Martinsburg gazette. [volume] (Martinsburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1833-1855, 1838-11-21

ANOTHER WAR.-By the Western Mail
ofthls morning, we received the following
from the Seat of Government of Missouri.
Missouri Waichman Extra, }
JEFFERSON Cry, Moa1au Oct 20.
We have been requested by the Cover
nor to publish an extra of our paper, Civ
ing to the public, the intelligence which
he, on yesterday, received in relation 10
our Mormon difficulties. Weare also in.
formed that force Of three thousand men
have been ordered to be raised and to
march Immediately to the aid of the saf.
fering inhabitants. The ouirages of the
Mormons are Of a character never before
witnessed in a civilized country. They
have now placed themselves in an attitude
OF open defiance to the laws Of the land.
The contents fthc letter published below
shows, that they have driven the inhabi.
tants of Dayiess county from their homes,
pillaged and burnt their dwellings, driven
| off their cattle, and have taken the lives
of our people. They Will now be dealt
with as enemies, and as truitors to the
country.
Here follows a number Of resolutions
adopted at public meeting in Richmond,
Kay County, accompanied by the follow
ing.
REPORT undersigned having, on
Monday morning last, learned that the
Mormons had burned MIlport, in Daviess
county, in addition to the burning of Stoll-
ngs store, in Gallatin, in said county, J
and Of their having threatened to burn the
store IN Buncombe Settlement, in this
county, and feeling an anxiety to know
the truth IN relation to said reports, left
this place, Richmond, on that (Monday)
morning, and proceeded II MlIlport:-
they, however, previously called at Judge
Morln's, who lives about one fourth of a
mile from Millport, who informed them
that all they had learned was substantial.
y true, and that much more had been
done by the Mormons than the people of
this county had been informed of. He
went with us to Mllport, where we found
all the houses in ashes, except grocery
store house belonging to Mr.. Slade, and
house In which MIR. Wilson McKnnv
had lived. We also found the house of
Robert Pension, near Millport, burned.
The horse mill belonging to him penis
ton, was taken down-the stones, boiling
chest, &c, lying out some distance from
The shed, and the shed yet standing. Mr..
Morln informed US that the burning was
done on Sunday night last, that on the
next day he saw the Mormons there, and
saw them taking off beds and other things
belonging to Wilson M'Kenny. We also
saw sumo furniture, which we understood
from NORM, belonged to M'Kenny, stand
ing out In the commons, and which SEEM
cd to have been rIfled of its contents. Mr..
MORN expected that on the day we were
there the mormons would be there (Mill.
pori) TO move off the remaining property.
and to burn the balance Of the houses. -
de stated TO Us that he considered his sit.
uatlon precarous one-that he had
oeen permitted to stay thus long owing TO
MS having no wagon TO move with-bu,
that he expected to get wagons that dav
and Intended moving into Richmond i'm.
He said that the county was
entirely deserted by the inhabitants. ex-
nePt himself and few others, besides the
mormons, and expressed it as his belief,
NAT the corn from his house TO damon
would all be gathered and hauled to Dia.
non by the mormons in As hours from
hat time. He also stated to us tina, he
vas al damon few days previously, and !