CHAPTER X. 
ADAMs's NARRATIVE. 
Shiptjoreck of Adams, — His Journey through the Desert, — SoU" 
denny, — Arrival at Tombuctoo. — Description of that City, — . 
Journey across the Great Desert, — Captivity among the Arabs, 
— Ratisom, — Observations on his Account of the Political State 
of Tombuctoo, 
The deep interest which was now excited rela- 
tive 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 Tombuctoo. With laudable curiosity he im- 
mediately 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 inspir- 
