Alexandria gazette, commercial and political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1812-1817, 1816-07-04
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From the ". r. Eusning Pest.
History ofthe Western Countrywide
Hast Port Folio for June. contains IL.
literary article from correspondent of
that work, whose design is to shew tina
probably the Aborigines Of the Westers
Country, were the descendants of CT
yilized people in eastern Asia /; people.
who the writer supposes, had made grea
] advances in civilization and the arts,
ibut who were forced to fly their countr
Iby the sudden encroachment of foe
but before he ends the second paragrap'
lof his speculation, his probability is ex
changed for certainty, 81 have sal,.
CONTINUES qe) that this was probably :;
fact. venture TO add, that it was most
certainly the fact In regard 70 the Abort
lgines." He then encounters whstevei
may seem to initiate with this opinion.
Il among other difficulties he undertake
I, to dispose Of, is that arising from colo
According ia uniform tradition ti.epcor.
who formerly inhabited the wcste.
country were /" white people," but tie
Asiatics being dark people. presents re
thera formidable objection to eur author
ingenious theory which, however, nc
avoids, by averbai criticism on the wore
white, by asserting that when applied e.
a people, it may mean dark or it thai
wont do then he maintains CONTRARY t:
natural history, Notwithstanding tn
many learned attempts 10 prove it) il,a
Ethe color of a people may be changed b.
"cHmate anu local and other physic,t:
causes" But in all similar cases hav,
always considered one we authent; ed
fact worth housand vi the most inae
nious arguments that ever fell from the
Hips of the learned and |, therefore.
present such readers as take delight in
this sort OF subject with an interesting Ie.
ter which | received by a late arrival.
from correspondent in London whom
have not the honor of knowing, out who,
III this number o! the Evening Post should
ever chance to meet his eye, will be
pleased to accept my best acknowledge.
ments.
"LONEON, 21st Feb. 1915
x To the Editor Of the NtW York Ell.
Post.
6 Sir-ff the following account of the,
discovery of America, by the ancient
British, at a very early period should ap-|
pear Sufficiently Interesting. the assertion
Of few paragraphs in your truly useful.
valuable and respectable paper, wilisreat
Ily obliee many of your friends on this
side OF the water, who viii be happy toI
give publicity in any of their papers, to-
s@ch remarks as you may be pleased To-
express.
8 1t appears from the very many quota
! tons from various publications, which
have been selected by the best British
iiansiquaries. both ancient anu modern
that Prince Madoc Ap Owen Gayneth, a
Welch Prince. discovered America. in
1.-THE year NO. hree hundred and TWEEN.
lty-two years before the FIRST voyage made
/ BY Columbus and the same Prince
1pIanted colony on the west side of the
Mississioni the descendants of whom are
said to subsist in or near the same place
| by above hundred crcditabe authors,
who have particularly expressed it and
! the fact is recognized in ancient WEIGH
poetry, which existed long before the first
voyage was performed by Columbus.
The last writer's on this subject are Dir.
Williams, Rector Of Sydenham, who has
Issued two publications, and tile Rev.
George Burder, A. NJ late OF Coventry,
who has issued one; all of which are re-
lplete with interesting intelligence on
! this point These three books have been
perused by Richard Mackay, chief MAZE
II the Maria. captain Miller, bound to n.
York.
s For further rroot, please TO look in
ito James Howe'i's Letters. vol. 2, p. II,
concerning the ancient Bitons, and you
,silI find that Madoc Ap Owen, Prince
f Wales, made two voyages to America,
at the tine before mentioned. See asa
he Sd vol. Of the Voyages OF the English
cation, by Richard Hugiuyt, student OF
trist Church, Oxford, p. /. Also Pa
,ett's Christianography. p. AZ. Also.
third and last vols. of the Turkish Spy !.
%. Also. Purchase pilg image.vol.
Ip $50. Also, Brcughton whe says ,ha
the faith Of Ch,ist was preached some #