Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1853-09-17
INDIAN HosTILITIEs IN UTAH.

The Deseret News of the 3Oth of July makes
mention of serious difficulties with the Indians.
We copy from the News the following:
son the 18th instant hostites commenced by a me-
receiving timely notice. end icing numerous and watch
ru, danna e. DONE On the 18th Walker and his
two brothers. Arrapin and Ammon with many of the
tribe, encamped the Peteetneet Just above Pay
son, in Utah county, and Arrapn riding from the
town to his camp he passed by Alexander Keee who
on guard and though another Indian was near by los
the spectators could judge it Arrapin shot
Keele dead the spot and this too after having par
taken of hosptable meal in the fort with all apparent
friendlness. The Indians then moved up Peteetneet
Kanyon the firing heavily they passed upon some
half dozen families in the Kanyon but njuring nothing
but their clothing and leaving quite quantity of balls in
the buildings On the 10th Col Peter W. Conoyer start
ed from Provo city with hundred and fifty men, to as
sist the weak settlements the route reconnore and
rendezvous and await further orders at Manti in San
Pete valley which place he reached the evening Of the
10Th Still the Indians not idle the night Of the
18TH dsmaycd by the force sent out but undertook
surprise the post Pleasant creek in San Pete county
and were fred upon by the guard, and it supposed
that Indian killed. the whites sustaining no in
jury; and the night they stole several head Of
cattle from Man several miles south in the coun
ty stole several horses from Nephi city, in Juab county
and wounded William Jolly in the while guard
Springylle thus demonstrating that they in
force, very hostile, and acting good On the
night Of the goth attempt made steal horses
from the Alread settlement, which is between Pleasant
city On the 24th Clark Roberts shot in the shout
der and John Berry in the wrist by Indians secreted in
the vacated houses at Summit creek Roberts and Berry
were bringing express and within twenty minutes af
ter they reached Provo city twenty mounted
out in pursuit Of the aggressors with what is
known. This is brief detail Of the events Of the out
break far information has reached u.s. up the Goth
instant at o'clock z. NJ
"JULY 27.-We stop the press to announce further
news from the seat Of Indian hosites which arrived
per express at half past this morning from Colonel
Peter w. Conover Col Conover states that scouting
party sent out by him from Mant, under command Of
Lieut.. Col Jabez Nown, fell in with company of TWEEN
ty thirty Indians the 22d instant about ten miles
east of the Pleasant creek settlement who address
ed by the interpreter Of the party AMI replied they
our enemies, and commenced firing; Col Nowlin i'm
medatey charged upon them and killed six, the rest
scattering and escapng returned the oath with his
company all SAFE This completes the detail of acts and
losses either side up to date"
The Governor, BRIGHAM You've, has issued general
order, imperatyey ordering an abandonment Of the
smaller settlements, and collection Of the inhabitants
and their cattle into the larger settlements where the Of
fcers directed TO drill the militia erect FORTS and
sruct corras for the cattle and horses In other respects
the colony seems to prosperousy and harmoni
ousy The business Of mining especially for iron is on
the increase and several wooen have been
constructed