Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-05-23
lourth Centennlal Of Hls


,r.,,, fsct ). He married there and
hscsrns a titan citizen. At the end
80 ~ :, mentioned he went TO
So frugal, where he learned
80 -, ntf Columbus TO sail west
,-ori I'm ~ Of the mythical Isle Of
Cafb5v ler this be emigrated TO
EroI~, 4 his wife and three sons,
On t9e 1894 March 4. 1897. Henry
1-rr / him letters patent per-
i-.i,1 and his three sons to lit
o-, ett der the protection Of the
Tr5Ie auspices. therefore. Cabota
MI the undertaking that makes
:, - according 10 Sir Clements
,r,rt president OF the Royal Geo
e,er Society for the people Of the
~! OF Canada, Newfoundland.
- tlted States 10 regard CaOota
,foverer OF America, instead Of
~ And so there is to-day, in
n possessions in America,
81 cooperative with the ono
he fourth centenary OF Cabota's
.syal Society Of Canada viii place
tablet in the Legislative Hail.
o,EX. Nova Scotia. as a tribute to
,tlorer. Newfoundland will i'm
D. slgnal-station at st. John and
4 tDar4NhlpTl lNtlt IN iltlAlb4H
event that is celebrated. While
tumittee here. which has had the
in charge. was unable 20 secure
tueral observance OF the centenary
4 United States, II has received so
assurances Of entire sympathy and
femont OF the ides that the effect
tctically the same as IL would be
a celebration occurred under the
and Stripes.
}, voyage. which ended so notably,
o. at Bristol whore John CabOta
d out "a small vessel I'm 1887. called
4 Matthew. The crew consisted Of
ttcen men. all of whom were British
fors except two, a Burgundiau and
barber from Castigliona a place near
lpoa, In Italy. CahOta's plan was the
tme as that of COlumbus-tO sail west
lard until he reached the ports OF Cathay
bd Cipang0 May 8. 1iJ7. the Matthew set
lail from Bristol on her memorable
tOyage. CabOta passed Ireland, land
then shaped a nOrtnerly course. finally
navigating 10 the west, having the North
star On his right. Having wandered
has Tor a time he al length reached
land where ne hOlsted the royal
standard and took possession
10 Is believed that this was at a point
In or about Cape Race. Certainly. 10
Mas between the two landfalls. CaDOta
,aled 10 the Cape Of England. This
was on June 4 1897. So. Johns Day, ard
he island that was found that same day
VAS called ST. John, believed TO be the
present location OF ST. John. Newfound-
and. On CaDOta's map. which is still
y existence a large island called 81.
Iuan IS placed 10 the west Of Cape
Breton. iu the position of the Magda-
ena group. This map shows NeWIOund-
and as a detached group, or small
Stands. President Markham believes
hat CabOta made "a landing at Cape
'onayista. on tao east coast OF New
20 midland. The chart. which Cabota
sent 10 Spain IN 1899. has coast-line
aich seems 10 indicate that the Mat
lew sailed along the south coast Of
tewfoundland.
The first voyage % John Cabota was
te first successful expedition OF dis
,gery which sailed from an English
Jort. Those who place credence In the
.ntements Of his son Sebastian believe
hat he passed Cape Race IA thick Tea-
Der. and made "a landing on Cape BE
ol on June 18th. Those who reject tho
4enco or Sebastian Cabota's map. be-
iege that he landed at BOnaylsta bay,
iot necessarily on June 2ith; then cc&t-
n along the south coast OF NcwfOlud-
hl until he was in sight or cape
Breton returning noarer the land 50 /
20 pass the islands Of st. Pierre and !
-lqpelon at the right
Much confusion WAS caused. both by I
.ariy writer's and their modern common
'a'oGs. owing 10 the events OF the several +
.oysges made by Cabota being con- /
yln1cd. Letters that are still in eNis-
.'Aee written by two men. named Pas
slahso and SOncino. refer 10 the first
..yyage though several writer's have made
le mistake OF declaring the second
,yfage the subject matter OF the doeu-
no.'hls The statements OF Sebastian
-SDoIa, which were reported by Ramusio