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| tehdlnR entirely across the straits and barring
net lulther Irogress north ward. After making
| unsuccessful efforts to lind a wav through the
zee apt. hal IN a boat examined a small harbor
| quarters. This being found uns,iltohic Tor ,L,
PURPOSE was named Refuse ilarbor"
sEEkfNG WINTER QUARTERS
Atcr incurrIns Imminent risks the ship be-
Ciii,' tuilN bcset Ia these straits, and driftrd
with th. icc to the south. and ont Of tlprn
H. the latitude Of So and U' north, wien
steamed t0 the eastward and found hnr yy,,,tc,
quarters in small sheltered cove ur bend of
ne &c, protected hy stranded icebcr1, ON
~ north, longitude 81 "a west. 70 this cove
Uapt. liall gave the nanc " "'rhank God
~ midni.;ht ou the 3d ~ September 1871. Can't
llAll lanqcd with boat 90 tho ce-t shore Of
President of the nttod States raised tho Amar-
lean Tag ON ne land le had discovered. On one
Polaris seemed tn be in such danger Of being
crushed that provisions were placed upon tho
'e eand measures taken tu be in readiness for
ie.Nl"E hcr' hit she hlupily escaped withuut in
jury. Immediately after securing his shin in
winter quarters Capt. Hall made preparations
for slcdge journey orthward, and other work
was commenced by landing aud setting up the
observatory, getting the scientific ohser, stions
under way, surveying tho harbor. cleaning up
the snip and making snug for the winter.
A sLEDGE JOURNEY SoRrHwARD.
:, ON the 10th of October Cant. Hall left the
foliriS, accompanied by Mr. Chester, first mate
and E-duimaux Joe and Hans, with two sledres
tion the nrst 4tep taken 10y Capt Hall fell mpon
land more northern than white mans foot had
ever before touched. In the progress Of the
journey unhappiy the last that Capt. Hall was
TO make toward the pole-he discovered. "a APP
inlet. the latter in latitude So 81" north He
named thi. Newman's Bay calling its northern
ner lleedlard. At Cape Brevoort, in latitude
- - north longitude 6lo ~ west, he rested,
aksf r q a ,hSrS %So, his b Sn 9Sw On
tary OF the Navy, the original draft Of which
was found in his own handwriting In his writing
desk on It's examination I'm Washington after IL
was delivered to the Secretary OF the NAVY by
Esqnimaux Joe; who had kept the desk in his
lee after tho separation Of the rescued party
from the ship. copy u this despatch. so sin
Capt iIlli himself Deposited transcript Of il
IN c,irn On the sido of the last mountain at
Cape brcyoort.
GAIT. NAILS SICKNESS.
Capt. Hall, it appears. had hoped when he left
the Polari- ON this journey To- advance north.
ward at least a hundred miles. but. after hav-
ing gone about hfty, he was cotnpclied by tie
condition 81 the shore and of he Ice and hy the
state ~ the climate to return and await the ap-
rroirh Of ,prns for another attempt lie
entity tn his usual fine health, hut was attacked
the same evening with sickness Of the stomach
ana vomiting. aud taking To- his bed was the
next day found 10 he seriously i'll. His most
marked symptoms seem from the evidence TO
brain, ACCOMPANIED by delirium and partial
paralysis uf one side. The witnesses also sale
that lis attack was called apoplexy, and some
"f them speak Of their own know led g of HE
rardy .i~ ana delrium. he recovered, EowcVe &c.
some daNs after sufficiently TO Leave hts bed To
NOV about ihc cahiu a uttle, and to attcuit 10
attend To- business. But he soon had "A relapse.
ncciue asain deIirious ana dicd on the Sth of
NpVeI ntcr. ISL. Three days after he was buried
on the sh. re-.
rnE CAUSE OF CAPT. HALLS DEATH.
From personal examination of all the wit
nesscs, and from their testimony given, we
reach the unanimous opinion that the death II
Capt. Hall resulted naturally from disease with
"ui fault On the part Of any one. During his III
ness he was under the medical care ~ Or Res
sels. and none OF the persons now here are
capable OF giving IA more particular sccount Of
the return Of the Pularis must be awaited for
precise Information. All tue persons examined
testify TO the uniform kindness and care Of Can't.
Hal. and TO the good order and efficient condi-
tion of the Polaris while under his command.
