New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-11-16


Fro. Oar spec. corresssaasos
CAMP. go miles from Fort Laramie, I
October ID, lcS7. \
During Capt. Van vIss's stay in salt Laks City
lat month. he overheard but oce remark Which
induced him to believe that the deo'Asssis0s By ~
Ncrmous of intention to reaist the troops Wsre ~
esrnest. That was an observation BY Brigham
Young to the effect that bis inteohoa wsA
uuatered "un,ess be should got another revelstisa
81 to the contrary, which he was sure that no sAosiA
mot"
The result has certainly justified tho ProPhsss
confidence No such rev alaton had been rtcsssea
By him up to October 5, on which date acts WOO
committed under bis direction which cannot tad -
esd in bloodshed. On that day the two rsGimests
Of infantry and the artillery and ordnance batteries
we,e eneamped On Hams ForA, which branches
from Blscks Fork, which 10 fork Of Green Rivsr.
The two nearest supply trains were but few miles
distant from Green River on tho east baak. -
about 80 miles from Col Alexander camp. Ihs
next On the r. al bad advanced about 20 miles vess
from Pacific Springs which rse at short distasce~
beyond the South Pass About II O'Clock at aieh.
| thess three trains we're surprised and ssSsel -
parties of Mormous their contents o. amined. asA
what was worth piIssing was ssoleu, and ~
of 26 wagons and bslouge, to the number sent ost
BY Messrs. Russell g. wsddell OF LeaveswsrtA
City, contractors fJr the transportation Of stores b
the army and for the supply Of beef csttis. Ths
tesmsters made no resistance, and were unharsns1.
! These Mormon bands are understood to be u11or
the command Of "BM' Hickman, although il u
I rumored that Heber C. Kimban attends Non.
They are all well mounted aud armed each naa
being provided with . California heres, sed with
rifle and from one to three revoves. HininAa
is supposed to have directed the proceeding near
Pacific Springs, while man PANIED LocksuiA
commanded near Green River.
Immediately upon the receipt Of the news Ct the
attack, Col Alexander sent Capt Marcy of the 81
Infantry, with Eve companies, back to Greea
River. He arrived, however, only in season TO
take charge Of the cattle Of the trains, which ths
Normons had left, with the polite Yoqae't tAas sha
troops would fssten them over Winter. when thsy
would be in good condition for Mormon eating n
the Spring. Another Of their jour dsspra ives .
remark TO the tesmrters that they "hsd saly
burned the wagons this time but would b Likely
"to burn tho wagoners the next" Col. Alexander
also sent dispatches to Col. Smith, 6o0
whose camp am writing, ard Cap. Marcy sent ~
smother messenger circular letter TO the trains
the road advising them, for the sake Of safetv. =
| place themselves under Col. Smiths protection.
| Both eIprsssmen were intercepted BY the ksr.
mons, but as nothing suspicious was found o. tAsir
persons, and it did not appear on what erfas1s
they were bound they were relesret. Tho css
from Col Alexander, perceiViGg that it was imPOs
sibIe to avoid arrest destroyed the dispatches -
Col. Smith, according to his instructions, add W
are ignorant Of their contents. The other brosght
Capt Matcys circular safely through in tho too q
his mOccasn.
We know, however, in the absence Of the Official
dispatches, that Capt. Marcy has rejoined Co.
Alexander, and that the entire force has novel 70
The north along Bear River toward Soda Sprisgs,
where it will probably swat the arrival of tho 70
naming supply trains, the suffers trains Of The 5tA
and 10th Infantry, ard Of Col. Smiths battalion.
The reaous for this movement do not appear be
glonce at the map, to person unAcqsanted
infinitely with the conformation Of the country sad
the character Of the climate. The direct road -
Salt Lake City, passing Fort Bridser, Medicine
Butte, and The Needles, which Col. Alexander has
abandoned, is possibly by this time impossible 10
wseons or artillery on account Of the weather.
The season. which had been uncommonly favorable
up to the beginning Of October, has resumed 10
natural severity. Ice has formed in cur buckets
every morDiog but one since We left Fort Laramie.
The northern slopes Of the mountains arc con-
pletely whitened with covering which viii act
melt till 1858, and even the southern slopes are
powdered ,cantily with snow, of which there Vas
fall OF Saturday night that chilled our road on Son.
day and Monday and has muddied it to-day. The
MormOns have probably burned the grass along that
entire route and obstructed the defles in which Il
sbOunds in such manner that only artillery could
clear them. But if the army concentrates at Syds
Springs it will have before it road along valley,
open, it is aaid, even at mid winter, direct TO Salt
Lake City. know Of DO chart which exhibits ell
the lines Of road on which these movements Willie
made, and, indeed, am unable to gather from osr
guides such information ~ to trace them sccuratey
on Capt Stansburys map, which is the largest
Chart Of this country that possess, but believe
them to be substantially these: The direct route
from California 10 tie States crosses the WahsstcA
Mountains far 70 the north Of Salt Lake City, sad
continues almost due east to its junction vita mo
main road to that city which passes Fort bndsef'
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