, 1862-09-20


5ervics III Lomtardy. the C7imea, at Ancona,
md Mt Gae1a. He is imuensely esteem I'd by |
bis men, and their trust In him i. unbouu5ed. !
I hear lie is promoted to the rank Of general. |
TIE NEW s1scrrc DISCOVERIES.
4. turn Of -lfr Hal, The -dn'eTican Exp'orsr-
In:efts sting Observation-Disclosures u Fo>siLs |
-Aeitcs Tire Uundrd Years Nd. /
From the New York uera)d.1
On B0ARp PILur BOAT Eclipse,
OFF MosrAUR, Sept :, 1852 {
We have been here waiting tie arrival Of |
tue bark George Henry, Capt. 8. o. Budding |
1his mcruicg there has been NO sign Q; tbs
iepg-e1teesed ship Nhile VT beye taa
leiture It will be cur duty to make bri-f ~
tume Of the expedition under Mr. HILL,
n h:rh has terminated in many respects 70
or1y.
Mr.. G. F. Hsll is ci.izsa of Cincinnati,
Ohio. For many years he has been Interested
in the explorations OF those unknown reSi ms,
aud concxirt an idea thar, By his read up
Ut the rl,ce, be might be ahls to
add some new rsGts to tue history OF she
place, and prssib]y discover the tate OF por-
1ivn of TIE l'i-tasea F5arklin expedition. For
years this WIS toe thcue uf nis ambition, and
Ill the sEr1ng ci 1850 he cae1s TO thu eastward,
with tie view Of purchasing 4 vessel sni.a5ls
for bis exploring purposes. FAiliag il get
ting such vessrl Is he wanted, he was
nctbing d1unted, ard resolved to carry out
Ids llaLs and eSptdisicn by the means vi :.
tmall boat
At this time sfesers Williams & Haven, of
New LONDON, We're fitting cut The hxrz George
H. my fur Whaling voyage 10 tee Arctic seas,
bi1Dst1f and boat, and such articles as he
deemed Eecef sary tnr The prosecution Of his
lcEess De ard Ii Z.sdous 'urnty. The kiadtY
t1icr OF th.s hnue q as nccepteo By Mr. Il I'll,
MD Capt s. O. Buaoingtun gave hin much
valuablc a>&istai cs il regard to his ontsis, and
i geIt raj outline Of the country which be E.s
atuut to .xp'ore. The bark George Henry
E:a ricked Up tire British exploring; bark Re-
scluse in tbu Nurhern seas, aud had III ,de
s.str.l voyages to iac icy r. g;ous, ana she
T'ouis1d q esie transport 10 I've scene Of op"r-
a:iuDe. Mr. Herry GriHntil. OF New York.
a-tjest la: fully :lt Of Mr. ua1i's wishes, and
DIG much to prepare the auscn:uEsr for his
Ittl!s.us jourp.y.
Cap Budai:stoa has brought home with
liu on is lAs:* voy age :. sul! bleoJ-d Eequi-
n'anx, rLo ED5*t re the zls1na st Cad-la,;:o.
: yrr3 Intelligent man, aud Atr Hall eng ayei
l't come tln,iliar with their lipguage- Tae late
t1pedtrion was ready abols the mtdd1s of
1farcl', but they did not sail until the 29ta OF
the same month.
oeing to til. urfrequented path they pur-
sued, it w:s not nItl the 17ln OF July, 1850,
vtsEtl. She, at that date, was q: Hol.tien-
berg, in Greenland. Mir. Hall, IN his letter,
announced the death Of Cadlago at SEA The
s'oty was tull Of pathos. Tne poor Esuui-
mapX in bis last hours WAS constantly express
irE, his Longing for his icy home in th=se syl-
lablet-" Ieik no six ho 9'' "Do you See
ice?" By bis dca.h Mr. Ha1l lost q valuable
assistant, and it was impossible to replace
him at tie time.
On the Esd Of July, 1850, the George Henry
sa!sed fer The west side Of Davis Straits, and
did not reach Kuew-gum- mi coke harbor uutu
August II This was too late in the season to
staIt on bis journey norlhward, and co1se-
qutntly MI. Hall changed his plans some Shnt.
Fist, he settled The TACT that tbs Frobiahc1
Strait mas myth, and was only an inlet or
deep tay, on vhnse northern shore be stood
an The 1ist of August, 1sCO On the 27th o1
S. ptt mher, 1850, lis boat was destroyed il q
terrible gale Of wind, and thus terrible blow
h tell his plans.
Nothing had been heard Of the George Hen.
r. since October 20, 1860, when she WAS re-
! psrted, via England, with three hundred bar
| re1s OF Gil oil bnard. Many supposed thi;
vessel, with all hands, Was lost.
NEW Lospos. Sept. -. 1862.
The bark George H-nry, Captain S. o. Bad
dirgtGr, b::yirw On board Mr.. c. F. Hall, ths
j; AIc1ie explorer, arrived at O'Clock thi:
| M rning.
