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which is much extolled, he shewed a very furi- 
ous antipathy to all individuals belonging to the 
nation who had reduced him to slavery ; and he 
was even with difficulty prevented from attacking 
and killing them. He testified extraordinary exulta- 
tion at learning that the king who had thrown him 
into slavery was afterwards killed, in consequence of 
the pistol which he wore accidentally going off ; and 
he flattered himself that this pistol might be one 
which had been received as part of the price of 
his captivity. A messenger was immediately sent 
to Job's father, informing him of his son's arrival, 
and requesting an escort to conduct him home. 
He waited impatiently four months the return of 
this courier. When the news at last came, they 
were rather of a gloomy description. The father 
had died almost immediately after learning the re- 
turn of his son ; and the country was then in a 
very distracted state, in consequence of a long war 
in which it had been involved. 
Job was deeply afflicted by this information, but 
determined immediately to set out for Bunda. As 
he was departing, however, Moore, to whom we are 
indebted for these last particulars, left Africa, and 
no farther tidings, so far as we can learn, ever 
reached Europe respecting this young African 
prince. 
There seems little doubt, that the Bunda, de- 
scribed as t e native country of Job, must have 
