The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1862-10-05
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SUNDAY MORNING, OCT. 5, 1862.
The New Arctic Discoveries.

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A,71ual Of Mr.. G. f. Hall at New London
Highly Important Details Of his Eype-
dtioa-Mowit0us Of Fossils Found
British Explorers Ca7ectel-Ue Voyage
Of The Gorge Henry.
Correspondence Of ghe Ncw York Herald
BARK GEORGE Henry, NEW LoSDoNI
September l3 1862.
The bark George Henry, Captain S. O.
Buddington, having on board Mr.. c. f.
Hall, the Arctic Explorer, arrived at two
o'clock this morning.
Mr.. Hall is in excellent health, and is
sadly grieved at the present state OF our
national affairs.
The details of his expedition are of
unusual interest, and in some particulars
put TO blush the costly and unsuccessful
expeditions of the British Government.
Without a vessel or an assistant, he has
accomplished the work of dozen men,
and brings us the fate Of those who per-
ished nearly three centuries ago.
Mr.. Hall is a mild and unassuming
gentleman, full Of energy and tact, and
has won the admiration of the scientific
men of this and the old world.
He arrived in the Arctic regions late in
1860, and as the seas were 80 free from
ice, he was very anxious TO Immediately
proceed with his mission; but, not
withstanding the bright aspect of affairs,
he wisely took the counsel of the Esqui-
maux, who would not consent TO make
up boat party for the purpose Of prose
cutting the work
The intervening time was occupied in
learning The Innuit or Esquimaux langu-
age from the natives, who, by their con %
tact with the whalemcn, he was enabled
soon to understand and be understood.
In the matters of clothing and food
Mr.. Hall adopted the Innuit style, and
was dressed in skins and fed upon raw
meats with a due share of blubber.
BY his courteous manners and powers
| Of adaptation, he soon became favorite
with the natives, and they were ever OF
the greatest assistance to him.
During the long and weary winter
months, Mr.. Hall was not idle, for with
| his boat he settled the fact that Frobish-
ers Strait was only deep indentation OF
L,
stood on the high land at the northern
shore, and saw the whole sweep of land
around the bay. On the 27th of Septem
Der, 1860, the frail boat upon which he 81
much depended was totally lost. FOrtu-
| nately at the time two English whalers
were in bay-latitude 62 degrees 81
minutes, longitude 65 degrees O5 minutes
west-and Capt Parker, who commanded
! one of them, promised Mr.. Hall a boat,
! which he was TO leave at designated
| place for his use. By some means the
Englishman did not leave the boat, and
! Mr.. Hall says that he thinks the ships
were blown out of the bay; and yet he il
anxious to hear the true history of the
case. The cause of humanity demands
an explanation also.
Mr.. Hall returned to the George Henry
and learned that the schooner Rescue OF
! "Amorct," tender to the bark, had beer
lost in the gale of the 9th September. In
| reference to Frobsher's discoveries, j.
| appears that the ancient navigator anC
! explorer entered this bay, and, finding
that his progress was impeded by fixed
| ice, supposed that il must be an open
strait frozen over, and the British Gov
ernment have never since pushed its iur,
ther exploration. The lay Of the land il
very different from the lines laid dOwl
! upon the charts now in use. This fact il
and has been known by the whalemeI
who frequent its locality; but they sup
! pose it to be a strait. But no Oilcia
change has been made by any Govern,
ment
Mr.. Hall has a very large and carefully
! prepared chart Of this bay, aud will il
due time publish il to the world, but a
the present time he deems it proper {,
withhold its features.
In 1861 his explorations were renewed
with energy. lie had become acclma
ted and was fully alive TO the amount D
work which was before him A whale,
boat was now procured from the GeOrg
Henry, and with crew Of six Innuits
male and female, he started on his north
ern Journey. The natives take thci
families with them on these expeditions
and the women pull an oar with the men
Dogs are also OF the company, and sew
eral native boats are taken for the pur,
pose Of hunting and fishing with. Thu
] plONlNtu WIN ptfNohfitf anu WtNifIfui lntl
started, living on pr pared food, in smal
quantities, but mainly depending on th
game captured on the way,
Mr. Hall went TO Countess OF WarwicI
Sound, and after much difficulty sue
ceeded in discovering the place whcr,
Frobisher attempted 70 plant colony
A cOnsi derdble time was spent here il
obtaining relics Of that ill-atcd colony
At nearly every place of their debark
alton relics were found consisting q
pieces of coal, brick, wood, and portion
Of a cannon shot, which might have bee
used as a boat ballast
The coal had been overgrown wit
moss, and a dark vegetable growth; IN
brick looked quite fresh and new; Ia
wood was simply chips, which, althoug
imbcdded in the coal dust for ncarl
three hundred years, srr we'll preserved
The piece Of iron is we'll worn with th
rust Of 80 many years.
One of the most palpable facts in con
ucction with the disco Sery of these pco
pie of "ye olden time" Is, that Mr. Ha
discovered a trench twenty feet deep an
one hundred feet long, a species Of DE-
dock, leading down 10 the water la thi
excavation the party OF Frobisher's me
who were captured by the EsquimauE o