Arkansas intelligencer., 1845-10-04

artillery. and were neSermeanSto be, III tho ""o'e'
50 armed. They are armed, (the regiments eS'
cent one company in each ana always nave Oeeh'
as infantry serving 10 the torIitcalons WIN hea'y
quns. They are called artillery IN the law, anu
are meant for garrsons TO the sea'cOas! iorl!lco'
tons We have four regiments OF this ar'uefy'
or forty companies. Il these were all fe'"'ar"',
lcry, they would require $40 feId.picces, guns ana
Observation-Disclosures sufficient tor an army
of 240, GOO men, according TO the fulo wh'ch pre-
walls in modern armies. Ih'S though PrcpoS
ferrous force of artillery, i! armed as Sted'ar'i'ery,
for any army the United States can ever MAINTAIN
or send into the field, Is much too small Tor com
pe,e garrsOns OF our forts on the sea'cosI ana ohe
frontiers. These forts. when completed, arc eS'
tima,od to mount $500 heavy guns. me Tour
regiments Of artillery contain, rank ana No. as
we see from the Army Register, LOS men--'ess
than one man to lhreo heavy cannon. In time OF
war this force would be increased; but It Is not
meant ever TO garrison the forts entirely with re-
puIars. The militia would, in great part be en-
Moved for that purpose; and it is certainty the
| best and most useful employment for that force.
We shall. however, have in each garrison dIsci.
.
! more difficult duties at tie guns. This statement
shows the purpose of tina. part of our army called
artillery. OF this, four companies arc by law
equipped as Eieil.nrtiltory, with guns ani hofs s.
-Four such companies have been ordcre 10 lcXns
The othorDweIyc artillery cUm. nnles sent imIhcr
are armed and instructed infantry; and, OF
course, are without "guns''-that is, 'h!Id can
non." The newspapers which have rommcntcd
upon tbs matter may now understand IT,
| MORMON DIFFICULTIES. Loss OF LIFE.
The ST. Louis papers contain accounts Of" con-
slcrabIo riot between the citizens Of Adams and
! Hanco~k counties, Illinois. and tho Mormon,.-
The citizens of Adams county, it appcars, had
been considerably annoyed by the frequent In'
roads made upon their property by tho Mormons
and 10 remedy the evil, called meeting OF the
anti Aormons 10 devise some means fproIeci"n;
while they were thus assembled, it is alleged that
the Morlnons fired upon item; which tho Nor
mons stputly deny, and say that the anti Mormons
themselves sent Il portion Of their own party ic
fire upon the house to ford them Il sufficient pre-
text for burning their houses and destroying IhrI
property and lives. Tho frs, evening the anti
Mormons attacked settlement known as Nor
lcy's." and destroyed by BURNING, some % or 3
houses; giving the Morn,ons no'icc 10 quit. and Sc
continued for several days, burning and destroy
ing. On the second day committee oftho Nor
mons, with fig Of trace, appeared IA! the CAM
of the anti. Mormons. and proposed sc,Iomtm
Of difficulties. S1ycraF gentlemen Of lhear owl
accord, without authority from the citizens Of Au
ans county, met thom, 10 hear their proposition
which was: that they willing to soil thCI
decided land and improvements rs low as possible
. and remove. Tho committee. on behalf Of tn
; .citizens. dlsscutcd on account of the Mormon
refusing 10 state to what place, and distance they
would remove. The Mormoas refusing 10 lew
Hancock counly, us advised by the commit
? tee, tie destruction ng,n commcNccd, ant con
,inucd with great fury. The Sheriff Of Hancock
Blckcnstos, who is Il mormon. ll"l, and coI.octc
a posse Of Murmons, and prepared to resist ia
: dcprcdaons Of the nti.Aiosmons. Ca the l3lI
0 he issued proclamation, ordering out the Ml
to quoII the disturbances. On the lG;h, the Cher
of the county fled from Carthage, tho county scat
: with the records anI papers, fearing their dc
q structIon.
7 The excitement and destruction was kept "
with unabated violence, till the ltjla, when Mr
$ WorreiI, a most worthy young man, was most it
d humaneIy murdered by party at the head {
which WIS iiackcnsios, the Sheriff. At Tie new
s Of his death tho greatest excitement was create,
the anti Mormons CT nccntralcI their lorc.,, sc!
n eral hundred in number, and expressed their dc
r termination TO drive every Mormon from EIancoci
, and Adams counties. The Mormons had arine
themselves and expressed theif determ nation /
Q resist any such effort. II will be rccocc;2J thu
, Nauvoo is in Hancock county, and should the ciIi
zens execute their threat. we may expect to hca
Of much b'ood.shcd. Expresses had been scut It
= Gov. Ford to call out the Militia.
=, 1t is said that several Nornons have been kill
I'd. though the excitement is 50 9rcat, and tho RI
uunrs so numerous that no correct news could b,
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