He arliycd in the Arctic regions late i1 1850
aud, as The seas re so iree from iet, h.: ~a:
| very abSit u % prost cd with bis mission; bur
/ Notwithstanding the bright aspect OF affairs
! he wisely took 1ne counsel Of the E<1uimaux
| Who would not consent to make up 4 boa
! I.alty tor tue purpose of prcsecu ing the work
The 1nuut or E.quimsnI M iansse y from 't III
| natives, who, by their contact with the whale
| lncp, lie wAs enabl soon to understand, ant
te Ut deEstocd. In the matters of clothlns
sud food air. Hall adopted the Innuit style
aid Was dressed in skins, and fed upou rlp
! Ecats, with due share Of blubber.
During the long and weary winter mouth:
Nr. Hall was not idle, for with bis boat III
| settled the fact thut Froblsber's Straits va
! only detp indentation or bay. On the els
| oi august, 1851, he stood on the hign laud q
the northern shore, and saw the whole wee
OF land around tho hay. On the 9Th Of Sep
tembsr, 1850, the frail boat upon which he .
! n,uch depended WIS Totally lost. Fortunately
at the time two English whalers were In
buy-latitrde G2 degrees So minutes. longi
tuee Go degrees 81 minutes west-anG Capt1i
Parker, who commanded oae of them, prom
ised Mr. Hall u boat, which he WAS 70 Ieay
ut des1euated place for his use. BE- som
means The En.lishnen did not leave the boa
bnd Mt. Hall Gays thst he thinks the ship
we're e1cwn out Of the bag and he is au1fou
to hear the tue history of the case. The clu5
Of humanity demands m explanation also.
Nr. Hall returned 10 the George Henry an
harmed that The fchooner Rescue, or Amarei
n tender to The bark, had been lost Ia the gal
ct the 9th SEPTEMBER III reference to Fort
lshers discoveries, 1T sppea1s that tie nnvi .atO
entered this bay, and nuding that his progres
wos iupeded by fixed ice, supposed 1t mu:
be an open strait frozen over, and the Bgitis
government have never eince pushed It. iu
Iher exploration. The 1ay of the land Is yer
different from the lines lid dosn upon IL
charts now in use. This fact is and has bee
known hy the whalemcn weo frequent its |,
cs1ity; but they supposed it to be strat
But no official change has been made by at
government. Mr.. Hall has yery large 81
carefully prepared chart OF this bay, and vi
in due time publish It TO the world. but as tt
; present. time he deems it proper to witheo
its features.
In 1851 his explorations were renewed vii
crtrgy. He bad become acquainted, and w.
fully alive to the amount If work that =;
: b.ft re him. a whale boat was now procurs
| I'M The George Henry, and with Grey
; ! six 1nnuite. male and female, he started or b
/ / 1orrbcrn journey. The na'ives take the
| familics with them when on these expedit;oa
. Snd the women pull an oar with the me
+ / DtPs are also Of the company, aud sevc1
1 | beats are taken tor tho purpose OF huo;i'
ar fishing vtll. Thus provided with perso
. e|lc and ,hot.sitl, they Started, living On pE
5 psred food, IN sInlll quantities, but main
1 depsEoDg upon the game captured On i
= Eay.
Mr. Hall went to Countess Of War
: eound, aud alter much dttllcultJ. succeeded
di: covering tse place where Frooisher
TEMPTED to p1snt d colony. 4 cousiderat
tine vas sp. Mt here In obtaining relics OF tt
It Inflated colony. At nearly every place Of tas
). dtbn1kation relics we're found, consisting
! pieces OF coa1, brick, wood, aud portion D
car1cn shot, which might have been used
beat ballast. The coal had been orerKro
e. with moss, and dar6 vegetable grow u; t
IS britk looked quite trrsh ald new; the 80
Le VAS simply CHIPS, which, although en1bedd
: in the coal dus. for nearly three hundred yea
II are well preserved. Tee piece Of iron Is "
y worn With the rust of SO many years.
d One Of The most palpable facts In coane
iiou with the discovery Of these people
n ",e oleen time" i, that Mr. Hall discover
IS q trcch twenty feet deep and l00 feet long
Of sp.cies Of Dry dock-lead!ng down to
e. water. In this excavation toe party OF F
le tfshtr's men who were cap.ured by the
Ii quimaux en- his first voyage, with tue ASST
r. ancc Of some Of their captors, built yess
y in which they Wera to embark and sail
= England. In due time she was completed q
b. Iu! to sea, but heavy weather coming on, a
s- III. IT vessel proving uusea a~orthy, they W
Obliged to return. All Of the crew were
~. yt1ely frost-bisteu. Despairiug Of ever rea
irg their nati-e lind. and being severely frr
bitten. the captives soon died The facts
u. their mode OF living aud attempts to re:
Is. Ept1a1.d were gather d from the Ianuits
,f Hail eu. 1hst the Traditional histories of
u Eeau.n,sax are remarkably clear and exp}i
and can be relied upon to the greatest cxse
ST. and Relieve that thokc who hare been