The Portland daily press., 1885-12-23

tie with its own citizens for the losses which they
had sustained at the hands of France. But when
Louisiana was purchased from Napoleon, S1O,-
100000 were reserved for the settlement OF the
private claims of United States citizens against
France. The claims were paid as presented, ana
when ,e the money was exhausted many claims were
stlll unsettled They were just as sound as tnoso
which were settled, and remain to this day as the
French Spolation claims.
Or. II. S. Burrage followed with paper ON "Ad-
ditonal Facts concerning George Weymouth
GEORGE YARMOUTH.
Rev. II. s. Burrage read paper entitled 'Some
Additional Facts Concerning George Waymouth;v -
Hitherto all that has been known concerning Way
mouth are the facts with reference to his voyage
in 1902 in search of northwest passage to the
Indies, and his voyage to our own coast In 1905.
DIR. Burrage frcm papers in the Public Records
Office, London, showed that Weymouth, Oct. 81,
1907 was granted by James l, a pension of three
shilngs and four pence per diem, and that this
pension was paid as late as Easter, 1912. In all
probabilities he died that year.
DIR. Burrage then referred to the recent discov-
cry, in London, by James p Baxter, Esq., Of this
city, of three manuscripts of Weymouth. The
first, which Mr.. Baxter found In the Kings library
bears upon its cover the royal arms with the
initials q. IL, r. 1857. The full title OF the MS
Is "a Journal Relation of the Service at the
takeing in of the towne and castle Of Guliehe this
present year 1910, with platt of the towne and
castle as it is againe to be fortified. George Way
mouth"
The second MS is entitled "Errors and Defects
in usual building Of ships which G.. W. o1erth to
refOrme." The MS. bears the name of Weymouth
it, and is in the same handwriting as the one
latng to the siege of Gulche Julich], showing that
the writer of these two manuscripts was the same
person A copy OF this MS Mr.. Baxter has forward
The third MS. is entitled 1.-The Jewell 81
Artes." 1t is an elegant MS. Of 320 pages, and
blazoned with the royal aums and sprinkled with
lions rampant This MS, says Mr., Baxter. was
prepared BY Waymouth as present to the king,
about $50 pages of writing and as many elaborate
drawings, many Of them eOlored. In 1t he speaks
of his poverty and his enforced inactivity; and as
one examines this carefully prepared and snmp-
tuOus volume he cannot but feel that the unf0rtu-
nate author perhaps put into it his last shilling
1t was, however, good investment as it induced
Arundel to employ him on the voyage to our
coast; This MS. Mr.. Baxter is having repro
duced in fac simile, with all the drawings, that
our friends who are interested in Weymouth"
SAYS Mr.. Baxter, may see what sort of q man he
was. lie was no rOugh mariner as we nave mere,
tofore supposed, but scholar, dreamer indeed
like Raleigh, whom he reminds me Of, especially
in his treatise on ships, which also was theme
of Ralelgh's PEN"
In closing the paper Dr. Burrage considered the
time to which the several MSS are to be assign
ed, and also referred to the fact, also commun
Gated by Mr. Baxter, that the original letter ad-
dressed by Queen Elizabeth to the Emperor OF
Cathay, and placed in Waymouth's hands when
TO the Indies, was found a few years ago in tear
ing down closet in an old house in London. On
account OF ltS interesting HISTORICAL dSSOcldtlOnS
Mr.. Baxter hopes to secure a heliotype copy OF
the original for publication in this country.
DR.. Banks was unable to be present to read his
paper on "The Early Practice Of Medicine In
Maine," but sent a paper which was read
by Mr.. Elwell on the Administration of William
Gorges, from 1886 to 1887" At the close Of the
paper DR.. Banks added suggestion that, as the
administration of William Gorges is the first re-
corded organized government in the present State
of Maine, the Society hold, on the 25oth anniver-
sary of the beginning of that government, which
falls on the 25th of March, 1886, meeting to be
devoted exclusively to commemOration OF "this
important red-letter day in political history"
Avote was passed thanking the gentlemen for
the papers which they had presented and de-
livering these papers to the secretary to o~bc-
printed.
An original diploma of the Society OF the Gin
cnnati, signed by George Washington and Gtn.
Knox, was exhibited by Thomas L. Talbot
b. F. Stevens of London, has for many years
been collecting documents relating to the revolu-
tion. and the negotiations of that period. His
work is endorsed by Mr.. Williamson. Mr. Stevens
wishes to bring his work to the attention of the
American Congress in order that the government
may be induced to purchase his collection. The
propriety of memorializing Congress on the sub
ject was suggested.
Mr.. II. w. Richardson moved that the matter
be referred to the standing committee with power,
and it was so referred.
Mr.. stephen Berry spoke of the advisabfity of
marking in some way the sites of old Indian
towns This subject was also left to the stands
ing committee with power.
1t was then voted to adjourn.