The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-10-18
News OF Sir John Fran kaaus.
Expe0jt10m.

injury otihut4'. Esq mas received lei
ter which MIR Hall wrote to Captain chapel
To be forwarded to Mr. 0rinnell, from hich
We are permitted TO extract.
WINTER QUARTERS IN IoLoo.
Moo WnoK VEST END Rows ErcoMr.
Lat. G4 81 n. Ion. 81 20 W.
Friday, Dec. 10. lbGi-i viii rive YOU
briefly what the people of England and
America viii be most Interested to learn
When | come down. 1 shall hiring my de.
spa''hes and journals mp TO the time OF wr
ting to yon. These will he committed to
your care for transmitting to the States.
The most important matter that ! have ac
Iuircd, relates 10 the fact that there may
yet he three survivors OF Sir John Frank
Inns expediiion-and one nf these, GEozier,
the Que who succeeded Sir John Franklin
on his death The details are deeply inter
esting--hut this must siffIce till I come
down: Crozier and three men with him
were found by Il cousin of Or-e-ia Albert.
shoo-s -arh nni John. and Aar-ioo
Frank while moving on the ice from one
igloo 10 another, this cousin having with
him his family. and being engaged in seal.
ing. This occurred near Neichille tEoo,ha
Felix Peninsula) Cro7ier was nothing bnt
akin and bones"--was nearly starved TO
death, while the three men with him were
fat. The cousin soon learned that the three
men had been living On human flesh on tho
flesh Of their companions who all deserted
the two ships that were fast in the NOM
tains of ice, while Crozier was thA only man
who would not eat any human flesh. and for
that reason. he was almost dead with s4ary-
alton. This cousin, who has two names.
but cannot stop to give them nowi. took
Grnzier amt The three men in charge. He
soon caught a seal and gave Crosier little
"A very little piece, which was nearly raw
only one moWhfnl the first day. The
cousin did not give the three fat men any
Crozer was safe. The next day the cousin
gave Crozies little larger piece Of the
same seal. By the jndicious care Of this
cousin for Crozief, his life was saved. In
deed, Crosiers own Judgment stuck TO him
in this Terrific si;Aafion, for he agreed with
the cousin that he should only have lii,le
piece the fret day. When the cousin first
saw Croziers face. il looked 40 bad-his
eyes all sunk in. his face so ekeleton- like
and haggalrl. tia, he did not dare To look
on Crozirrs face for several ,layr afterwaFd
II made him the cousin feel 80 had. This
/ noble cousin. whom The civilized world viii
ever remember far his humanity. took care
81 Crpizer and his three men. save one. who
died during the wintsr. One man. however
died a short time AFTER the cousin found lheus
mt because he starved, but because he wa.
sick In Tue spring Cro7irf and the remain
ing two men accompanied this cousin on tho
R.,oihia Felix peninsula to heaehil!e. where
there were many lunnita. tfnzier and eaet
If his men hal guns and pleRty 81 ammuni-
. ton. and Many pretty things They killei a
great many ducks. newyers &c. with their
thnx H.;t RI tka To-
NeitcAille. and Crn7ier became fat and Of
good health Croziar told this cousin thai
he was once at lnneil-le Rep,lse Bar al
Winter Island. aud lsloolik many years.te
.ole, and thar at thr TWO las. named plae a.
he saw many lnnuiis. and got acquainted
with them. This cousin had heard Of Pray.
Lyon and Crozier OF his lnnui, fra%nds a,
Rffu1sa Bay. some years previous. and there
fore when Era7ier gave him his name he re
collected IL The cousin saw Cro.ier on.
year before he found him and the three M
where the Two ship. were in the ice Il wal
there that the cousin found OH thar Cro7ial
had been 10 lginouk.
Crozier and the Two men lived with tn.
Seitchillf lnnuits some time The Innni,,
liked HIN tCs.4i-s, s-.y much aud ,lssl~.
him very kindly. AT length CTo7ier, viii
his two men and lnnuil. who took along
, Il ak CT an India rubber boat 80 + bier
hing thinks il was. Tor all along The rib
, there was Something that could he rled viii
ai4) Lett N-ilchille 10 try to 90 10 The Rob
/ lu-las country taking south course
When Ou- ell. Albert and his brothers
IN lSo4. SAW his cousin that had been Sd goo,
to Crozier and his men at Peliy Bay l~hirl
is MOI for frnm Neitehille. the cousin had
ND. heard whether Ciozier. the two men and
Neitchnie Innuii had ever come back or not
The lnnuits never think they are dead-,lo
not believe they are. Cyozier offered to give
his gun 10 the cousin for sewing his lifr bu,
his cousin would not accept, for he was
afraid it would kill him (the cousin. il made
such great noise. and killed everything
With nothing. Then crozi-r gave him the
cousinl a lung curious knife. (sword. a.
E bier hing and Too lee-I-too say it isl and
gave him many pretty things besites The
dogs are all i'll harness. and slelges !oadai
and lnnuits waiting Tor nv letters | prom
ise TO be ready in thirty minutes. Crozier
toli the cousin Of a fght with band Of In
dams not Innuits, hu' Indians. This musl
have occurred near the entrance Of Great
Fish OF Blacks river. More of this when
see you. -
Goi Bless you, G.. F. Hall
Cow THAT HELPED CoSorER TIE Re-
i sEtLIoN New Albany (lud.) Ledge
gives the following AT the Agricultural
Fair At Char'estown a certain cow, decorat-
ed with blue and red ribbons, was the OBJ
served of all observers. She was captured
from the rebels by Sherman's army, near
Corinth. Mississippi. in the summer OF 1859.
and has accompanied the army in all i,e
marches, raids and expeditions from that
time up TO the final disbandment OF the army
at Washington. She is property Of Geoer-
al Clark. OF New York. who. expecting 10 70
on duty at New Orleans. had his noted COW
sent westward, with view o. taking her to
his new field Of duty. But the General be-
ing ordered back to New York. the COW viii
be sent thiiher and placed in the great Cen
trial Park. This COW. during all her jour-
ncyings through Mississippi. Tennessee,
Georgis. South and North Carolina, and
Virginia-a period of three years-has
neye: ceased TO give milk. averaging three
gallons day. which sAe still gives. She il
certainly noble animal, aud wears her
ribbons gracefully. She is now in the care
Of Mr.. George ". Lee. of Clark county,
A RELIgyRD HUSBAND We extract the
following little sketch from Barry Cray.
new book. "Aistrimonial Infelicities
I 'My wife has gone 10 visit her mother.
I am happy to be able to state that the chill
dren accompanied her. Peace, quietaess
and felicity reign in my dwelling. | come
and 60 nn3uestioned. ! stay OUT late nights
without fear u rebuke lie abed OF morn