The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1845-10-31
DOMESTIC.
From the st. Louis (Mo.) Reporter. Oct ~.
MORMON AFFAIRS.

The military force stationed in Hancock county,
is under the command of Col. VIM. B. Warren, OF
Jacksonville, Illinois. The Quincy Rife Company,
numbering fifty men, comprise part OF tnis iorce
Col. Warren seems TO have been successful IN cap
turing two Mormon thieves, and finding the proper
ty in their possession in Nauvoo. The Quincy
Wing furnishes the following facts, and sublons an
affidavit to all the material points made by Ihomas
J. Taylor:
"The house of Harrison Crawford, of Hancock,
was robbed on Friday night, the Sd inst, Of every
thing it contained. Information OF this robbery
coming to the ears Of General Hardin, ne despatch
ed posse of twenty men, under the command OF
Col. w. B. Warren, san officer of the regular go
ahead character, TO recover the properly, ana, II
possible, secure the thieves. Col. Warren and his
posse arrived in Nauvoo about noon on Tuesday,
the 7lh, and Immediately searched the house OF a
Mormon brother, Daniel Smith, and found there
various items of property identified by Mr.. Craw-
ford as his owns they then searched the house Of one
Walton, another saint, where more of Crawfords
property was discovered; from thence they went
to the house Of brother Benjamin Gardner, where
they found bed bedding, harness, gun, some honey,
jugs ofvinegar, &C., all identified as the property Oh
said Harrison Crawford. While they were search
ing the last house. two of the robbers sprung through
window and made tracks for the centre Of the city
Col. Warrens posse pursued, and, after running
the robbers down, secured them. BY this time, as
the reader may well be aware, the holy city OF Maui
VOC was in pretty much Of an uproar. The saints,
believing the city invaded by the anti
were running to and fro in every drection-some
with guns, and some without. Some approached
Warren with menacing language, and wanted to
know what business he had theres He told them he
was there on his own business. They then asked,
by whose order he came theres He answered, by
order of Gen. Hardin. When this was announced,
they turned and left him to dispose Of his prisoners
as he thought best. They (the prisoners) were
taken to Carthage and placed in jail Their names
&c found FIVE head of cattle, which had been stolen
on the same night from Thos. Crawford.
"Nootka, or Vancouver Island, on the northwest
coast of North America, we have it from good au-
thority is to be the final destination and home OF
the Mormon people. This island is about 300 miles
long, and from rs to 100 in width 1t is separated
from the main land by a long, narrow strait, and
lies between the 47th or 48th and 5lst or SD de-
grees Of north latitude extending along the coast in
a northwest direction. The boundary line between
the American and British possessions in the North
west will probably pass across the island. The
English, we believe, have one or two tradng-posts
on the island; but, for the most part, It is inhabited
by Indians, of not warlike disposition. II is a
long journey, but can be accomplished. If the
Mormons do emigrate to that distant land, they will
be out of the reach of harm from white men, and
may enjoy their peculiar notions in quiet, until the
devil breeds his own discords and confusion among
them"
We understand, from the same authority, that
companies are rapidly organizing at Nauvoo for an
early start in the spring The church authorities
| and leading men will go out in very large COM
pany, and, without doubt, the remainder will fol-
low.