CHAPTER X, 
ADAMs's NARRATIVE. 
Shipwreck of Adams. — His Journey through the Desert.-— 
Loudenny. — -Arrival at Tombuctoo. — Description of that 
City. — Journey across the Great Desert. — Captivity among 
the Arabs. — Ransom. — Observations on his Account qf the 
Political State qf Tombuctoo* 
Xh f deep interest which was now excited relative 
to every thing connected with this region of the 
globe, made even the humblest sources of in- 
formation eagerly sought after. One occurred, 
which, in these circumstances, was not to be over- 
looked : A gentleman, connected with the Afri- 
can Company, received intelligence that there was, 
in the streets of London, an American sailor, who 
had been, for several years, a captive in the heart 
of Africa, and had even spent six months at Tom- 
buctoo. With laudable curiosity he immediately 
searched out this man ; he found him in a state of 
rags and misery, obliged, for want of lodging, to 
spend the night in the open street. The answers 
to the questions put to him disclosed a series of 
adventures so extraordinary, as inspired a wish to 
