Account Alexander Scott's Ca'ptiv'iiy^ SD’ 
26th October 1810 for Brazil, but was wrecked on 23d Novem- 
ber at 3 o’clock in the morning, on the African coast, some- 
where between Capes Noon and Bojador. In the course of 
the first day, the crew who had reached the shore, were visited 
by two persons (one of whom was a Negro,) belonging to the 
Arab tribe of Tobdrlet. They had with them a camel. Scott, 
the cook, and a Portuguese boy, named Antonio, were desired 
by Captain Knubley to accompany those men to their habita- 
tions. The natives finding that Antonio had a knife and some 
copper-coin, took his knife, and cut away the pocket containing 
the money ; in consequence of which, the Portuguese refused 
to go farther, and returned to the coast. Scott and the Cook 
proceeded chiefly on foot, but occasionally riding on the camel 
(after their fears at its appearance had subsided,) for eight or 
nine hours, when they arrived at a valley called Zerrohah, 
on the sides of which about 100 small tents were scattered. 
These tents were low, and formed of a coarse mat-like stuff', 
manufactured by the Arabs, of the hair of goats and camels, 
intermixed with wool. There might be about six or seven per- 
sons inhabiting each hut ; their complexions were very brown ; 
both men and women were bony and slender. Scott and his 
companion were consigned by their guides to the care of some 
women. 
Next day the Captain and the rest of the crew arrived ; but 
on the following day Scott was carried by the same two 
men who had been his guides, to other tents about two miles 
off*. He remained altogether about three weeks at those two 
places ; during which period all the people were scattered 
about, but Scott and Antonio remained together. They 
had skins to sleep on, and a thick porridge of barley-meal 
for food. Scott had remarked, that two pigs, saved from the 
wreck, had been killed by the Arabs ; but their flpsh was 
either left on the beach or thrown into the sea. 
The Arabs now began to break up their tents, and sold Scott 
to an old man, named Sidi El Hartoni, who had with him 
three camels. He carried Scott away, and they fell in on the 
evening of the same day with another Arab, who hM purchas- 
ed the remainder of the crew, with the exception of the captain, 
a passenger, and two seamen. 
