Ernest Alby relate son expérience de cinq mois de captivité chez les Arabes, suite à la prise du navire Saint-Louis par l'émir Abd-el-Kader. Il partage les conditions de vie difficiles qu'il a connues en tant que prisonnier, ainsi que ses efforts pour gagner la confiance de ses geôliers et retrouver sa liberté. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.