The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1873-05-12


Captain Hall.
The following dispatch has just been
received
Sr. JoHN's, y. 5, May 9.
To the Secretary of State, Washington:
have just returned from the Benz.
Roberts. Capt. Tisen reports having
reached north lat - deg. l6 minutes.
He reached winter 9uarters in Sept.
1871, in lat. II deg. 80 min. long, 6l
deg. Al min. Captain Hal died OF APP
oplexy O;t. Slh, 1871. He was buried
about half mile southeast o! the ships
winter quarters. He crossed Kne's
Polar sea. 1t lie said to be strait about
ii miles wide, with the appearance OF
open water north. He left winter quar-
ters August llth. 1871. The vessel got
on her beam ends on the 18th OF the
same month. From thence she drove
south to lat. II deg. 355, when the ship,
owing to heavy pressure OF ice, was
thrownup. While landing the stores.
&c, the vessel broke away from her
mooriugs, and the part OF the crew now
here were driited away south. The
vessel was last seen under steam and
canvass, making for harbor on the
east side of the Northumberland Island.
The Polaries was without boats.
The crew lost the vessel on the 18th
of October, 1872. Tney we're picked up
last April by the Tigress, in lat 54 deg.
800 baviu haviugg been 1877 days on
tie ice. No lives were lost. When
last on board she made no more water
than during the past winter and fail,
but had received heavy injuries TO her
stern, causing her to leak badly The
Polaries is in charge ofCaptain Bud
ding. The crew have lived on o few
ounces OF bread daily and latteriy on
raw seals, eating the skins. entrils and
sll, Tor the past two weeks, and all are
in fairly good health. Captain Tyson
does not expect that the Polaries will
get clear before July il in a condition to
come home. There were fourteen left
on board with plenty ofprovisions and
if the vessel should not be fit to come
home they can easily construct boats
Tor their safety.
All have been provided for in the
BENJAMIN Roberts and will come here
on Monday.
[Signedl 4. R. MALLORY,
u S. Consul.
An official dispatch from New Or
leaus says Badger has made De-
Blanc disband his forces, and has
secured toe country for miles around st.
Msrtinsville. The planters and people
rejoice that the insurgents are whipped
and scattered. The camp will adJoln
there Tomorrow. Badger aud the nil
itis will return Immediately to the city.
The u. S. troops will arrive there in the
morning. The report is that there is
no need of their presence except to aid
the Marshal as a guard. The whole
St. Martinsville affair has been exsg-
ersle ell to create excitement IN the city.
capt. Jack's Victims.
A dispatch rom San Francisco re-
csrved here yesterday, states that the
remains of Capt Thomas and Lieut.
Home, accompanied by their families,
would leave Tor the Esst yesterday
Saturday morning, and will probably
arrive here Sunday next.
The Louisiana War.
The following dispatch was received
here this morning:
New ORLEANS, May 10.
". H. Clark, Agent Of american Press
association, Washington.
The following has just been received.
[Signed.] w. T. KELLOGG
ST. MARrlNsylLLE, 1880 p. 70.
Papers have been received here con.
tanning erroneous reports. We are all
we'll, except the one wounded
man, and having a jolly time.
We are and have been at all times
masters Of the situation. The enemy
has occupied an almost Inaccessible Is.
land until Wednesday, when we moved
out q. ! attacked them driving them
out of their camp. They are now brok.
en- up in small bands and gone in all
directions. We can get no trace OF
DeBlanc Our cavalry reinforcements
have arrived all we'll.
[Signed. A. 5. BADGER,
Brigadler General Commanding
Arrived.
The remains of the late Chief Justice
rl.ao axr;yaJ an the p0rIV train rom