New-York daily tribune., 1844-07-09
1.,-st from, Nauvoo.

Oar adr;css rom the West by last evenings
Mail confirm the death OF the Prophet, and ind'-
cate an end of the Mormon War, at least tor the
nresent. The circumstances attending the death
Of Joe and his brother appear to be quite different
froua our FIST account. We cut The following
from the Cincinnati Atlas Of the 4th instant
..rbs Na,5ots left Nauyoo on Friday last, al 4
o'clocL. CAPTAIN Riev furnished the New Ira with
nan: narclllars not gwen II the extract ON iiie
Quincv Wh-. and Published IN the postscript 70
Yesterday Alias I;e -at ~ st0Fpsl ~ -'su'1"
,or several hours. and jaSrt with iinra.! o ne
Nernion~ sns thai 'Tn!i- there D0dy o' i1.'LoI
came i7 Iaarigg lhe dead bodies al joe smith -'id
Hyr,rr, smith Nh Phelps was Eot k,iist. but was
m NsueO0 v hen tn MENDOZA !ei. making sPecch
4, ne. uorrnons. and advising them = peace. Na
}Ioruous we're Killed except Joe and Hyrum smith
..The Aorucns all express determination 20
ken the peace and not 10 resort 10 arms excsp'ih III
-ces.arr seli..ieence. They stale that 81 Carthage
,b Norrnons :, ere confined: that a-out fifty or one
hundred men, seuiseG. suddenly rushed on the jail
bouse: fhar the guard fired on them, snc wounded
,hr.e Of fh.m-tha the disguise nred INTO tar
i.iI and killed Hyrum Smith before the door WsS
onenrd Joe Smith had revolving pistol and hred
q, rvo or three times without effect. but was himself
200, Lrd bv the asSeiIanis that rsl or the editor
nj the Nauvoo Neighoor, in jail. and was shot
,nrough the thigh, but no; seriously injured: kich-
ard was not Injured. After the assault. the Dis
sui.ed moi retrehted. and II was not even known
Who ,bev were. The guard tnat had been Stationed
~ m. iail consisted OF ty men, ettby the Cover
nor. oi whom onlv eight or Zen vere On duty when
the attack vas made on The la.. house.
4 letter from on board the steamer Boreas. to
the Louisville Journal, dated June p, gives st!
another and probably more accurate account "i
the kjllipc OF Joe and nyrum Smith. We IN
sort it
YESTERDAY. the 26,h, Governor Ford having pre-
vailed upon Joseph Saith aud several other primer
pal Mormon- 30 resign themselves INTO the nands OF
the officers OF Justice Carthage 10 be tried by due
process OF law, five, and bslieve any five, VIZ: =
| joseph and Hyrum smith. Doctor RchartS. und
;yo others were incarcerated in the Hancock cOun-
~ iall, and guarded hy the Governors troops, uu
M morning when Governor Ford discharged thr
| froop. except sixty already stationed al Nan'oc,
and further reserve ol sky, who. today. accuu-
nared hlm To Nauvoo, 10 detect and annhlaie in'
bDguS factory, rrvrg lh- prisoners ~ tht >ale ana
efficient keeping OF -rsrumen oi the Carthage ufrtS
SHORTLY after 'ii-bandmg the hebon"ush troops ~"
rle Governor departure ior Eau,o". a large hodN
i i,it;. SAY tgyu hundred resolved 10 val on tir
nr,opers il. their room. Here the beginning OF
fuuhle.
The faithful Crews could not consistently admit
visitors 10 prisoners accused oi treason ANA o'hri
fslonez The militia jooS eiiicrut means 10 con
,iuce the guard of their impotence. and the opp"-
sing forces ioinrd issue. Al the charge OF the ;m
ia the Crews fired. evincing vaIor not surpassed
nor even equued by the renowned heroes o'
| rhermopylp Here two hundred Men we're ncom-
oetent To ntmidafe these vaiorous seven, VINO, tru'
10 their trust, discharged their pieces WIN dsadii
aim. The militia soon asCcriaIned. either By roll
cali or par,icuar inspection and inquiry, that none
were either Killed or wounded, and bethinkng them
| selves that cartridge paper without ball therein -