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Show (Uy W. TT.TtIorrath.) C'AJ'I'. II ALL'S LIl'tlHTlOX. New York, 21. Capt. Tyson, in his reported narration did not speak fully as to the death of Capt. Hall. He appeared ap-peared to be deeply grieved and re'i-ecut re'i-ecut up-tn subjects connected with Ins adventurer that e-peeiaiiy touched Ins feeling, eveu thon: lou:iiinir uon his own HulieriutM. No doubt Capt. Tyson Ty-son and Mr. Myer.s arc in pu-secsion ol information which iln-y an; unwilliog to communicate now, but which doubtless will become public al the proper time. Joe, the K-uuiiiiuux, says, partly in answer to thu inquiry, and partly f-pcaking cfbis own ueeount without being interrogated at all, '"V'Ty fond of Capt. Hall. Didn't liko Budding-ton; Budding-ton; alwas talking behind back; asking ask-ing htory all the nine. Sumo men in St. Juhrj'i arrived same (4iip, used to quarrel. I weut with Hall purpose to KO nL-itih U'jiih. Alter Hall died, ilud-dingiuii ilud-dingiuii wouid nut ho. 1 u-li Budding-ton Budding-ton 1 came to go north. He wouldn't let me go. BuiJdintoa and I quarrelled quarrell-ed a good deal about it. I went with Hall mi lu-i bled, unU Hans, and Chester, Ches-ter, tho mate. We went hhy miles north of the bhip on ice and land. bVund iiiuk ox tracks on land. Sun nearly gone when came back to ship. Gall told me, wheu sick, somebody givo him something bad. Ilewasaiok two weeks. Buddington did not take care of him. I think it not right. Made wo feel bad. Sick man. Good man too. Throat swelled. Something had been given. Said ho burn inside. I siopued with him cveiy n'uhtwith one man. Half was in cabiD. I talked to liall much. Ho no talk to others much aa me, I didn't see Hall first night be camo aboard from sled. Cuino aboard with him in afternoon. after-noon. Ho looked well harpy and spoke ni-e. The four of us, Hall, Chester, Hans and Jo:, had coffee when C:ime aboard. 1 had been ia my own room underneath cabin. Hall in cabin and two others in gallery. At ten o'olock that night iny wile told mc Hall very Biok vomiting eat something. Next morning I go see him and say, What matter? He aJ dono in cabin. Ho say, You pretty well Joe? I say 'yes.' Ho say, 'You drink bad coffee last night ?' I say 'No.' I aik him did ho drink bad coffee. Ho say something bad iu coffee I drink last night making mo sick and Btomaoh bad. Samo morning ho get very sick vomiting. Alter five days ho feol better, bet-ter, wake up and say ho want to sco my little girl, and say to her ho think he would leave but did not liko to. After ! ho got better ho get four doctor's books to try aud see what mako him sick. Ho study hard and say to mo that name is making me sick." Joo explained that he, Capt. Hall, had pointed out a name in ono of the books which be picked out. "Was something about poison. I think after Hall died everybody watching watch-ing each other. Mo no understand what they mean. All afraid somebody put down poison in bread or something. It looked like ho was poisoned to mo all tho same. Buddington did not liko to go to the cabin. Ho was quarrelling all the time." Hans Christian's statement upon this, though it is much briefer, is to tho samo effect. Tho correspondent says the expedition had passed what Kane supposed to bo tho Polar sea, which now proves to have been a sound. Beyond this they penetrated into Robeson's channel and were there on the last day of August, 1871. Many important circumstances unmistakably indicated the existence of an unfrozen ocean beyond the channel. There was mild weather, fogs and mista brought down by the north winds, and would come from a northern source. Land was visible to tho north and west of this body of water at a great distance. Now was the moment to cmbraco the present favorable opportunity which was liable to bo defeated by the slightest slight-est sudden change, and by a prompt continuation of their hitherto successful success-ful adventure, would achieve the glorious goal for which they had .hazarded so much. They were on iho cvo of an easy victory, wheu aioso that fatal difference of opinion which blasted all tho heroic explorer's prospects and rendered fruitless fruit-less that mighty encrey and labor which had already led Hall suoh a distance dis-tance over tho barren and inhospitable regions of the unknown north. Sailing master Buddiogton had several times expressed his anxiety to go no further and strongly urged tho necessity of retreating to winter quarters, at port