Richmond Indiana palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1837-1839, 1838-11-24
THE MORMON WAR ENDED.

ST. LoUIs. Nov. =, 1883.
The Mormon war has been terminated, BY a
surrender al the Mormon leaders to the tfoors un-
der Gen. Atchlns,on. This happened ON Sunday,
Oct, 2Sth On that day, about three thousand
men be,uo part of the army OF 5000, ordered ont
under Gen. Clark. comprising Gen. At-hinson's
division made their appearance before The town
of Far WEST, the county seat OF Caldwell county
where the Mnrmons were en,rcnched Upon the r
nDproach the Mornons had holsed white flag
which was sho, down by Capt. Boglrd, but was
Immediately replaced. Gen Atchinsoa then seni
in a message, with view 10 learn their wishes
and intentions, when sir of the leaders asawed
their willingness to surrender, IN inc expectation
that the Mormons should he unharmed. ihe sur
.e.dor ua~ 9~nantars n.J rho iBdIvlcDa's put IN.
der guard. Their names are Joseph Smith, sd.
new Region, George Hlkc, Lyman Wright. Per
lev p PRATT. md Mr.. Kaight. The Mormons
semhlcd at Ear West comprised 700 under
arms OF this number, small body of l50 re.
treated and pursued their way TO the northern
frontier.
The reports vary as to wha, happened afiwis
surrender. Ia fact. our intelligence does moi cons
down clearly ioa period later than the DAY d
the capituiiiioD
On the dey after, Gen. Atchnson recesed,k
orders of the Governor, which has ALREADY eesa
mentioned IN this paper, rs directing the eINA@
or determination Of the Mormoas. IL IS said bal
shocked and disgnsted with the severity Of We
command, he retired and went home. Aiiefha'
event. il is stated that several--some aecolne 'as
40 of the Mormons-were put to death pne
version of this statement IS, that the M'hH'"'
killed at this time, such as had not cone W.
TO Far West, We need, however, more eef'a'a
and authentic information than we now have, gu
this head.
General Clark with the reminder ol INC 'f"'Fs
collected from the Counties below CALDWELL sa'
on the Friday after the surrender, encahPs -
Raw County and had not then reached Far "s''
I, IL stated that. bout the time ot the surfehaa'
a Com,,ny of mcn-200 IN number-icii uPons
BODY Of the Mormons. in Spiawn's settlement y"
Shoal Creek about 20 miles from Far vest
The Morrnons. it is said, were 30 u" "'"o'' 90
the story runs that al, but four were put 10 aea'h
Sa or tho names Of the killed, as reported to ~
are David Evans. from Ohio, jacob FOX, from ~
Tbomas N'Bride and his father, Mr DAY. ~
uerr;i and his son-n-law, Mr.. White, all from v
The facts abou, Bogard's fight are that sr1 20
his men were killed-onc outright ana ono ~ ~
his wounds At the same time Our 'io' ~ ~
among them the captain Of the bahu'
+ C,ooanv were stationed on the lire oi I1's u
IN inherent communication between nay -
Caldwell They had captured tour 'io'n0h, T..
( To rescue these the attack vas friaoe "P' Il.
I by the Morrnous. Bogard's Company p
4 have been Az III hufnbsr, anu WI 80
As To the Mormon ravages IN Dawes cesss
( the p,nndcring and burning OF whieh = 80.
has been said-we arc informed that, Deas -.
hostile operations, the Mormons held -. -.
ton. at which the proprietv Of the s'sp' 49,
wards TAKEN was debated mt large. some "
number were averse to the plan. and nean' q
third eIisseutcd from H. The reasons ass'sS -
these measures. were alleged outrages -
enemies in Carroll and Davies counties y
ding TO the Mormon statement. their no -
buildings, near Dewitt, IN Carroii CON- ~
been DESTROYED by their enemies, ana nc es....ss
selves expelled from the county ana a''' -.
nursuod. on their retreat into Davies -.
therefore, as they allege, IN reiai'a''o" ...essx
vious unprovoked outrages- that 'na, -esds
! their system of violence and terror 10 ~ ~
| Of Dayiess Evidently, they cou'" no' = -, -
I ted a more suicidal policy-aliow'ne
| statements to be wholly true. 49,. yas
/ We have no time now--and II wous' 49, -
snace than we can spare for is---esc" ..scr
| knowledge of all the facts, TO enter in.o Do
Of the origin and progress Of this dheu hid
! ,here is a statement in this conneelr"' sr
90. have heard bu, recently, and wh'en !. g.
cerely hope is not true. That s'a'e
| lows: vke1 3
| About the 9th or 10Th Of last mon'n, nj .ros
bout so Mormon families had been -
Carroll county, and driven into D. ." .,ecutsse,
SAGE wa. sent by them TO the ssa's 1870 n
pravino for his inierpositioa in tne'l - sesss
re,Iv 70 ,ha, message was that aIresoy % y
had been pu. TO great deal %