Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-02-20

Inasmuch as it appears that We Of the
United Safes are not to enjoy monopoly Of
celebration about the discovery of the west
ern world, but that old Spair, and after that
the English city of Bristol, have decided to
take hand therein, it would seem to be ger
name to those facts to state a few points, as
reliable as possible, concerning said discovery.
Whilst South and Central America were
first opened to the knowledge of the eastern
world through the genius and enterprise Of
Christoval Columbus, there can be no doubt
that North America was first reached in .
demons r,ble way by person who began
life as s!ii, Is pilot, Venitian by birth, and
named John Cabot. He was induced by sew
eral considerations to take himself and fam
lily to England in 1872 during the reign Of
Henry VII, and settled at Bristol. on the
channel of that name and southwest coast Of
England. He had three sons. Lewis. Sebas-
tan, and Sancto, and after busy and useful
career died in 1893. The middle named Of
his sons, Sebastian, proved himself man Of
note, worthy of his father. He was born in
Bristol about 1475. and four years after &C
companied his father on a visit to Venice
but returned with him to Bristol.
Letters patent were granted by King Henry
on March s. 1896. to Cabot and his sons to
sail for discovery in unknown regions. They
set out in the spring of the following year
with two vessels, one of which was named
the Matthew" The result of this expedi-
ton was the discovery of Cape Breton island
and the coast of Labrador, together with
Nova Scotia, afterwards denominated by the
French. its temporary possessor Acadia.
The date is give as st. Johns Day. 1897. In
February of the next year letters patent were
agsin given John Cabot alone for q second
expedition to the same region, in command
of five vessels. The fruits Of this expedition
Cabot is said to have recorded both on q map
and on globe. which was done not long be-
fore his death.
Sebastian. who had taste for graphic de-
scription. became photographer to Henry
VIII. and then to Ferdinand Of Spain. by
the latter of whom he was ordered on voy-
age of discovery to the northwest in 1916.
But Ferdinand's death and the mean jeal-
ousy of Cardinal Xinenes prevented the voy-
age, and Cabot went back to England. In
May, 1919, Sebastian was appointed pilot
major to the Emperor Charles V. and went
again to Spain. He likewise exercised his
mind with researches into the laws of the va
ration Of the needle as observed by Column
bus. In 1875 he was appointed to the COM
mand Of an expedition to Brazil in the inter
est Of Spain, but in this be failed, and was
rewarded BY several months imprisonment
on his return to the latter country. In the
year 1874 he constructed . long-noted map,
combining his own DISCOVERIES in South
America with those Of his father in the
northern continent and the latest Spanish
and Portuguese discoveries.
King Henry VIII. died January q, 1547.
and Sebastian returned to his native town.
His services were much in demand by the
Emperor Charles ", but Sebastian declined
to render them and gave his mind 10 the in
teress Of England. the government Of which
awarded him. Especially did he succeed in
settling An old dispute between the Hanss-
tswn and the London merchants. to thepub-
lie satisfacfion. Those merchants next
availed themselves u his naval experience in
the endsavor to open w 10 Csthay (China)
BY the northsast. from which followed dis
covesy Of The Ruaian eoaat in the vicinity Of
Archaneel and Tie mouth Of the rvef De-
vina, and . valuable trade 1of England Sew
e1al voyaees we've mads under him, one Of
the veBels being named TIE ''SeaFchthrin."
But Sebastian Va finally made to suffer.
for when Philip he son Of the Emperor
Chax1n, arrived IN England in Nay, 1851, to
his marriage With Queen Mary.
he almost immsdiaAely procured tie viii
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