REPORTED DISCOVERY OF SURVIVORS OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN'S EXPEDITION.

Grey River Argus, Issue 16, 6 January 1866, Page 3

REPORTED DISCOVERY OF SURVIVORS OF SIR JOHN FRANKLIN'S EXPEDITION.

The news brought by the City of Boston from America has one especially interesting paragraph. It says that Captain Hall, the American Arctic explorer, has written from the Arctic regions, under date December, 1864, stating that he had information from the natives leading him to believe that there may yet be three survivors of Franklin's expedition, including Crozier, who succeeded to the command of the party after Sir John Franklins's death. The following is the letter of Mr Hall :— " Winter Quarters, in Igloo, Dec. 10, 1864.— N00 Wook, West End, Eowe's Welcome, latitude 64.46 N., longitude 87.20 W. " Dear Friend Chapel, — In this letter I have some deeply interesting intelligence to communicate to you. Since falling in with the natives I have not been idle. Nothing in Parry's narrative of second voyage for the discovery of the North-west Passage relating to the Esquimaux of Winter Island and Igloolik, but these natives are perfectly posted up. Indeed, I find, through my superior interpreter, Too-koo-li-too, that many deeply interesting incidents occurred at both named places that never found their place in Parry's or Lyons's works. But the great work already done by me is gaining little by little of these natives through Too-koo-li-too and E-bier-bing, relating to Sir John Franklin's expedition. This you know , was the great object of my mission to the north. I cannot stop to tell you now all I have gained of this people — no, not the hundredth part ; most of it relating to Franklin's expedition. The natives are now loading sledges. It is 7.30 a.m. I will give you very briefly what the people of England and America will be most interested to learn. When I come down I shall bi-ing my despatches and journals up to the time of writing you. These will be committed to your care for transmitting to the States. The most important matters that I have acquired relate to the fact that there may yet be three survivors of Sir John Franklin's expedition, and one of these, Croziez*, the one who succeeded Sir John Franklin on his death. The details are deeply interesting, but this must suffice until I come down. Crozier and three men who were with him were found by a cousin of Ou-e-la (Albert), . Shoo-she-ark-fenni (John), and Ar-too-a (Fiunk), while moving on the ice from one Igloo to another ; this cousin having with him his family, and being engaged in sealing. This occurred near Neitch-il-le (Boothia Felix Peninsula). Crozier was nothing but skin and bone — was nearly jjtaiTed to. death — while the three men" with him were fat. The cousin soon learned that the three men had been living on human flesh — on the flesh of their companions, who all deserted the two ships that were fast in 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 took Crozier and the three men at once in charge. He soon caught a seal, and gave Crozier quickly a 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 a little larger piece of the same seal. By the judicious care of this cousin for Crozier, his life was saved. Indeed, Crozier's own judgment stuck to him in this terrible situation, for he agreed with the cousin that one little bit was all that he should have the first day. When the cousin first saw Crozier's face, it looked so bad, his eyes all sunk, in the face so skeleton-like and haggard, that he (the -cousin) did not care to look upon Crozier's face . for several clays after, it made him feel so bad: This noble cousin, whom the whole civilized world will ever remember for humanity, took care of Crozier and liis three men, save one, who died, through the whole winter. One man, however, died a short time after the cousin found them, not because he starved, but because he was sick. In the spring, Crozier and the remaining two men, accompanied this cousin on the Boothia Felix Peninsxiia to Neitchville, where there were many Innuits. Crozier and each of his men had guns and plenty of ammunition, and many pretty things. They killed a great many ducks, nowgers, &c, with their guns. Here they lived with the Innuits at Neitchville, and Crozier became fat and of good health. Crozier told his cousin that he was once at Innoil-le (Repulse Bay), at Winter Island and Iglooik, many years before, and that, at the last two named places, he saw many Inmiits, and got acquainted with them. This cousin had heard of Parry, Lyon, and Crozier, of his Innuits friends at Repulse Bay, some years previous ; and, therefore, when Crozier gave liim his name, he recollected it. The cousin saw Crozier one year before he found him and the three men where the two ships were in the ice. It was there that the cousin found out that Crozier had been to Iglooik. Crozier and the two men lived with the Neitchville Innuits some time. The Innuits liked him (C) very much, and treated him always veiy kindly. At length Crozier, with his two men and one lanuit, who took along a Ki-ak — an india-rubber boat, as E-bier-bing thinks it was, for all along the ribs there was something that could be filled with air — left Neitchville to try to go to the Kob-lu-nas country, taking a south* course. When On-e-la

(Albert) and his brothel's in 1854 saw this cousin that had been so good to Crozier and his men, at Felly Bay, which k not far from" Neitchville, the cousin had not heard Whether Cfozier and the two men, and Neitchville Innuit, had ever come back or not. The Innuits never think they are dead — do not believe they are. Crozier offered to give his gun to the cousin sfor saving his life ; but the cousin would not accept it, for he was afraid it would kill him (the cousin), it made such a great noiae, and killed everything with nothing. Crozier gave him (the cousin) a long curious knife (sword, as E-bier-bing and Too-fcoo-li-too say it was), and gave him mapiy pxetfcy thing beside. The dogs are all in harness and sledges loaded, and Innuits waiting for my letters. I promise to be ready in thirty minutes. Crozier told the cousin of a fight with a band of Indians — not Innuits, but Indians. This must have occurred near the entrance of Great Fish or Back's Riye^,,;^';More of this when I see yoji. G^i^gK^ou ! if ■ •■•■■::