DISCOVERY OF AMERICA.
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distinguished sauaat of Copenhagen has address
sed letter, containing very curious historical nor-
nation, to gentleman of this city. lie is engaged
in the composition of work on the voyage of dis
coyery to North America undertaken by inhabitants
of the north of Europe, before the time Of Columbus.
He has 10 his hands genuine ancient documents, the
examination of which, he says, leads to the most
curious and surprising results, well worthy in them
selves of fixing the attention of the philosopher and
historian. They furnish various and unquestiona-
BILE evidence not only that the coast OF North Ame-
RIGA was discovered soon after the discovery of
Greenland, towards the close OF the 10th century,
BY northern explorers, part OF whom remained
there and that it was again visited in the tlth, l2th
and 5th centuries, but also that Christianity was
introduced among the aborgines.


In the names of the northern American places,


traces of the Scandinavian descent Of the early set
tiers are found. The documents mentoned above,
supply materials for map of the northern coast OF
America, which will be annexed to the digest and
commentary to be prepared by the writer of the let
ter.


The northern aiventurers had their principal sta
ton at the mouth of the river st. Lawrence and
Gaspe bay is prominent rendezv rus but it is af
hrmed TO be clear from the records that they were
acquainted with the coast much further to the south,
even az far down as the Carolnas. 1t WAS in the
wear 9S5 that Amerca was first discovered by Biaskt
Heriuefsen, but he did not land. In the year 1000
or perhaps earlier, the coast was visited bv Lett,
son Of Erik the Red, who first eoonized Greenland
lOf all northern navigators who succeeded in the
same way, 7honfn:K :Kaybefene is the one from whom


the most circumstsntial reports have besn trans