Washington sentinel., 1853-12-16
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From Utah TerritOry.-The last western
mail, says the ST. Louis Republican, brought us
papers from Great Salt Lake City of the 18th and
29th October, two days before the announcement
there of the melancholy news of the murder of
/ Captain Gunnison and his party.
In the paper of the 18th, il is said that an Indian
chasing took place on the 9th of last month, (Oc-
1 tober,) under the command of Major s. Markham.
| The Indians were found encamped near the mouth
of Salt creek, and after the firing of both parties,
| in which 9. b. Hancock was slightly wounded,
/ and four or five Indians supposed TO be killed,
| Major Markham withdrew and returned home.
| On the 30th September, VIM. Nelson, William
| Luke, William Reed, and Thomas Clark started
with two OK teams, loaded with wheat, to go from
Manti TO Salt Lake city. They encamped about
daylight of October 1st, at Unta Spring, just east
| of Salt Creek Kanyon, where some Indians killed
them all and horribly mutated their bodies. On
the I'd October, in skirmish at Nephi, eight In
dians were killed, and one squaw and two boys
| were taken prisoners.
On the 4th ult., John E. Warner and VIM. Miles
were killed by Indians, 300 or 400 yards above the
| grist mill, near Mant.
| An address from President B. Young occupies
several columes of the NeDs, the subject of In
dian affairs 1t advises the Mormons to gather
| their crops in great haste, go armed everywhere,
fortify their houses and villages, abandon exposed
| points, &C. 4
We are told that Walker, the same chief that
| murdered Gunnison and his men, has made all the
/ Indian bands in these mountains fear him. He has
been in the habit of stealing from the Californians,
| and ofmakng every train of emigrants that passed
| along the Spanish trail to California pay tithing TO
| him. He finally began to steal children from those
bands to sell to the Spaniards, and through fear of
| him he has managed to bring into subjection all
| the Utah tribes. Last February he fell in with
small band Of Piedes, killed off the whole Of the
men, took the squaws prisoners. and sold the chill
dren 10 the Mexicans.
i But the governor says that the Indians are on
| the decrease; that tribes numbering one hundred
and fifty when he first came there were reduced to
thirtyfve; and that some other little tribes in the
| southern part ofthe Territory were nearly extinct.
/ Walker, he says, is hemmed in. He dare not go
California and he dare not go east to the Snakes,
| nor to the north for they would kill him.
| In the " Tenth General Epstle to the Saints, II
is said that the Mormon emigration over the plains
| has mostly arrived, the rear company being few
| miles from the city.
Active preparations were making to wall in the
Cities and all the considerable settlements through
| out the Territory
| The La Paz" Expedition.-A correspon-
| dent of the New York Journal of Commerce who
was passenger in the John L. Stephens, from
California, gives the following details of Incl
dent which occurred during the trip
| AT p. M, 10Th instant, discovered tbarque'
upon u.s. and firing guns. Captain Pearson changed
| the course of the ship, and in half an hour was
1 along side 'barque Caroline. They sent boat,
and wished to exchange papers. The 'barque
was under the flag, and represented the entire ma
/
! They put on board our ships proclamation, the
/ substance of which give you. The original
Captain Pearson thought it his duty to forward to
! Mr.. Aspinwall, at New York Captain Pearson
| gave them hearty blessing for their impudence
| in OBTAINING him, and bore away on his course.
/ "The proclamation stated that the company As
men, left San Francisco the 7th October, and
| proceeded to La Paz' one of the poorest of poor
| Mexican towns, near the mouth of the gulf of Ca
lifornia, where they landed and took the town,
killing six Mexicans, and wonnding others: took
| prisoners two Mexican governors, whom they had
| on board the barque. They had removed the seat
| Of government 10 town still farther down the
gulf; had hosted their own fag-two stars and
| two stripes, and declared the independence of the
new republic. Walker, formerly writer for the
San Francisco Herald, President had appointed
| State military and naval officers, all of whom were
/ named in the proclamation. We all thought ii
very ridiculous farce, and not likely to make any
great disturbance, except 10 the parties immediate
| y interested who may be put to some serious in
convenience.
! General Suarez E. Navarro, one Of the pas
sengers, formerly strong friend Of Santa Anna,
| but who has recently been banished by him, was
quite interested in the proceedng,-said he knew
| the prisoners that they were rich men, able to
pay good ransom, should the party be in want OF
funds, which is most likely to be the case. We
have plenty Of these restless spirits in San Fran
i CISCO who are ready for any thing that turns up,
which offers field for adventure.
| n IOunS Lazy burnt 10 DeaIns-lhe edl-
| tor of the Mad Anthony, at Greenvile, writes us
a letter giving the particulars of terrible tragedy
| in that place Saturday evening" resulting i'm the
death Of Miss Sarah Hector, talented and highly
| respected young lady, who was engaged in teach
! ing select school. She had been boarding for
| some time at the Buckeye hotel kept by Mr.. Win
ner. seems that she was subject to severe spells
| of headache, for which she was in the habit OF
| using choroform. Upon the fatal evening she is
/ supposed 10 have taken an over-quantity; and sit
/ hef fire. ite affe fall
| forward the sleeves and bosom of her dress in
stantly catching the blaze. The fall aroused her
and she screamed for help. A young man belong
to the house flew to her assistance led her into the
| the hall and ran for water While he was absent
she rushed screaming into the back yard, her en-
| tire person being enveoped in flames. BY this
time the whole neighborhood was aroused, and
portions OF her burning clothes were torn from
| her.
! She was carried in falnting condition to her
room, and dvested of the remnant of her apparel
| 10 which portions of the skin and flesh adhered
Upon examination she found TO be terribly
burned, with the exception of her face. Oiled
cotton was applied, but she suffered unutterable
anguish until towards midnight, when she became
very easy, remaining in this state until about seven
o'clock on Sunday morning, when she expired
The deceased was young lady lady of good
scholarship and fine intellect. Her family live, we
believe, at Camden in Prebe county, where her
remains were sent for interment She had been
a resident of Greenvie only few months but
| her character had won for her many warm friends
| Dayton Journal
Interesting from Texas.-GovernorsB Bell has
resigned his Office, and the duties had devoved on
! Lieut.. Gov. Henderson.
| General Jones had returned from the from III.
| frontiers, and reported the Indians all quiet.
General Campbell, the commissioner of the
| boundary survey, arrived at Brownsville on the
| 11th, with the survey completed.
| The schooner Star, at New Orleans, from Brazos
| brought $4,000 in specie. Lieut. Stayz, u. s.
| army, died on board on the 25th ult.
| resolution had been introduced into the Texas
Legislature declaring the sealing system the fixed
policy of the State.
| A bill had also been introduced fixing 1st July,
1855, the period before which the holders of the
public debt who have been adjudged to have a
| lien on the $5,000000 fund reserved by the United
States, as creditors TO whom the duties on inn