Indeed, it was in studied violation of the instructions laid down for him by his employers at his setting out that he turned his vessel hitherward. His instructions were to sail past Nova Zembla and the north coast of Siberia, through the Bering Strait into the Pacific, and so southward to the Dutch Indies. The famous 1 Benson, in his "Memoirs.'" says that " the promontory in the Highlands is called Antonie's Nose, after An tonie De Hooge, secretary of the colony of Rensselaerwyck." He gives no authority for the opinion. The Labadist brothers called it Antonis Neus (L. I. Hist. Coll.vol. i., p. 330), and say that all the Highlands "bear the names that were originally given to them."' and this because ithas the form of a man's nose. All the Dutch Anthonies appear to have claimed it in turn: but what if it should finally appear that it was named by the Spaniards, who gave the whole river into the charge of Saint Anthony ? --Sailing Directions of Henry Hudson, edited by the Rev. II. F. It, Costa {Albany, 1869).

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" Sailing Directions " of Ivar Bardsen that he took with him to guide his course related exclusively to far northern latitudes. Thus it is likely that neither the honor of the original discovery of the Hudson River, nor such merit as attaches to the conception of the availability of this latitude for adventurous quest, belongs to Henry Hudson. Proper recognition of these historical facts does not, however, involve any diminishing from the uniqueness and greatness of his achievement. He found a grand harbor and a mighty and beautiful river, previously unknown, or only vaguely known, to the civilized world. He thoroughly explored both, and, returning to Europe, gave accounts of them which produced an immediate appreciation of their importance and speedily led to measures for the development of results, Hudson's exploit stands the country.