The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1847-08-13
From the st. Louis New Era, August 0.
Later from Oregon aud California.

Amon the ers last night on board the Tributary
from St Joseph, were Messrs Shaw and bolder alIeet
from Oreoon They leftthe frontier settlement OF that
country on the 3h of May and arrived at St Joseph on
the 9th ut having made the trip in eighty three days
The company to which they were attached was composed
of nineteen persons three or four OF whom stopped on
the route. They met with little difficulty on the route,
except from the Pawnees who levied contributors upon
ihem in the shape OF clothes tobacco, few mules NC
Their danger might have been more serious, had not
been for the invention of old chief who gave te
the protection OF forty of his warriors Tor lleen nes
and then deemed their services OF suhcehl value "
These gentlemen inform us that the emigrants to Cali
forna and Oregon making very handsome
being twenty-five days ahead OF 'ne 1 adons
was met at Big Sandy and two at Green river Inc
Mormons with six hundred and seventy;slx wagons,
met at ne S OF aeo ne as Oh thew are called
were at Fort Brdger. and it was understood that tne Nor
mons would not proceed, this season, further than the
neghborhood OF the Salt Lake All the emgrants as we
have said, were getting along very well :, :,
AT Fort Hall, these gentlemen met with Mr. samuel
Rrannan and four Others who had arrived there Tor the
purpose of plotting the emgants the route to Calior
MA From Mr. Brannan who is described as the editor
of the California Star, they obtained information up
the 25th of Maythe most important OF which u.s. tha1
Col Fremont had been placed under arrest by General
Keany for disobedence of ORDERS and ordered to the
United States for trial. He either had left, or would
leave Immediately, for the States Com Stockton was
also on his way home The American fleet was engaged
in operations against Mazatan, Acapulco, and other
towns in Lower California and the troops had been or
dered in the direction. zen. kearny II was unuer
stood would leave for California IN time to reach home
in September Things were not IN very quiet or settled
condition
These gentlemen add il possible, TO the horror OF the
accounts heretofore received in relation to the suerings
of the emgratng parties which failed to reach Cator
MIA last winter. Seventy-three OF them persisted IN the
and from famine, and the living survived only by
feasting their dead companions. Among the number
OF this unfortunate party mscreant by the name
of Keysberg, who left the State in Col Russels company
He had wife with him. and contrived, at the extremity
of their suierngs to send her to the California settlements
when relieved by persons who went out to and them
This villain remained behind to rob the dead and living
of their property family of the of Bonner, Of
Springfield, Illinois, robbed by him of about 81 ,O00
which he cached along with other spols He was sus
hang him up, and then he disclosed the places where the
money to be found To add to the enomities of his
offences he is said have boosted of having lived for
time, upon the dead body OF Mrs George Bonner,
when provisions were within his reach Other enormi-
ties are told of this devil ncarnate but he survived them
ALL and employed in the army at the last accounts
The whole of the family of Reeds, connexions OF the
Donners, had reached Suffers settlement in safety, after
enduring almost incredible sufferings. q
1t was the expectation OF these gentlemen to be accom-
panied from Oregon by Commodore Drake, OF the British
ship Modesto Mr. John ]. Campbell, bearer OF dispatches
to the British government, and perhaps Others But
Hail. this party travelled slowly, in the hope of being
overaken by them. This they did not do; and they
probably fifteen days behind AS the party is small
the Pawnees may, it is feared, deal roughly with them,
should they be met by them.
The Modesto has been in the Columbia river for the
past eighteen MONTHS and to leave for Great Britain
on the 5th May.