The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-11-26
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The Escape from Utah.

The following narrative, says the Leeds Eng
iand) Mercury, is from the pen Of Mr.. John Davis.
young Welshman, who emigrated to Salt Lake.
With his family. about two years ago, from Macs.
teg, South Wales 1t Ia taken from private let
ter, dated Council Bluffs City, Iowa, June 20:
guess you sexions to know the reason wbv
left salt lake. shall try, In the first place, to
inform you what man must do to be Mormon.
lie must give himself his family and ALI his NOS.
sessions over to Brigham Young and then he'll
nave to give the tenth Of all his income-,he
tenth day work-and he must keep from two to
ten wives If he don't agree to these things hs
had better quit; BY doing 80 he Is in danger of
losing MS life every minute, for they would rather
Kill him than let him be the means of letting the
world know how things are in their midst siany
nave been shot down in trying to escape I have
seen oe2ens shot down In the street; and three
days before left saw three persons killed me-
because they intended to escape; they were shot
down in place called Springfield while preparing
70 leave. This took place about s o'clock on a
sunday morning, within fifty yards of the gates of
IN, .ho CITY. ihe hrst was young man named Viii
Liam Parrish; he received seven balls in his body
The second was his father aud the third was a
man called Potter, whose body received az many
AZ fiiteen balls. The old man was pierced in the
pack and his throat cut in three different places
saw them lying down and could name the per
sons who killed them
Brigham Young has got men for this purpose
Their number is 400. They are called the "iestrov
ing angels" Their captains name is william
Hickman, and the second in command ia Porter
Rockwell. The walls around the CITY are ffteen
Feet nigh, and they are surrounded by a deep wide
EIoat The city Is entered by four gates which are
watched IN the night. The gates are so narrow
ina lnat only one vehicle can pass through at
me destroying angels" go out on the plains In
the sprung in order to intercept those who NAV
escape from the city. Many left on foot last ia
nuafy They sleep by day and travel by night !
Know OF men ana women, who have travelled this
xAY-thp a.d
as men. came across some who were very short
oi iood; the little they had they gave to the wo
men, ana the men were principally sustained by
tue women milk left Salt Lake City on the 1T
OF April. IN company with two Wcishmen ard an
airIcAn. The few hormons who knew of our in
tsnon said we should never reach the States alive
but told them that was determined TO try. what
ever might occur.
On Saturday (the dav af!er " Lefty ua had .,,,
elied 90 miles from the city when We say tbrs.
men following us. They were sent by the author.
tiles OF the city TO catch us. Ths name OF one wss
fStrlck Lynch, an lrishInan by birth and Secrets.
~ 10 brigham Young. This man fred his revolver
At me, but the ball went by without hurting me
lhey then came near us on their horses and in
quired our names. AID when We refused to tell
them, they swore that they would blow "our d-d
p'Mhs out: with that one of them raised his re-
Voiser, as II be was going to use it-he had one on
each side OF his saddle. l then took out my re-
volver and told him to fire if he liked. had six
revolvers with me and rifle, containing in all 81
balls. Another bali vas then fred at me, which
"hlstled by my left cheek l then fred at him
and one ball hit him on the leg and another on the
shoulder: (hy friends By this time had run In
the woods, snd ] was left to fight it out myself
II then lost my footing. and Of the men ran
at me with knife and cut MY belt and took four
OF my revolvers. had the other two hid In my
boots. got hold of one Of them and fred, ana
succeeded IN Keeping them of for some time, till
had chance to run to the woods, where got
the assistance OF my friends. We continued to
travel that day and the following night, and sue
ceeded In reaching place called Fort Bridger
which is lis miles from the Valley. The number
oi our pursutrs had Increased to 90 and we had t.
put TO the wosds again. We travelled all night and
were so fortunate as to meet host OF friendly Iu-
diHn7. who gave buffalo meat to eat The next
day We overlook a number of wagons known rs
hTs- Babhlts train liz number Is. ! WAS hired 70
drive ole wagon, which WAS drawn by mules W.
had some trouble with Indians called the Crow
tribe They were well armed and about l00t,
strong. About GOO shots came into our tents We
killed about thirty Indians, and they killed five OF
our men,"