Piratical seizure of the brig Admiral Trowbridge by part of her crew, while lying at anchor off the Island of Sooloo, August 21, 1807 communicated by Capt. Alexander Wallace : including the murder of Mr. C. B. Lloyd and the narrow escape of Mr. William Sharpe. Also the captivity and cruel treatment of M. de Brisson, on the coast of Barbary

• between 1807 and 1810

• Brisson, Pierre-Raymond de, 1745-1820?
• Wallace, Alexander, Captain

28 pages, [1] folded leaf of plates : illustrations ; 18 cm

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Captivity and cruel treatment of M. de Brisson ... originally published in 1789 under the title: "Histoire du naufrage et dela captivité de M. de Brisson ..." in Genève

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Frontispiece plate: "Mr. Sharp, chief of the Brig, Admiral Trowbridge; barbarously wounded, put in Irons, & Spiked to the Deck by Pirates," dated Jan. 28, 1809

Special Collections copy with ownership inscription on verso of frontispiece. "George Wood, Febry. 15th, 1811."

• Africa, French-speaking West
• Sulu Archipelago (Philippines)

• Biography

• Brisson, Pierre-Raymond de, 1745-1820?

• Captivity
• Pirates
• Slaves
• Travel

• text

• English

London, Printed for Thomas Tegg

Public domain (US)

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2020-10-26