Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1865-10-12

HALLS ARCTIC ExPBDITIoN.-A letter
from Capt. Hall to Henry Grinnell gives
the following fragmentary information
which he has gathered from the Indians
relative 10 the lost party of Sir John
Franklin
Il will give you very briefly what the
people of England and America will be
most interested to learn. When l 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 matter that l have acquired
relates to the fact that there may yet be
three survivors of Sir John Franklins
expedition, and one of these CrOZier, the
one who succeeded Sir John Franklin on
his death The details are deeply inter
estug but this must suffice till | come
down; Crozier and three men with him
were found by cousin of Ou-e-la Al
bertl, Shoe Shee- ark nuhi john, and Ar
tOo-a Crank, while moving on the ice
from one igloO To another this cousin
having with him his family, and en-
gagged in sealing This occurred near
Neitchllle (BOuthia Felix pentnsula).
Crozier was nothing but skin and bone
was nearly starved to death, while the
three men with him were fat. The Cou-
sin soon learned that the three fat men
had been living on human tiesh-On the
flesh OF their companions, who all de-
serted the two ships that we're fast in
mountains of ice, while CroZier was the
only man that would not eat human
flesh, aud for this reason he was almost
dead from starvation. This cousin, who
has two names (but cannot stop TO give
them now, took CrOzier and the three
men at once in charge. He soon caught
a seal and gave Crozier quickly little
ii very little piece, which was raw
only one mouthlul the first day. The
cousin did not give the three fat men
anything, tor they could well get along
till CruZler's life was safe. The next day
the cousin gave CrOzer little larger
piece Of the same seal. By the judicious
care OF this cousin tor CrOZler, mis- life
was saved. Indeed, Crozirr's own iudg
meut stuck to min in this terrible sItua-
lion, for he agreed with the cousin that
one little bit was all he should have the
first day.
When the cousin first saw CrOzier's
face, it looked so bad-his eyes all sunk
the face so skeIel0n-like and haggard,
that he { the cousin did not dare to
look upon Croziers face for several days
after. 1t made him the cousin feel so
bad. This noble cousin whom the
whole civilized world will ever remem
Der for humanity, took care of CrOZier
and his three men, save one who died,
through the whole winter. One man,
however, died short time after the
| cousin found them, not because he was
| starved, but because he was sick. In
the spring, Crozer and the remaining
two men accompanied this cousin on The
| BOuthia Felix Peninsula to Neltchille
where there were many Innuits. Gro
Zier and each of his men had guns and 8
| plenty of ammunition, ana many pretty
thing. They killed great many ducks
nOwyers, etc, with their guns. Here
they lived with the Innuits at Neitchillt
and Crozier became fat and OF good
health. CroZier told this cousin that he
was once at InnOil-le Repulse Bay, a
Winter Island and Igloonk many years
before, and that at the two last named
places he saw many lnnuits, and go
acquainted with them. The cousin haC
heard of P trry, Lyon and Crozier of his
Innuit friends at Repulse Bay some year:
previous, and, therefore, when Crozlel
gave him his name he recollected it. The
cousin saw Crozier one year before h'
found him and the three men, where TIT
two ships were in the ice. 1t was ther'
that the cousin found out that CrozieI
had been to lglOOlik.
CrOzier and The two men lived will
the Ncitchille Iunuits some time. Tn,
Innuits liked hun &C very much, an,
treatel him always very kindly. A
length CrozJrr, with his two men aut
one Innuit, who took along ki-ak e
an India rubber boat as E-hler Hiu.
thinks il was, for all along b. ribs ther
was something that could be fi,.el WIZ