Rapides gazette. (Alexandria, La.) 1869-187?, 1872-10-12
Capt. HALLS Expedition.
OFFICIAL REPORT OF IT'S PROGRESS.
IWashinrtnn Chrnnielo aer

- L''NSAi4StoA II.
el The Navy Department has receive,
later dispatches from Capt. Hall, vi;
Iydslaland Copenhagen, constitutin.
his official record up to the time of hil
: hnal departure from Greenland. Thes.
: dispatches, which are quite full. beal
date off Tassaka, Tussnissky. nortl
latitude 73 degrees 21 minutes. west
longitude OF degrees 8 minutes, An
gust "a, 1871, and are therefore only
iour days later than Halls Upernayik
dispatch, August 20, 1871. which
reached the department within three
months via Copenhagen. The explana.
tion OF this long delay in transit is that
tnere is no regular communication he.
tween Denmark and these far off
colonies but once a wear. Ha,pa
Upernavix dispatches were timed to
reach the Danish brig just then sail.
ing, and these present dispatches were
sent back by native pilots as he notes
In concluding. 1t may have had mar
years detention at Disco. 1t seems
TO have reached the American Minist.
ers at Copenhagen about the 3Oth of
July. Although thus divested of anv
special value as news, the present
dispatch is of much intrinsic interest.
All on board the Polaris, officers.
scientific corps and men, were we'll
and IN excellent spirits. The sea.
going qualities of the vessel had been
tested and found admirable. The
engines and machinery were in Der.
rect working order; coal, rosin, ETC.,
IN good supply; and the ships crew
aoundantiy provisioned for the long
Arctic night before them. They had
books, games, instrumental music. etc.
In word, everything that the
thoughtful care of the department
could supply or letters of credit at
New Fonndland and in Greenland
furnish, had been laid in to complete
their outfit, and of all these, Capt.
Hall makes characteristic mention.
and that Gov. Elberg, of the Up.
ernavlck District, had accompanied
the Poiaris, as far as Tassak. tbe
EXTREMIST northern limits of the Danish
jurisdiction as well as of civilized life
and was to the last moments assiduous
10 ms exertions to further the in
terests of the expedition. Mainly T
through his cooperation, Hall was
fortunate enough at Tassack to make
Up ms full compliment of Esquimaux
md over sixty strong healthy animals,
matter of almost vital Importance.
lie likewise laid in large supply of ,
log food and considerably augmented
us stock OF reindeer furs, seal skins.
tc., for the adventurous voyage. At
Jpernaylx the expedition had shipped ,
ians Christian, a famous native hun s
er and dog driver, with his wife and !
hree children. Jensen, the Dane. e
Tho was under promise to ioin the =
Expedition at Tassack, backed ont at =
ne last moment. Gov. Elberg. of y
hose kindness Capt. Hall speaks !. =
18th full heart, waited at Tassack . .
le return of the native pilots bearing q
le dispatch to him, and it closes n
The PROV of the Polaris is north. !,
ard on the early morning of August 10 Il
tth. with a complete roster of ali on II
'ard-thirty-three sonls-and fer. -
mt, hopeful prapers for success II 50 50
HI be remembered that Capt. Halps r.
evious dispatch spoke of his GOOD Il
rtune in meeting at Holsteinbourg i,
Q returning Swedish expedition. and 70
at Com. Baron Won Otter kindly 4,
them copies Of his log, deep wi
soundings, etc., assuring him that wi
9 season was more than usualIv y,
7orable and. extremely wide ice. NJ NJ
re- channel, etc. OF the same pur- iii
TT was the information received of ha
". Randolph-thirty years a resi- nj,
ut IN North Greeland-who declar- wo w.,
the year to be more favorable for tb.
Northern voyage than for MANY mn
ars ago or to come. Acting on this ba
ormatiOn, and under the discre. co. 60,
nary power vested in him by the the
w Department, Capt. Hall had No
lndoned the Jones route, and had ths
ided before he lett Upernavik that &c
'r stopping at Tassak he would fro M
IS Melville Bay to Cape Dudley off; S
'gs, and from that point come n' -
,ct to Smiths Sound thence make IT,,
possible attempts to find passage ths ",
'he west side of the sound from WI WI
e Isabella up to Kennedy Chan. Inn,
!, wintering there probably in nro
ut the same latitude or asliftle IL IL
Ter than Kane's winter quarters. inn
thence on aud up to the north eos,
letter published in the New York on
es, OF April 25, purporting to tba
ate disaster to the Polaria and sa,,,
return last February to Disco. was nrn'
nsar oroJ;. v ync "oru OF IL has kee]
,nant % e!,'eu Ie at !ne Navy De Z. S
'nent. lt is not believed that any that
ster mas overtaken e-expedition. the
any ground for apprehension tion
- cons
man that marries widow is expo
u to give up smoking and chew
LII she gives nm her xuaods r.