The New York herald., 1862-09-15
AsllcS THREE HUNDRED YEARS OLD.

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Our Special Correspondence.
OK BOARD Prior Boar COURSE
Orr MoNrAUK, Sept. I, 1862. :
We have been here waiting the arrival Of the bark
George Henry. Capt 8. Buddngton since the Cd nst
q the long expected ship.
While have the leisure 1t will be our duty to make
Srisf ysume Of the expedition under Mr.. Hail. which has
tsrminatsd 10 many respects so satisfactorily.
Mr. @. f. Hall il citizen OF Cincinnati, Ohio. For
any years he has been interested In the explorations Of
tAose unknown regions, and conceived idea that
As read knowledge Of the place. he might be able to
~ pages the history tho place. and pos
eibiy discover the fate Of portion Of the illfated
Franklin expedition. For years this the theme Of
Ah ambition and in the spring Of 1860 he to the
eastward with view of purchasing vessel suitable for
Ak exploring purposes Failing in getting such vessel
- he wanted no nothing daunted and resolved TO
barry Out his plans and expedition by the Of
bnnA boat
Al thus time Msssrs. Williams L Haven, Of New Lon
Aon. were fitting out the BARK George Henry for wha
ing cruise in the Arctic Seas and they rendered Mr. Hal
passase for himself and boat and such articles as he
deemed necessary for the prosecution his lonesome
pnd hazardous journey. The kindly offer Of this house
as accspted by Mr.. Hail. and Captain s. o. Buddington
gave him much valuable assistance in regard his outfit
Aad genera, outline OF the country which he about
% explore
The bark George Henry had picked up the British
porng bark Resoute in the Northern Seas and had
several voyages to the icy regions and she promised
transport to the scene of operations.
Mr Henry Grinnsll, OF New York, assisted manfuy
~ Of Nc. Halls wishes and did much to prepare the
adventurer for his perilous journey
Captain Buddington had brought homo with him on his
0ast voyage full boodsd Esquimaux answered to the
name OF Cad lsgo, very intelligent man, and Mr.. Hall
engaged him guide and interpreter until he should
become familiar with their language.
fhe 'dte expedition was ready about tho middle Of
March but they did not sail until the 2oth OF the same
nooth
Owing to the unfreQuented path they pursued
= not until the l7sh Of July, 1890, that the
Hfst intelligence reached us from this vessel. She
- that date, was at Holstienborg, in Greenland.
Mr. Halt. his letter. announced the death OF Cadag At
- The story full Of pahos. The poor Esquuaux
- hAs last hours constantly expressing his longing
~ his icy homo In these syilables-"Teik no six hos
sDo you ices BY his death Mr.. Hall lost . valuable
sssassant and was impossible to replace him at the
aims.
On the 23d Of July, $780, the George Henry sailed for
- wet side Of Davis Straits and did not reach Knew
Sumni coke harbor until August H. This was too late
IN ~ season TO start his journey northwar con
6squeatiy Mr.. Hall changed his plans somewhat First
- settled tho fact that Frobsher Strait myth and
Was only an inlet or deep bay whose northern shore
- stood on tho 21st OF August, 1860.
On tho 9Th Of September $780, his boat destroyed
8 terribe gale or wind and thus terrible blow beel
Ais pllns
Nothing had besn heard Of the George Henry 0cto
1sr 80. 1890, whom she reported via England with
th vessel with all hands, lost but despatch dat
- g. Johns, August ~ ls62 cleared up all doubts
0nA as IL is one Of interest We insert IL here
81. JOINS, ~ F., august %, 1862.
am bound for the States, To renew my voyage. l
o s 1.ss Su
empowered me TO do 20 much. ] have deter
@.sed IA: f..s Of probably two boats crews
ofSr john Franklin have solved the mystery Of three
hundred years relative 70 Sir Martin Frobshers exped
eioa under Queen Elizabeth, and have learned the a,e
q dve OF the men captured from Frobsher BY the Esqu
naux. have found and identified the exact place Of
ehsir handing, and prior account of Warwcks Sound
nsndres men have rscovered paw Hvasss Vsreeb 81 1os
barge number OF relics Of said expedition and have ex
pored over one Thousand miles Of seacoas including the
ooeaied Frobshers Straits, which found TO be deep
say terminating In latitude 81 degrees as minutes north
eoagtade 10 degrees west ! have also discovered
great glacier and mountain Of fossils between Hudssns
STRAITS and Bay Of Frobishsr. The George Henry was
about depart for the August o. 1861 hut the
1hick ribbed Ice kept her entombed until October 1s
hs ships company subssed mesty through the winter
~ tho hospitality Of the Esquimaux. bring
tL me family Of .hcse people-a man, wife and child
She record of my work exceeds three thousand pages
VIII report details t. you Of my expedition on my arrival
10 Hyssv GnSSrtI, New York.
As some of readers may net be wholly familiar
wth the expedition Of Frobsher appcud few facts
cn relation 70 IT, which win serve explain portion Of
Or. Hats despatch -
On the Tth OF June, 1870 Captain Martin Frobsher
called from Dcptford, England, with two barks and
pinnace for the purpose Of discovering northwest pas
sag China along the Northern coast of America Great
interest manifested in England in reference this
expedition. Queen Elizabeth then on the British throne
Was present at the sailing Of the vessels.
After passing the coast OF Labrador Frobisher kept
osrthward until the 10th Of August, when he landed on
N island whore many natives with boats The
narrator continues-aThe next day weighed and
went 10 the shore Of the island and and the cap
eain with four more, shore, and there we
NV their hsuscs The people called TO u.s.
Sad rowed 10 them, and Of their company came
into boat aud carried him board and gave him
bsi aud knife the captain and wiled Eve Of our
TO set him at rock, and not among the
pany that he from; but thor wilfuness such
that they would 60 10 thsm, and SO taken them.
selves and boat lost The next day we stood
asar the shsre and shot OF gun and sounded umpst
But we could hear nothing Of This sound We
sailed tho Five Mems sound The following morning. the
snow lay foot thick on our hatchss."
Ths vessels lay or and for several days, and
although they many OF the native boats they could
learn nothing OF the fate Of the ve They then sailed
homeward and arrived in Yarmouth England on the Isl
Or October.
TIE following year 6I) Frobisher again sailed with
shreo small vessels and provisions for year "for the
further discovery Of the passage to Cathay and other
oountries thereunto adjacent"
tho
which Is so-callcd Ft,bisher's Strait which was the
o,aee OF their former VISIT Tnoy many Of the natives