, 1873-05-22
CHICAGO, THURSDAY, MAY %, 1873. !,

derstand what they meant. All woro afraid that
nomobodY would put poison IN tle wator, broad,
sons sSsn haren = ad LIZ M t Il to He 1ts q p2S e.:
Hans Qhribtlan'a statement upon this, though
mitch btiefar, Is to The same OBJECT,
ne correspondent says tho expedition had
PASSED What Kane supposed to be tho Polar Boa,
they penetrated. Into 12oboaon'a Ohhnne1, and
wore tllore OIL tho lAnt day. Of August 1871.
Mahy1mportnntc cironlnstanceau eauhnhtakab1y indi-
e ceted tue o1istoneo Of AZ unfrosoh ooean beyond
brought down BY nortlorly Winds could como
from no other Bourco. Land was visible to tho
north and won't Of this body Of wator great dis
1aGeo Vance,. Now wes tho motl1ent to embrace tho
b dofestod by he Slightest En aaddea m's ehanso s
md BY prompt continuation Of their hitherto
successful adventure achieve the glorious goal for
Which n n thoy had hazerded 80 much. Here, On tho
Ct opinion whcl, blasted aii tho heroio e1piorers
prospects,. and rendered fruttloss that
mighty :onorgy. and labor which had al-
ready led him such a distance over tho
psrron St1l ,s snd inh0sptn6lo regions Of tho I'M
had sevoral ttmcs Expressed his anxiety to 90 no
11attor, and strongly urged tho noceaa!ty Of TO-
treating to winter Ut Port Hope, nearly 2I0 miles
f4ash tn q Their present highly post
tim. 1]uddington, however. porairtnd. nefnro
concluding to retreat, Hall called council. con.
sMiatang M,aa ,1d 1f hMaa;of oapt Tysen Chester tho
ost sdsaS H e h feeas5 saas 1sh da so
strongly advocated Capt. Halls views, and urged
tho improperly OF tesisting. The brave and
.iss,g .he flght ea,Bo was overrulod,.. to which
oroa circumstance ,aia It is possible, Capt; Hall
continued on It's course as Capt Hall desired and and
urged, tho expedition would In all probability
havo beon crowned with Bucccss, and tho dreams
OF goographorB and explorers have been realized,
but an unaccountablo timidity the offspring Of
nihi1ated the hopes Of Capt. Hall: BuddinRton,
from tho position which ho occupied, waa mastcr
of tue sltuation. He Baid: a'Thus fur have
urgsa g6n gene yoa ahal 60 no further" aud he was
ooosed reHss1; ct as matter Of
tiyes which prompted Buddington. From lis
knowledge Of the Arctic regions, llo must have
known tllat 1t was as dangerous to turn back
es to proceed, and tint II tho vessel was to be
placo as another. The fact that Capt. Tyaon
supported tho viows Of Capt. Hall furnishes 3D.
ditlonal confirmation that the latter waB right
and Buddington wrong. The blame, If thcre is
blaine, attending the failure Of tho expedition,
will c1eave to Duddngton, unleaB ho ca1i, If still
living, satisfactorily explain what now seems to
DO lis unaccountab1e conduct. It is not too
much to eny that his action blasted al the hopcs
OF hiH superior. Although thwarted in Lis
grand design for time, tho explorer did not
abandon his investigations, but in company with
the EBquimaux mon and tho mato started upon
eledgo expedition, from which he returned to
die. Capt, Hal appears to have beon tho only ono
Of tho scientific department who yeuturod.
WAsH1NaToN, May 2l.-The Evening Star says,
with reference to tho account Of tho Arctic i'd
venture, as 1t appears III its telegraphic columns
to-day:
Tho suspeoted poisoning Of Capt. Hail recalls p,e
dictton made beforo the sailing Of tho expedition. bY
neraon IN this city we'll acquainted With ta personnei
that Capt. Hall would mover return alive, but would
fall Victim to tho envy Of some of the party.