The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-10-27
Literary Items.

EUCTFIy DTOVOsC5
publish, before the close OF the present year,
some interesting contributions to the history OF
the discovery and colonization of the north
eastern coast OF America, obtained by the per-
sonal eXertiOns OF DR.. Woods, late President of
Bowdoin College, during his recent visit to
Europe.
Among these contributions are copies ofmore
than twenty of the original maps and charts
made by the first discoverers of our northeastern
coasts These copies have been made and
Autographed under the direction of DR.. j. G.
Kohl, of Bremen, Germany, and are accompa-
MED with Copous explanations from his pen,
together with a critical account OF tue voyages
of the first discoverers, from the time of the
Northmen to near the close of the sixteenth
century.
These will make the first of series of
volumes to be published by the Maine Historical
Society, under the patronage of the State,
granted under the enlightened administration
and ON the personal recommendation of
Governor Chamberlain.
We cordially congratulate thc society on being
able to present something new and trustWor- ny
on this interesting subject. They have been
fortunate in engaging the services of one so
eminent i'll this department as DR.. Kohl. 1t will
be remem bered that this gentleman was formerly
employ ed by our Government 10 furnish copies
OF the early maps relating to America, and to
assist in Investigations OF the Cult Stream, and
it is understood that many valuable fruits Of
these labOrs are now to be found in the State
at Washington. The name of DR.. Kohl is
guarantee that the forthcoming work will be
written with accurate learning and sound
Judgment and with the use Of all the helps
which have been recently supplied by the
researches OF European scholars.
1t is Understood that among the maps fur
nished il this volume will be reduced copy of
the North American section OF the great map OF
Cabot which has been recently discovered in
Germany, and is now seen in the Imperial
Library at Paris, and that the analysis and
eXpication OF this map, which have been so
frequently called for OF late, are here supplied
by Dr.. Kohl.
This undertaking of the Maine Historical
Society 10 illustrate the discovery of our country
ty the use of the original maps Is a step in the
right direction But it does not profess to supply
all that is wanted in this department. There is
need of q national work, in which not reduced
but fac-simile COPIES of all the original maps and
charts relating TO America shall be furnished.
And this ought to be done IN a style at least
equal TO that of the best works that have ap-
pea1ed in Europe on this subject, such as Lies
Monumens de 10 Geographic" OF Jomard, "Dle
EntdGckung Amerlkas," oil Kunstman, and the
splendid folio OF DR.. Kohl, 'DIe beden altesten
General Karten Won Amerika." Such work
might exceed the means OF any one of our his
torical, geographical, or archaeological associa-
tions or institutions taken siDgly, but might be
easily accomplished by several of them in COM
bination. They might at least Join in a petition
TO Congress, that the work begun by DR.. Kohl
| III 1865, and interrupted by the war, may now be
resumed under the auspices of the Government,
and be carried to its completion, only on scale
larger aud more com DrehensiYe.
The second of the proposed volumes will con-
tain several new documents relating to The early
colonization of the United States. The most
interesting among these is copy of manu-
script discourse OF Richard Hakluyt, obtained
for The society by DR.. Woods from the great col.
lection of Sir Thomas Phillips, at rhirlestain
House in Cheltenham. The following is an
exact copy OF the title, VIII
"a particular discourse concerning the create
necessitie and manifold comodYties that are
like to grove to this Realme of Englande By
the Welterne discoveries lately attempted,
ttaF1 in hn uapa Inv Riphar rn Hno
luyt OF Oxford at the requisite and di-
rection of the hit Worehipfull Mr..
Walter RayhlY move knight before
the cOmynge home Of his TWoo
Barkes, and is divided into
XXIu Chapters, the Titles
whereof folloWe iu the
next eafe "
The manuscript extends through siXty-ive
closely-Writteu folio pages, and contains a sum-
mary of the religious, commercial, aud political
reasons by which the party OF colonization was
recommended 10 the attention OF the English
Government. BY comparing the titles OF the
chapters with copy OF them preserved in the
Record Office, ii is proved cOnClusively that this
discourse, soon after it was written, was indus
tTiously copied and privately circulated by per-
sons in the interest OF Sir Walter Raleigh, that 1t
was read by Queen Elizabeth, that Ut was pre-
sented by the author to Secretary Walsngham,
that IL was in great request by the Earl of Leices
ter and other high officers OF the government,
and hence probably eXerted an immediate
influence in promoting that colonial enterprise
oy Whlcu tne EhSnsu IaCS was nist se'uS ~
North America. For reasons OF state which
become obvious on the perusal of this discourse,
it was restrained from publication at the time,
and was subsequently lost. The manner in
which it has now been recovered and authentl-
Gated will appear fully in statement to be
pIehXed to its publication In the second volume.
-Mad'lle Clozelle, who played the leading
female part with the elder Booth in New Or
leans In 1880, is still living, at the advanced
age of seventy-two.
Joshua +. Blanchard, the well-known con-
tributor to the religious press. and an active
officer of the American Peace Society. recently
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