Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1865-10-04

pedition. This you know was the great
object of my mission to the North. / can.
not stop to tell yon now all have gained
Of this people-no, not the one hundredth
part-most of it relating TO Franklin's ex-
| pedition.
'TThe natives are now loading sledge-
it is I 80 o'clocka. m.
Il will give you briefly what the people
of England and America will be most in
terested to learn. When come down
shall bring my dispatches and journals up
to the time of writing you. These will be
committed to- your care for transmitting
to the States. The most important mat
ter that have acquired relates to the fact
that there may be three survivors of Sir
John Franklin's expedition, and one OF
these Crozier, the one who succeeded Sir
John Franklin HE tIvutIr. Tir1 rfvtuii=
are deeply interesting, but this must suffice
| till come down: Crozier and three men
with him were found by a cousin of Ou-e-la
| (Albert), Shoo-she-ark-nuhi (John), and
Ar-too-a Frank, while moving on the
ice from one iglOO to another, this cousin
having with him his family, and engaged
in sealing. This occurred near Neitchille
(Boothia Felix Peninsula). Crozier was
nothing but skin and bones was nearly
starved to death, while the three men with
him were fat. The cousin soon learned
that the three fat men had been living on
human fiesh-on the flesh of their compan-
ions, who all deserted the two ships that
were fast in the mountains of ice, while
Crozier was the only man that would not
eat human flesh, and for this reason he
was almost dead from starvation.
This cousin, who has two names (but
cannot stop to give them now, took Gro
zier and the three men at once in charge
He soon caught seal, and gave Crozier
quickly little-a very little piece, which
was raw-only one mouthful the first day
The cousin did not give the three fat men
anything, for they could well get along,
till Crozier's life was safe. The next day
the cousin gave Crozier little larger piece
of same seal. By the judicious care of
this cousin for CrOzier, his life was saved
Indeed, Croziers own judgment stuck to
him in this terrible situation, for he agreed
with the cousin that one little bit was all
he should have the first day. When the
cousin first saw Croziers face, it looked so
bad-his eyes all sunk in the face so skel-
eton-lille and haggard, that he (the cousin)
did not dare to look upon Croziers face
for several days after; it made him 1.-THE
cousin feel so badi This noble cousin,
whom the, whole civilized world will re-
member for humanity, took care of Gro
Zier and his three Wen, save one, who died.
through the whole winter 0neman, how
ever, died a short time after the cousin
found them, not because he was
starved, but because he was sick
In the spring Crozier and the remaining
two men accompanied this cousin on
the Boothia Felix Peninsula to Neitchille
where there were many Innuits CrOzier
and each of his men had guns and aplentv
of ammunition, and many pretty things
They killed great many ducks, MOWERS,
&C. with their guns. Here they lived
with the Innuits at Neitchille and Crozier
became fat and of good health Crozier
told this cousin that he was once at Innoil-
le (Repulse Bay, at Winter Island and
Igloolik many years before, and that at
the two last namsd places he saw many
Innuits, and got acquainted with them.
This cousin had heard of Parry, Lyon and
Crozier, and of his Innuit friends at Re-
pulse Bay, some years previous, and there
fore when CrOzier gave him his name he
reeollected it. The cousin saw Crozier one
year before he found him and the three
men, where the two ships were in the ice.
1t was there that the cousin found out that
Crozier had been to Igloolik.
"Crozier and the two men lived with
the Neitchille Innuits some time. The
Innuits liked him (C.) very much, and
treated him always very kindly. At
length Crozier with his two men and one
Innuit, who took along a ki-ak (2) fan
India rubber boat, as E-bier-bing thinks it
was, for all along the ribs there was
something that could be flied with
air] left Neitchille to try to go to the
Kob-lu-nas country, taking south course
when Ou-e-la tAlbert) and his broth
ers, in 1854, saw this cousin that had been
so good to Crozier and his men at Pelly
Bay (which is not far from Neitchille,)
the cousin had not heard whether
Crozier and the two men and Neitchille In-
mutt had ever come back ornot. The Innuits
never think they are dead-do not be-
heve they are. Crozier offered to give his
gun to the cousin for saving his life, but
the cousin would not accept it, for he was
afraid it would kill him 1.-THE cousin), it
made such great noise, and killed every
thing with nothing Then Crozier gave
hilh Tue cousin long, curious knife
(sword, as E-bier-bing and Too-koo-li-too
say it was), and gave him many pretty
things besides. The dogs are all in har-
ness, and sledges loaded and Innuits wait
ing for my letters. l promise to- be ready
in thirty minutes. Crozior told the cous-
in of a fight with band of Indians-not
Innuits but Indians. This must have oc--
Cured near the entrance of Great Fish or
Backs River. More of this when see
You. $
"God bless you, EFF. HALL"