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But Dr. Clawbonny would never allow that any honour was due to himself. He claimed all the merit of the discovery for his unfortunate captain, and in the narrative of his voyage, published the next year under the auspices of the Royal Geographical Society, he places John Hatteras on a level with the most illustrious navigators, and makes him the compeer of all the brave, daring men who have sacrificed themselves for the progress of science. BUT DOCTOR CLAWBONNY WOULD NEVER ALLOW THAT ANY HONOR WAS DUE TO HIMSELF HE CLAIMED ALL THE MERIT OF THE DISCOVERY FOR HIS UNFORTUNATE CAPTAIN AND IN THE NARRATIVE OF HIS VOYAGE PUBLISHED THE NEXT YEAR UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY HE PLACES JOHN HATTERAS ON A LEVEL WITH THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS NAVIGATORS AND MAKES HIM THE COMPEER OF ALL THE BRAVE DARING MEN WHO HAVE SACRIFICED THEMSELVES FOR THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE
ed to the next [Illustration: --P.267] séance, and one can imagine the astonishment of the learned assembly and the enthusiastic applause produced by the reading of Hatteras' document. The English have a passion for geographical discovery, from the lord to the cockney, from the merchant down to the dock labourer, and the news of this grand discovery speedily flashed along the telegraph wires, throughout the length and breadth of the kingdom. Hatteras was lauded as a martyr by all the newspapers, and every Englishman felt proud of him. The Doctor and his companions had the honour of being presented to the Queen by the Lord Chancellor, and they were feted and "lionized" in all quarters. The Government confirmed the names of "Queen's Island," "Mount Hatteras," and "Altamont Harbour." Altamont would not part from his companions in misery and glory, but followed them to Liverpool, where they were joyously welcomed back, after being so long supposed dead and buried beneath the eternal snows. IVE A COMMUNICATION FROM HIM HE WAS ACCORDINGLY ADMITTED TO THE NEXT SEANCE AND ONE CAN IMAGINE THE ASTONISHMENT OF THE LEARNED ASSEMBLY AND THE ENTHUSIASTIC APPLAUSE PRODUCED BY THE READING OF HATTERAS'S DOCUMENT THE ENGLISH HAVE A PASSION FOR GEOGRAPHICAL DISCOVERY FROM THE LORD TO THE COCKNEY FROM THE MERCHANT DOWN TO THE DOCK LABORER AND THE NEWS OF THIS GRAND DISCOVERY SPEEDILY FLASHED ALONG THE TELEGRAPH WIRES THROUGHOUT THE LENGTH AND BREADTH OF THE KINGDOM HATTERAS WAS LAUDED AS A MARTYR ALL THE NEWSPAPERS AND EVERY ENGLISHMAN FELT PROUD OF HIM THE DOCTOR AND HIS COMPANIONS HAD THE HONOR OF BEING PRESENTED TO THE QUEEN BY THE LORD CHANCELLOR AND THEY WERE FEEDED AND LIONIZED IN ALL QUARTERS THE GOVERNMENT CONFIRMED THE NAMES OF QUEEN'S ISLAND MOUNT HATTERAS AND ALTAMONT HARBOR ALTAMONT WOULD NOT PART FROM HIS COMPANIONS IN MISERY AND GLORY BUT FOLLOWED THEM TO LIVERPOOL WHERE THEY WERE JOYOUSLY WELCOMED BACK AFTER BEING SO LONG SUPPOSED DEAD AND BURIED BENEATH THE ETERNAL SNOWS
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