Good Hope, nearly 2-10 miles Bouth of their present highly advantageous position. pos-ition. Hall was determined to proceed if possible and would not consent to the lattcr's proposition. Buddiogton however presistcd aud before concluding conclud-ing to retreat Hall called a council consisting of himself, captain Tyson, Chester, the mate, and Buddington, to consider which course was most advisable. advis-able. At this council captain Tyson strongly advocated captaiu Hall's views and urged the impropriety of deserting the brave and right course. This was overruled and to this circumstanco it is possiblo that captaiu Hall owed his death. If tho vessel bad 1 continued on its ccurso as captain Hall desired and urged, tho expedition would in all probability have been crowced with success, and tho dreams of geographers and explorers have been realized. But an unaccountabie timidity, timid-ity, the offspring of cravon -cowardice, or of other improper motiro, annulled tho hopes of captain Hall. Buddington, Budding-ton, from the position which ho occupied oc-cupied was master of tho situation. Ho said, "Thus far havo you gone, you shall go no further ;" and he was obeyed, reluctantly of courso, but as a matter of necessity. It is impossible to analyse tho motives which prom ptcd Buddington. From his knowledge of the Arotio regions ho must havo known it was as dangerous to turn back as to proceed, and that if tho vessel was to be frozen in she might ns well be frozen in at one place as another. The fact that captain Tyson supported the views of captuin Hull furnishes additional confirmation that tho latter was right and Buddington wrong, Tho blamo, if there is blame attending tho failure of tho expedition, will cleave to Buddiogton, Bud-diogton, unless he oau, if still living, explain what now seems to be his unaccountable conduct. . It is not too much toaay that his action blasted all the hopes of his superior. But, although thwarted iu hiegr and designs for tho time, tho explorer did not abandon his investigations but in company com-pany with the Ksqutmaux men and tho mato started upon tho slcdgo expedition expedi-tion from which ho returacd to tie. Captain Hall appears to be the only ono of tho scientific department who ventured on the sleighs. New York, 22. A gontlcmau of this city who has been oonncetcd with tho shipping house iu New London, Conn., which formerly employed both Captains Tyson and Buddington, makes a number of interesting statements state-ments in regard to the dispositions of these two men, whoio characters in report ! thus far, seem to place in tush strange contract.. Captain Tyson, some ais or .-oveu years ago, was io. command of thu fjuooner Kra on a voyago from New London to Green-laud. Green-laud. In the fall of the year, in Cumberland Cum-berland Sound, tho vessel broke from her moorings aud ho way obliged to abandon her with all his crow, twenty- j four nicu. Takin with him his stores aod provisions and making his way to fehore, hu built tents of the tails taken from tho vessel and lived under them during the winter. His vessel was five miles iioia shore in a pack ot ice without with-out ar.o'.orato. V b''n lite ice broke up, .-i-cit.;; lii-j .-:'! w;:s not seriously damaged, l.i; r-'i-an.M it. lied it with oi. a;id r-turm to N ."- Londo;'. Ty-fon Ty-fon i-.i de-erifj!-i is u brave, dashing oipt-tm, wiji wmJ t vjv..;u his vc-sel to ttio diiDL-cr.-- ol ;n Are.'ie winter up to H") v.t, iim iii.'L'.Liit l ;::lciy and will often acc.mipw,h bnl iui.i rt-fcu;t- Bud-"in.t, Bud-"in.t, ,',; ,ic, ,,,.,( uncareful, cu.ouUii! K y;tri:;, ,,( , ,( f(.,- ,js Pcru. -;u""'" t:i !,di if'.:iu of j... p.srtj and tho hve.,u,.i,r l.i, 0.,ug..-. ihs New L mdori n, vhb th are: reported tu havo preJktO 1, when iho expedition started, that Buddington would bring his vessel and crow in Fafety, and that scientific results would bo suborbinate as far as he wa concerned to this ond. He ia a man of family and experience Both men are "Id whaling captains and have maiio eight or ton voyages each. Captain Buddington brought into New London tho Kcsohii ion, of Belcher's expedition, which was abandoned May l.f)th, 1 Sal not liir from Heecher island. He was then on a whaling voyage. 'Ihe inj predion seems t" bo general among shipping men thai tho Polaris is sale and may lin expected in the latter part of September or tho first part ol October. Cupiiiin Txri once returned as early as August 25th but this is tho earliest arrival on record. |