New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-07

PREPARTD BY NJ. V. A. MALT" BkUN OS TIE AwARD
OF rHE Ro9UErra rGIzE 10 CAPT. HALL
The following In the report Of NJ. V. A. Matte
Eiun TO the Geographical Society of Paris the
award of the R0qnrttc Prize 10 the late Capt. c. f.
Hail. which WAS read at tho meeting of the EOciety
Oh April u. 1875
W., are 10 award lhi- year The biennial prize cons,-
Grated Ia Arrtic exploration which ". Aexanf!Tc
Uqlc;e founded, 10 honor rhe memory OF MA Rama nte
latter. one tie iuindc's OF SOcciy, who 50
DEVISED himsef Tor the rrod Of IG years Interests
The Commission Price hs had uiisilrr number
~ exnedtions v,Iirn have be+n made sore bv the
runs. Of smiths sound. others by the east coast Of
ecnland, 10y SpitZbrrgn, AMI by Nova mbH. All OF
flem MERLIN high Praise Hut chiefly Gle TX petition OF
IT,, Pills tie vessel ON when the Xn,rrican Cspiain
g. ; iial. advanced hey oud Smiths Sound and INTO Ken
needy Channel ~ far 80 l6. nearer the y L. ttan
h.ld avn previously reached 10y any vessel unl san
a. c. 10y boat slr!a; expeditions trpin herr has
anlrd IN. unsuinous of tide Dibcrs ot tine
Commission. I's.dcs Capt Hall ut tire veteran
Aictic pincrs. la al" Jrar $50, While carrying on ~
Cincinnati The business OF TN cngrver. he became deeply
t 'e IN the editios in arch OF SIR John Frank
ill., and laying aside tools gave his Whole 'sure
to the stndy oi the Polar regions. When IN Rae
discovered the M 1t traces Of the uuSriOIs uIV1gaUr
Hall cUuld no Ion Resist hc npuLSts dawins him tu-
ward III 8, distant regioiA He took passage ~ TIE
t,tur.c Henry, whaling Vessel brlbnltI ~ "a Nc-sls
hlans ca, of New LONDON. aud ln.e Uu the western
oi Davis Straits Will boat ami some setges Inc
L,,s hr Xp,tIUn bUHb arrested his Journey 10 the
Wet. but ne discovered interesting traces of frUbshrrs
expedition which nearly ti.rce Centires before had
visited these countries undcr he nriCs or Queen Eliza
and. among oiber phIcald,srOyei a-ut,d
liurs: that what bad brcn markell on cur maps Fro
5i-hor- Straits Was srd bay not communicating
win IIu,s,n's Say SeL
To tine United STATE. IN l-62 hr pub
Ss bis researches IN work emf bed " lii' Amuug the
E-,niuiuX," work which met with large SnccrsS.
But seized with SDrt oi hUine-.rhnCS> Tor country
which bal no attraction tOr uptn Btcusione 10 the
of lite in Largo city, In 1864 he returned with
his inlthiu suimiN, Joe aud Hannah! Ia tle iry
giuus of Tire North. FUr five he explored the
tIsrp coasts Ut Ilu'sOn's By, living among the
Is uiIuauX. aud sharing thar raw meat AMI seal oil.
lie mastered their language their manners. AMI their
traditions AMI when Ia rruFnri Ionie ib 1850, was
ably qualified for Mis- gr' expedition To the Pole.
the srp object of hs continued enotA he bnsied
n u,-eIf IN his pIclaraihIns and although discouraged
BY friPnls from uazsErtiulis enterprise, hr alp
piird To the American Government Tor aid hBi
while awaiting ther long delayed action suluortcd Ills
anty 10y lcrfufiug eNtrrituctnS moro th@u one tlst
puBtnl nt but al tanning courage by c!Usn study VI
tho is al Columbus, al by the example % Tat ilIis
ttou- navigator. Receiving at st one Uf the Ncsacis
Lad up sincc the end U a. war vi tire S'sOn fug OF
400 tGna he suevcole Ia having her lifted out for tc
Sc ,isnircnt name, Puis. viii not dwell upon the
fearful VI The pernus voyage of the POlrls. the
death Vf Hail. chf ~ the cXpc,Iun the drifting OF
party the ice bile the O.hrf party seenird rUt-
ls, 80 abandon me ship. fcirhng Dinc after thou
sand dangers. Our SECRETARY G,neril hi- rcii.d These
1be srcnf.tN results ~ sac POltfis expedition are val
uaut. ktiCliBg the aftrie OF 80 ~, slIr HIS APP
preached tn Polo nearer thur any other vessel 10y al
FSt lti lraguce. She discovered more Than 200 miles
Ci coast nn" She proved that Kennedy Straits extend
beyond Capo Constitution, The highest point reached by
uei kohrs STRAITS tirough when nov IL very sousible
cdlIcnt IIUi1 c ~ west The land seen ext. nns
rau hes OnI the Sith degree The cold experienced here
much less srvrrr Than that frlt several
degrees south. while animal hie showed IL
sef by The pfe~lne OF troops Of the musk