The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-11-21

HALLS ExPEDIr1oN.-Mr. b. ii. Chappen,
OF New London, Conn.,. has communicated to
Henry Grinnell, Esq, of New York, state
ment made by Capt. Morgan, of the steam
whaling-bark Pioneer, of an interview with
Mr.. G. E. Hall, the Arctic explorer. Mr. Chap
pell says:
The Pioneer reached the head of Repnlsa
Bay, north of river Welcome, on the 18th o;
July last Here they met Mr. Hall and his
party of Esquimaux all in good health and at
that time engaged in fishing. His faithful ad-
herents, Joe and Hannah, (Esquimaux) who
are well known to you, with some other natives
form his family or troupe. he had at that
time no white man in his company. Mr. Hall
was much affected, again to meet familiar
faces and hear news from home. He had pass
ed the winter very comfortably, being thor
oughly Injured to the Esquimaux mode of life,
and having with his resources secured an ann
pie sapply of food. At this station he had
killed one whale last fall and another this sum-
mer, while deer he found in the greatest abun-
dance. He had established a great many de-
pots of provisions, extending far into the inte-
rior, to be used in case of necessity
Last spring Mr.. Hall made a journey north
west, toward Committee Bay and King Will
lams hand, but found the nati1 es of that re-
gion so treacherous and jealous that he was
forced to return when within hundred miles
of his destination. This animosity and feud il
between the different families and tribes of tha
Esquimaux, who all carry weapons secretly,
and do not hesitate to kill each other for any
real or supposed injury. Some OF them threat
ened the life of Mr.. Hall and his party, and
they were obliged to turn back.
Mr.. Hall has secured great many relics OF
the Franklin exploring expedition, together
with some important documents which he be-
lieves to have been penned by Capt. Crozior,
and has information of the location of others,
which he is determined to obtain, believini
them to be of much value toward clearing up
the mystery of the fate of the unfortunate sur
vivors of the ErebUs and Terror. Mr.. Hall il
continually adding to his stock OF information.
and the object his search being further known
among the natives. he is constantly gathering
fresh traces and new proofs to establish previ-
ously-known facts.
Among other things he has heard of the To-
cation of boat turned bottom up under
which are the dead bodies of seventeen to
Twenty-Five white men, with their hands and
feet all cut off. The natives claim that the
mutilation was not done by them, but by some
OF the white men who were wrecked. The
tradition OF the Esquimaux is that rebellion
broke out among the survivors, who were en-
deavoring to reach Hudson's Bay, and that all
but three were murdered; that these three re-
mained among the natives, working their
way toward white settlements, but they finally
died before reaching them.
Mr.. Hall expressed his gratitude and regard
for those who had aided him at home to un-
dertake his plans of discovery; said that no
was determined to carry out his plans, If it
could be done without too much expense, and
conclude his explorations in that quarter the
ensuing year.
He wished very much to organize small
party of six or eight white men, fully armed,
to accompany him. He could then travel with
impunit,, and reach the utmost limit of his de-
sires. 1t is not improbable that such party
cnn be male up from the ships crews winter
ing there.