The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-11-01
DISCOVERY OF AMERICA.
To MadOc, Son of owen Gwynedd,
the Honor May Be Due.

Did Madoc, son of Owen Gwynedd Prince
the importance of the question, an attempt
has been made at the collection of all the
accessible evidence. historical and ethno-
graphic. and TO place the materials which
pertain 10 each class in the order of time
The historical evidence is exclusively in the
works of the chroniclers and bards of
Wales, and the photographic evidence in
the narratives of travellers in America. AS
an exemplification of the plan, the follow
ing short extracts are submitted:
"Madoc anothar of Owen Gwyneth his
sonnes left the land North Wales) in con-
tention betwixt his brethren, and prepared
certaine shippes with men and munition.
and sought adventures by seas, sailing
west and leauing the coast of ireland so
far north that he came to a land vnknowen,
where he saw mamie strange thinges''-
(Caradoc of Flancarvan continued. The
historic of Cambria, 1854. p. 227)
The history of Caradoc ends with A. d.
1156. The continuation, to the year 1870. is
ascribed by Powell, the editor of the vol
ume, to the monks of Conway and Strath-
fur
Richard Hakluyt, in his folio entitled
1.-THE Principal Navigations, VOYAGES and
Discoveries of the English Nation 1885,"
prints the following verses, which he says
Il received of my learned friend, NJ. Will
liam Camden:
Madoc wyf, mwyedic wedd.
lawn geEau, Owen Gwynedd;
Nj fynnum der, fly endid oedd,
Ma da mawr, ond ymoroedd.
Translated into English:
Madoc, am the some of Owen Gwynedd.
With stature large, and comedy grace
No lands at home or store of wealth me
please;
My minde was whole to searche the ocean
seas"
Humfrey Lhoyd. in his Additions to the
Historic of Cambria page 22s says: "This
lande must be some part of that country of
which the Spaniardes affirme themselves to
be the first founders with Hannos time
e whereupon it is manifest that that
countrie was long before by Brtaynes dis
covered afore either Columbus or Ameri-
Gus Vespatius lead anie Spaniardes thither
OF the voltage and return of this Madoc
there be mamie fables framed. as the COM
mon people doc use In distance of place
and length of time, rather to augment than
to diminish; but sure ii is that there he
| was"
The learned Powell, who wrote between
| 1860 and 1890. says: This Madoc arriving
i'm that western countrie into which he
! came, i'm We yeare NO. left most of his
people there, and returning backe for more
OF his owne nation acquaintance and
friends to inhabite that large and faire
countrie, went thither agane with ten
SALES, as ] find noted by Gutyn Owen. 1
am of opinion that We lande whereunto he
came was some parte of Mexico
DIR PIoot i'm his account and Lord Mon
boddo, Origin and Progress of Language"
refers TO the Travels of Herbert" for a
full description of this discovery. They de-
rived ii from Meredith ap Rhys, Gatty
Owen and Cynfyn ap Gronow, y. ID. 1i1S-
1850. Sir Thomas Herbert used the follow
ing impressive words: by Providence, the
best compass, and benefit of the pole star,
he was enabled TO return safely to his own
country"
In addition to this it may noted that in
the MS. Add 1887. British Museum, folio
1ie. is n letter from DR.. David Samweu to
the .Gwyneddigion Society, dated March
% 1891 in which he states that the result
of an interview. held by himself and Will
lam Owen with General Bowles. places
the existence of race OF Welsh Indians
beyond all manner of doubt This race
is Identified with the Padongas in Illinois
and Missouri. who are of different COM
plexion from the other Indian races. They
were found to have books and manuscripts
which they were unable 10 read.
Captain Hore, in Eakluyts Principle
Navigations," says: "They came to part of
the West Indies about Cape Breton, shap-
until they came to the island of Penguin"