Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1845-10-09

to rid the country Of the cursed authors
of our troubles 1t appears that war
of determination has been declared, ard
thatthe Mormons will be driven from
Adams and Hancock counties. Some
fifty or sixty houses have been burnt,
and the work is still going on. The
.anti-Mormons are divided into two
companies-one the Fire and Sword
company, whose duty it is to FIRE Nor
mon houses, the other to act as spies
The military have been called out
Great excitement and alarm every
where prevail.
A letter dated Adams county, says:
On to-day Saturday several more
buildings were burned. In passing a
long road about three quarters 80
mile distant, about four o'clock, / say
the smoke and flames of two rising up.
on the air. On arriving at Lima, |
ascertained the buildings were situated
about mile and half from that place.
Men and women were collected in
groups in the streets, and the doors
and windows of the houses were filled
with women and children looking in
silent despair upon the work of the
destroying element. Where the work
of destruction will stop, God only
knows. The feeling is deep and in.
tense, and the excitement continually
spreading. Up TO Friday morning, as
near as | could ascertain, twenty-three
buildings were burned.
Mr.. Worrell, who was killed by the
Mormons, stated above, was in com.
mand of the guard at Carthage on the
day of the murder of 10 and Hyram
Smith.
A war of determination is determin-
ed on by the Anti-Mormons, and in
that war they include not only Nor.
mons, but all who favor or harbor
them.
Thirty-three houses, it is reported,
have been burned in the Morley settle
ment alone, and two Mormons killed
at Quincy, anc three or four others
wounded.
The troops of Adams and Pike
counties were to be called out, and a
messenger had been despatched to
Governor Ford. Warsaw was vigil
lantly guarded.
1t rs reported here, and credited, that
the same process of burning out The
Mormons has been commenced in the
upper part of the country. 1t is said,
that they have commenced burning the
Mormon houses in the La Harpe set
Element and Camp Creek settlement.
LATER STILL.
More .Nurders-T Tremendous
Ercitement.
The Warsaw Signal (extra} of the
18th, gives what foIlows:-sWe are
called on to record another murder of a
most brutal character, committed by
the Mormons on yesterday. About
II o'clock, party of ten men were RI
ding across the Prairie near Bear Creek.
where they fell in with the Sheriff's
posse. The latter Immediately fired
on them without provoca.ion, and
wounded a horse and one of the men.
They then gave chase and overlook
one ofthe party, young Irishman,
named Samuel M'Bratney, teamster,
IN the employ of Gould and Mellen,
shot him, and after he was down, stab
bed him with swordin several places.
and cut his throat and head in most
revolving manner. They then left him
lnthe open Prairie, taking his horse with
them. Another man, by the name of
Matthias, is missing, and, it is feared,
that he too has fallen a victim to Nor
mon brutality
The Quincy Morning Courier has
the following: about three o'clock
on Wednesday, about fifteen men, who
were engaged in burning the house of
MIR. Lovelace, on Bear Creek, three
miles from Notions settlement, we're
ordered to surrender by Sheriff Back
'entos, but they refused to comply, and
immediately made of. The Sheriff
ordered his posse to fire on them, and
1t is reported that two men were killed
and two wounded by the discharge
AT last dates, upwards of 100 hou-
SEES had been burnt, and the utmost
CONSERVATION prevailed.
Don't be in hurry, Deacon,
wo"idn,tyou like glass of good old
Jamlca this morning. 'Thank you
kindly said the old gentleman, be-
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