ON the death # can't. Hall Mr.: Buddt gton sue
ccedcd to the command OF the Polars. "a had
been provided for IN the Instructions for the
voyage issued bv the Secretary Of the Navy.
regions, but without any suffering from the cold,
ftum disease, or fru IN the want Of proper pro-
visions The scientific obseryat lons we're di-
gently Kept up. foarls and Newman's bays
were surveyed, and the coast line to the south
ward of Pnlaris Bay was examined Tor over
seventy miles. The crew were variously en-
pluyed aud the E~quimaux hunted whenever
opportunity permitted.
AGROUND on An ICEBERG.
About the latter part Of November. in heavy
her anchors nut brought ~ asainii the iarsa
iceberg before mentioned, which was aground
Ia the bav. She was finally made fast to 1t. ami
so remained until the foli wing summer Dur
ing the winter she was forced, by the pressure
Of other Ice sweeping down against her, upon
the foot Of Providence berg, and being subse-
quently carried higher ~ on II 10y the rising Of
the tide and the rene we'd pre- e,sure fr nm tine Ice
she thus remained until June, lS,2, her stem
piece resting uneasily dufin- the whole Of the
stormy winter ON this Ice bed She was cracked
and some II her bow piank- split, causing her to
leak. After she agaln got anoat she seems 20
have leaked somewhat itcoly al first and the
steam pumIs were worked to clear her out, hut
subsequently, the deck pumps used for about
six minutes per hour were found Sufficient TO
keep her clear.
ANoruER rNrEDIToN auRTHwAUp.
Early In June. before tne polari> was released
from the ice, Ipt. huddn-t9n ~ uesiatched Mr..
Chester and Mr.. Tyson with two hoats To cu-
deayor To- ect as Tar north a. practicable rus
larty lost ono boat which was crushed IN tne
Ice almost AZ the commencement &c tueir Jour
ney. The loss wds, however supplied from
the Polaris hoy the canvas boat and with much
difficulty and delay they got as far north
ss Newman BAY. They there awaited the
possible opening Of the ice till the middle
OF july, when wlitien orders from Capt.
Buddingtnn directed their return to tho snip.
They Mere unable t. trau-por, the boat, md
leaving them un the beach, they started ON f1ut
and arrived on board after an rhs"n'- - ahou;
six weeks While they were away ma S.ue
time in June. the pollri, had lr., 20 ont Of
winter quuter-. and urd made severed a;ic'upts
To- proceed nouh"ard to pick nr The party with
be, and Capt. ii.dd,uetpl, on receiving the
his way SoutuV Ui 'ufHt uIttd states as soon
~ the ice " uld Icrull.
srAHlISG UuNEwAtp.
They rtartvd scout IW.ri iu August, 1872, and
-loHly Wti" 90 'ir yiy q! NJ the western shore
uIiil the ueNt d1y, vh'u the snip. having g't
further ia mid-cuauUcl, was badly beset 10y the
Ice. In !dtIt.Ic about sue 90 north she was Ia
danger Of wreck for some hours, when she was
freed again. ON the ldth Of August the ship
wa. made fast To a lmge foe uf ice in the iati-
Jude ot ~ north. and longitude about 80
W. st., AMI while st,li 81 tu this hoe driftcd
south through Smiths sound, nearly 10 North
umherldnd Island. In pursuance n the usual
orders under similar circunls stances, "a quantity
Of provisions ana some fuel mad been placed on
the deck Of the steamer ~ readiness 10 he re-
moved 10 the ice should the satet of the snip
become endangered, and II Wa ordered and un-
derstood that II "A crisis should be imminent not
only these stotes but clothing, papers, records,
Instruments, guns, ammunition, Ac., were also
to he put upon the tue, in order to preserve the
lives of the parties and the result Of the expedt
tiOn, should II become necessary to abandon
the ship and take refuge on the tee canvas
had also been erected upon the Toe Tor shelter,
shoIld the snip be lost. On the night of the Eth
of October, lsi2, in about lat is' >, nurth DUNG
| a violent gale of wind aud snow, the need for
such preparation became apparent, as tine ship
| was suddenly Ueset 10y tremendous pressure uf
the Ice which was driven against her from the
southwark, and forced under her, pressing her
up out Of the water. and by successive aud yiu-
lent shocks finally throwing her over ON her