdoms ... / Written by himself.

  • Thomas Pellow
Date:
[1740?]
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Credit: The history of the long captivity and adventures of Thomas Pellow, in South-Barbary. Giving an account of his being taken by two Sallee Rovers ... In which is introduced a particular account of the manners and customs of the Moors ... Together with a description of the cities, towns, and publick buildings in those kingdoms ... / Written by himself. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Eo for far longer and more grievous Trials and Suffer- Ings) accordingly happened ; Davies committing hime felf to the Waves, and I myfelf to the Matt, from which I was taken by fome People in a Boat from the Shore : As to the A@oors, they were under no Apprehenfion of Danger from the Sea, leaping inte it, and fwimming to Shore like fo many Dogs. Ir may be eafily imagined what fad Terror and Apprehenfions I] was under in fo dangerous a Situa- tion; for though I could fee nothing elfe, by being delivered from Death, than more grievous. Torments in my becoming a Slave, Ge. yet did I endeavour all in my Power to avoid it, and fave myfelf, Beinc now all fafely landed, we are, in a very low and feeble Condition conducted to two fepa- rate Prifons ; myfelf, Lewis Davies, M. Goedmany and Briant Clark, with divers others of Foffer’s and Ferris’s Men, in all 26, to New Sallee,* and my Uncle, Fobn Dunnal, Thomas Crimes, and George Barnicoat, with feventeen Frenchmen taken in other Ships, and the reft of Foffer’s and Ferris’s Men, 26 more, to Qld Sailee, and for three Days clofely fhut ae * Saues is built on the Banks of the Guerox, which falls from the Mountains of Zaovias, and divides it into two Parts That on the North Side is called by the Na- tives Seda, but by us Sal/ee. It is encompafled by good Walls, about fix Fathom high, andtwo Yards and a half thick, compofed of Clay, Red Sand and Lime worked to- gether, after the Manner of the Country, On the Top of the Walls are Battlements, flanked with good Towers, The other Part of the Town, which lies on the South Side - Of the River, is called Rava/, and occupies a much larger | Com pals
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