The Sun. — 1866-12-01 (London, England)

GRINNELL. 180, Piccadilly, Nov. 30.  "New London, Connecticut, United States, Nov. 16, 1866. "Dear Sir,—The steam-whaling bark Pioneer, Captain Ebenezer Morgan, from the northern seas, arrived at this port yesterday ; as this vessel fell in with Mr. C. F. Hall, the Arctic explorer, and yet brought no letters from him to his friends in the United States, I forward you Captain Morgan's statement of his interview and the success of Mr. Hall in his researches among the natives of the north-west coast of Hudson's Bay. The Pioneer reached the bead of Repulse Bay, north of Rowe's Welcome, on the 26th of July last; here they met Mr. Hall and his party of Esquimau', all in good health at that time, engaged in fishing. His faithful adherents, Joe and Hannah, who aro well known to you, with some ten other natives, form his family or troupe. He had at that time no white man in his comthoroughly inured to the Esquiand mau' killed one facespany . Mr. hear Hulle e wasws fromnl chheamffee.c toile abgaadi npassed to in eet e familiarwin ter very comfortably, being mode of life, and having with his resources secured ustationnim e; he depots of provisions extending far into the a great many deer were found in great abundance. Ho had established amplewha e lszutsptpflaills, andof f oaondo tahtert hthisis interior, to be used in case of necessity. ,‘ Last spring Mr. Hall made a journey north-west towards Committee Bay and King William's Land, but found the natives of that region so treacherous and jealous that he was forced to return when within 100 miles of his proposed destination. This animosity and feud is between the different families and tribes of the Esquimau', who all carry weapons secretly, and do not hesitate to kill each other for any real or supposed injury; some of them threatened the life of Mr. Hall and his party,. and they were obliged to return back. Mr. Hall has secured a great many relics of the survivors of the Franklin Exploring Expedition, together with some important documents which he believes to have been penned by Capt. Crozier, and has information of the location of others, which he is determined to obtain, believing them to be of much value towards clearing up the, mystery of the fate of the unfortunate survivors of the Erebus and Terror. Mr. hall is continually adding to his stock of inf ormation, and the object of his search being further known among the natives, ho is gathering nearly all the time fresh traces and new proofs, to establish previously known facts. Among other thing's he has heard of the location of a boat turned bottom up, under which are the dead bodies of 17 to 25 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 Esquimau' is that a rebellion broke out among the survivors, who were endeavouring to reach Hudson's Thy, and that all but three were murdered ; that these three remained among the natives, working their way towards white settlements, but that they finally died before reaching them. Captain Morgan furnished Mr. Hall with such thingsl as he needed from his ship, and states that two or threemerican whaling vessels will winter at IL.pulso Bay this sea " Ir. Hall expressed his great gratitude and regard for those tube hail aided Lim at home to undertake his plans of discovery, and said that he was determined to carry out Lis plans, and conclude Lis explorations in that quarter the ensuing year. Ho wished very much to organise a small party of six or eight white men, fully armed, to accompany hint. Le could then travel with impunity, and reach the utmost limit of his desires. It is not impossible that such a party can be made up from the ships' crews wintering there. " Mr: Hall was preparing to send home by the Pioneer many relics, his journals, letters, &c. The ship moved some intending 50 miles for a better whaling ground, fully • ding to return to Repulse Day ; but owing to the ice was unable to do so. This will account for the fact that she did not bring anything iron Mr. Jlall direct. Hoping these items may prove of interest to you, I remain Very, truly yours,  "