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Whon the cataclysm took place, which destroyed that part 

 of it, known as Atlantis, America was separated from the rest 

 of the World and entirely forgotten. 



Only a vague nolion of its existence remained, as explai- 

 ned at the beginning of this notice. 



Thousand of years passed, during which it may have been 

 very partially visited by Phenicians, Carthaginians, Egyp- 

 tians and others, including Negroes, but without any results 

 of consequence to the rest of the World. 



I mention the Negroes, because we have indiscutable proofs 

 that there were Negroes in America at the time of its disco- 

 very by Columbus. 



In 1510, we hear that Vasquez Nunez, a follower of An- 

 cisus, rebelled against the latter and made himself Governor 

 of Uraba, or New-Andalusia, in which place he remained for 

 several years. In 1515 or whereabout, hearing of the expedition 

 of Pedro Arias, and fearing to be deposed, he made several 

 expeditions in the interior. 



In the montainous territory Quarequan supposed to contain 

 rich gold mines, he was met valiantly by the natives armed 

 with bows, arows and clubs ; but frightened by the noise of 

 their musquets they fled in all directions, but not before the 

 fall of six hundred of them by the hands of the Spaniards and 

 of their dogs trained for that purpose. Soon after, coming 

 into the palace of the King of that region, he found there the 

 King's brother dressed up in woman's apparel, which so incen- 

 sed Nunez that he set the dogs upon him and his attendants, 

 which were all torn to pieces. Amongst the slain were 

 several Negroes. 



Another instance of Negroes inhabiting certain parts of 

 America, is in the finding of Negroes heads, in clay of very 

 good make, which are in my possession now. These were 

 found several years ago in the immediate vicinity of Gua- 

 temala, « Central America », in old graves of an epoch 

 anterior to the discovery of America. 



About the same time, the Tartars, Chinese and Japanese 

 found their way to America by the Strait of Behring, and 

 by way of Alaska, penetrated to California, New-Mexico, 

 Mexico, Central-America and Peru, subduing to their autho- 

 rity many of the ancient inhabitants, and must be considered 

 as the founders of the Mexican and Peruvian Dynasties. It is 

 quite possible that some sort of communications existed during 

 many years between America and Tartary, China and Japan. 



If we consider that the Chinese claim to have discovered 

 the mariner's compass in the year 2634 before CHRIST, my 

 reasons will appear, I hope, very plausible. 



By that means, it was easy for them as for the Japanese 

 to reach America, by Kamschatka and the Strait of Behring , 

 as also to explore and colonize the Pacifie Coast. 



