The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-31
THE UNION.


| The ST Louis Republican OF the 23d instant says:
On Sunday evening Captain T. G. Drake, of the British
ship Modesto, not however, bearer OF dispatches, as
has been stated and Mr. John g. Campbell arrived in
this city from Oregon They left Oregon ON the 9th Of
May, and travelled to Fort Hall in company with 6r
gade OF the Hudson Bay Company. They left Fort Hall
with only four men, but overlook another party OF seven
and arrived in the settlements with party OF fourteen
They bring US but i'e Information IN addition 70 ,nal
when they left and the prospect for the favorable
The Columbia had been SO high to require them to
induced TO do from the pleasure and facility OF travelling
afforded by the force of the Hudson Bay Company.
The British ship Modesto left Fort Vancouver on the
3D. and dropped down the river her way to England
She was to proceed by the Sandwich Islands, home.
There no American ships in the river The British
squadron the Pacific had not been heard from Tor nearly
eight months prior to their leaving
Between Fort Hall and Soda Spring they were over
taken by party of four from California This party
left California the 4th OF June They reported all
things quiet when they left Gen. Kearny was in SUI
pree command and this party understood to state
most positively that Col Fremont was not under arrest
up to the time of their leaving Commodore Stocktons
States squadron at San Francisco. This party ar
rived at St Joseph with Capt d. and Mr.. c. and may be
respected in this city shortly.
Captain d. and Mr. G. met great many emIgrants and
their wagons They were progressing rapidly and very
comfortably, but Mr. Campbell thinks that those for Ore
gon because OF their number. may suffer great deal
from the want of grass for their stock the other side
of the mountains. They met the advance party OF the
Mormon emigrans, and subsequently the main body OF
about HVe hundred wagons. ne party were
fastening on by forced marches to select place for
winter encampment somewhere in the vicinity of the
Great Salt Lake. few days previous to their meeting
with the main body, the Mormons and large party Of
Pawnees, going out on hunting expedition to the Little
Blue River, met and held festival together. Our in
fomans passed the ground where the festival was held
but were fortunate enough (rom Mr.. Campbels long
and intimate knowledge OF the country to escape falling
in with the Indian party
| The Mormons represented themselves as being sup
piled with at least eighteen months provisions They
had with them pigs poultry and Cattle and appeared to
harmonious among themselves, but it was understood
that those of the church who had reached California had
split and there strong quarrel going on between
them The Cafornians and most OF the emgrants from
the United States very decidedly opposed to the
settling of the Momons there. 1t was thought they
would resort to force to resist their settlement.
From Fort Hall Capt Drake and Mr. Campbell met
with incident, except the loss OF fayorte mare OF
the captains which was stolen whilst they were en-
camped at Sioux village Capt Drake returns to Eng
land by the earliest steamer to Liverpool MI Camp
bell will to Oregon this fall, by some OF the south
ern routes