The Portland daily press., 1865-10-06
HALLS ARCTIC EXPLORATIONS.

Sir John Frankin's Party Once More.
\ The indefatigable- Captain Hall, the Arctic
explorer, has again been heard from in the
most interesting manner. Mr.. Henry Grin
nell publishes in the New York papers, let
ter from him containing some information o.
mnch Importance. The letter is addressed te
Captain Chapel of the Monticello, and is for
warded by way of New London. 1t Is dates
December 10 1854, and gives a brief outline O
facts gathered by the writer, the details Of
which, contained in his dispatches and journ-
ais, are to be forwarded to. the United States
by the first whale or other ship affording an
opportunity, and win be awaited with great
interest both inthjs Country and in England
The most important information which Cap.
tain Hall has yet acquired, relates to the fact
that therei may yet be three survivors. of Sir
John Ffanklin's expedition, and one of these
4 Orozier, the one who succeeded Sir John
4 Franklin on his death. Crozier, and three OF
his companions were found on the ice in the
winter of 1854, the latter, who had supported
] themselves on the flesh of their dead COM
rades, fat and hearty, but poor Crozier, who
could not bring himself to usessueh food, al
most in a starving condition. BY the kind
and careful attentions of the Esquimacx Gro
zier was restored to health, and in the spring
Of that year with his two surviving compan-
ions, one of the three having died from sick
ness, started for "the Kob-lu-nas, country
the land Of the white people. u 4 Il
The paper found by MeCIintock in 1859,
stated that the officers and crew OF the ships
Erebus. and Terror, l05 souls, took the lard
on the 26th Of April, 1S4S, and this is the lat
est intelligence from the Franklin expedition
hitherto received. Yet it appears from the
report given. to Captain Hall that six years
after this, Captain aCrozier and two of his
companions were living, and started for home
Whether any of the party yet, survive is
unknown, but Captain Hall says the natives
do not believe that they are dead, and he is
confident of finding either some survivor, OF at
least some sure clue to their fate. VJll1L
81 If any one IS to solve this mystery so long
hidden behind the icy barriers of the Arctic
world, it would seem that Captain Hall is Pc
culiarly fitted for the task. Satisfied from the
experience of DIR Kane, that the larger the
expedition the more unwieldy and inefficient
it must be, he struck out an entirely new path.
He took no ships, only a single whale-boat,
starting from New London in June, 1864. He
has no crew to paralyze his efforts by mutiny
for not.a single European accompanies him.
His supplies consist of clothing and pemIni-
can for himself, necessary instruments and
an assortment Of goods to trade with the Es-
quimaux for food, and pay for those whom
he must use to serve him. e 34 I5rEk0 T..
With the Esquimaax he is on the best pos
sible terms, and his plan is to- reside among
them until the fall of 1867, and to prosecute
his inquiries with their aid. He travels with
them, taking care to spread everywhere the
knowledge of his purpose, and he believes
that in this way he may yet wiring from the
frozen heart of the North the secret it has
held SO long, and which Kane and McClintock
sought IN vain. He is thoroughly devoted to
his task, he has all the requisite qualities of
patience. kindliness, courage and facility in
adapting himself to circumstances, of vigorous
health and thorough knowledge OF the modes
of life proper in those high latitudes.s He has
already overcome difficulties which would
have daunted any common spirit, but he is
resolved to succeed or perish. May the fullest
success reward his noble efforts.