Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1873-05-16

daughter of ex-Gov Alexander Mouton.
of Louisiana, then Senator in Con-
gress, and the father of the heroic
Gen. Alfred Mouton, who fell in the
great Confederate victory of Pleasant
Hill, by the treachery of body of
Union soldiers who fired ON him, after
they had surrendered
Gen. Gardner was born on the 4th
Of January, 1923. in the city of New
York. He entered the Mii:tary
&<..lemE n we Point - i.7;:', t.ae
hrevet Sncnnd =, 49,. 81 a.. i'.' o..
infantry, .@r .s:fv
Served il the State OF Ficrid; against
the Indians.
Was brevet First Lieutenant ''for
gallant conduct in several conflicts ut
Monterey, Mexico" September %,
1916; commar ded detachment at Cerro
Gordo and was distinguished in re-
puising attack on his post, April II,
1917; was brevet Captain ''for gallant
and meritorious conduct in the battle
of Cerro Gordo, April Is, 1877; First
Lieutenant, September. 1917; served
under General Albert Sidney Johnson
against the NIormons III 1857 $500.
NCH. NItEuueE ilCl HIS COi1iulS-
sion i'll the United States Army in
April, 1861, and enlisted in the Army
of the Confederate States. He fought
four years in the cause of constitutional
liberty. and was in command of the
memorable defence of Port Hudson.
May the green sod rest lightly upon
him-M0bile Register
Captain Hail and EaEs Explorations.
Capt. G. F. Hail. formerly of Gin
cinnati, left New London, Conn, in
the whale ship George Henry, on the
| Goth of May, 1860 on a voyage of Arc
| tic explorations. In the following
August he reached Frobisher's Strait,
where. soon after his arrival, :; fearful
| gale arose, which destroyed the shall
| lops in which he had intended to
penetrate to the open sea around the
| North pole, and came near wrecking
| the George Henry. By advice of the
Esquimaux, he made no efforts to pro-
ceed northward until the following
Summer. In the Spring of 1861, with
| a whale boat and Il crew of six natives,
started on his northern journey to the
Countess of Warwick's Sound. and
after much difficulty succeeded in dis
covering the place where Frobisher,
in 1874 or 1910, had attempted to plant
"a colony, finding numerous relics of
the Inflated colony, murdered by the
natives. Near Queen Eiizabeth's
Land he found an immense glacier
more than 5000 feet high, 100 miles
in length, and so miles in width, which
he named ''The Grinnell Glacier" in
honor Of Mr.. Henry GrinnelI During
the Winter of 1S61-'62, the ships com
pany were subsisted mostly by the Es-
Quimaux, of whose bravery, honesty,
truthfulness and hospitality Capt
Hall spoke of in the highest terms,
this people. He returned from his
first expedition in 1862, arriving at
New London, Conn, on the 18th of
September.
In June, 1864, Captain Hall sailed on
a second voyage of exploration in the
arctic regions. more fully equipped
than before. 1t was on this voyage
that he gained information from the
Esquimaux in regard to four of Frank
Inns men, which induced him to be-
lieve that a portion of the party Of that
bold explorer were still living. Du-
: ring this second voyage Captain Hall
made a number Of interesting discoy-
cries respecting he Northwest passage.
the coasts Of the Northern Ocean. etc.
Captain Hall was remarkably success
full in his researches, ascertaining the
localities III which the different parties
Of the Sir John Franklin expedition
persisted. and obtained about one hun
bred and fifty relics of the Inflated cx-
petition. After an absence of five
years, he returned 20 the United States
III September, 1863, and induced the
Government to undertake the expense
OF 4 voyage direct to the Moth Pole.
The third and last expedition Of
Captain Hall sailed from New York
June 10Th, 1871. This was by far the
best appointed and most carefully and
amply provided Of Che Arctic eXpedi-
tions &C 1871, anei was sent out by the
Captain Hall. He had a crew of picked
men, al of them intelligent and capable
Of managing the ship. His vessel. the
Po!aris. formerly the Z; c3wi1.s!. yy..>,
Il Government st,,;;l,l.T. bat thu1s... i x
strengthened and prepared for the
vnyao". ~ abc.lt fo;lr hundred tons
burden. One of her boilers was sup
Piled with an apparatus for using
whale cil for the generation of steam,
as we'll as for heating the ship. No
! pans or expense was spared i'll pro-
viding everything to make the expedi-
ton Il success: and the Congress. a war
steamer. conveyed her as far as Disco
le.aHd. carrying an immense supply of
stores Of all kinds for the Polaris to
draw upon. Her scientific corps in
Guided DR.. Emil Bessel, member OF
the first and second German Arctic
Expeditions; Sergeant Myers, of the
Signal Corps; and two or three other
gentlemen of fine attainmcnts
The Polaris sailed from New York
June %, and left Godhaven, the Port
OF Disco Island, August II, 1871. At
CpernovIh, where the Captain hoped
10 obtain large supply of dogs for
his sledges, he was only partially sue
cessful: but the season being unusu-
ally long, and less ice than fer many
years IN 9th Smiths and Jones'
Sounds, he would undoubtedly be able
to make a high latitude before going
into winter quarters. Though he at
first proposed to take the route through
Jones Sound, where as vet 10 very
high latitude has been attained, he was
allowed large discretion, and it was
understood before he left New York.
that he would probably make his wa
up Smiths Sound, following the gene
Ia! route OF Kane and Hays, though
better provided for his journey than
either.
Bat Captain Hall never lived to real
l4e the hope Of his matured years, and
the goal of a fond ambition.
The open Polar sea may be reality,
but thus far it has proved to be a myth.
Captain Hall was favorably know as an
Arctic explorer. He spent eight years
OF his life IN the arction region, and
WAS well acquainted with the language,
customs, and mode of life of the Esqni-
mauX. His published narrative of his
Arctic explorations is exceedin 4y in
terestiug.
THE MODOC WAR.