New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1872-08-29
Sailing Away Into Night-RepOrt from
Captain HnlL,. ENnediEimn.

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WASHINGTON. August 23.-Ihe Wash
! lngton Chronicle tomorrow viii have
! the following: The Navy Department has
! received later dispatches from Captain
HAL, via Iydskland and Copenhagen, com
| pIeJng hls Official record up TO the moment
! OF hnal departure from North Greenland.
! These dispatches, which are quite full bear
! date on IassaktussnlSska, north latitude
! - u, west Longitude 90 . August y.
! l6' !, and are therefore only four days later
| tnan Han UprandVlk dispatch OF August
! y, which reached the department within
three months, via Copenhagen. The eX-
! PLANTATION OF this long delay IN transit Is
| that there is no regular communication be-
! tween Denmark and these far OFT colonies
! but once a year, Halls Upranavik dis
! patches were timed 20 reach the Danish
! brig just then sal!lng, and tins present sent
back by the native pilots. As he notes in
! concluding, 1t may have had near a years
! detention at DISCO. 1t seems to have
! reached the American Minister at Copen-
! hagen about the thrueth OF july.
! although thus Invested OF any special
| value as news, the present dispatch Is OF
! much Intrinsic interest All on board the
! PoLarls, officers, scientific corps, and men,
were well and in excellent spirits. The sea
| gong qualities OF the vessel had been tested
! ana found admirable. The engines and
! machinery were III PefIect working ORDER,
! coal, resin, etc, IN good supply AMI the
! ship crew aUundantIY pr0vls!oned for the
! long Arctic night before them. They had
| books, games, instrumental music, etc. In
word, eVerIt thlng thaI the th0ughuuI care
! OF the department. could supply, or letters
| OF credit at New toundland and IN Green
lana iurnlsh had been land II to complete
| their Outht, and OF all this Captain Hall
makes characteristic note.
Governor EIbeTg, OF the tpeTnavlck dis
tric(, had accompanied the PolaIls as Tar as
lOssak, the EXTREMIST northern limits of
DANISH jurisdiction, as well as OF civilized
ltes and was to the last moment asslduOus
IN has eXeTuons to further the interests of
the expedition. Mainly through his CO.
operation, Captain Hall was fortunate
enough at Iossack to make his full compile
ment OF EsqulmauE dogs-SiXty strong,
healthy animals-a matter of almost vital
Importance. He likewise laid in a large
supply OF dog food and considerably aug
mented his stock OF reindeer turs, seal
SKINS etc, Tor the adventurous voyage. At
Upernavlck the expedition had shipped
Hans Christian, famous native hunter,
and dog Driver, with his wife and three
children. Jensen, the Dane, who was under
promise TO JON the expedition at TOEsak,
hacked out at the last moment Governor
EIbeTg, OF whose many kindnesses Hall
speaks with 1uI heart, waited at IOssak
the return of the native pilots bearing this
dispatch to hun, and 1t closes The prov
OF the POians turns nortbward III the early
morning OF August u, with complete
roster OF all on board, thlrty-three souls,
and teryent, hopeful prayer tor success.
It Will be remembered that Captain
Halls previous dispatches speak OF his
good fortune IN meeting at hoisteIn6ouGg