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XI 
were his views directed to African disco- 
very, that he actually made overtures to the 
Association for being employed as one of 
their missionaries. All the energies of his 
mind were, therefore, put forth upon this 
subject; and having taken Raynal for hismo- 
del,he hoped, with the pride of conscious ge- 
nius, not to fall much short of his standard. 
The work, when published, was found to 
correspond to the efforts of genius and in- 
dustry, with which it had been compos- 
ed. It soon obtained a wide circulation, 
not only in this country, but over the 
Continent. It was translated into Ger- 
man,* and is enumerated by Eichhorn 
among the most valuable materials for the 
African part of his learned work, entitled, 
" History of the Three last Centuries." 
M. de la Richarderie also repeatedly no- 
tices it with praise in his valuable work, the 
" Bibliotheque des Voyages." 
This work having now become scarce, a 
new edition has for some time been con- 
* Historische und philosophische Skizze der Ent- 
deckungen et Niederlassungen der Europaer in Nord 
und West Africa, ura ende der achtzehnten Jahrhun- 
derts. Aus dem Engl, von S. St. Bremen, 8vo, 1802. 
