Arkansas true Democrat., 1857-12-29
From the Cincinnati Enquirer. Interesting News from the Mormon Ex- peditioD

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 | Our attentive correspondent in the Utah ex- pedition furnishes us with late advices from the army. In private note to us he expresses the opinion that Colonel Johnson will attack Salt Lake city this fall His letter is dated Fort | Reany, November II:
 To the Elitors of the Enquirer:
 "I little supposed when wrote you few days since, that we were on the eve of good news form the east On the 18th inst, Colonel Johnston, the commander of the Utah expedi- 1 tion came to our camp and published general order to the troops. He was escorted by fifteen men, with Lieutenants Rich and Tyler-all in ambulances, with their stock in good condition. We have read the proclamation of Governor Young with surprise. It is regarded as a dec laration of war; but you will soon have it, and. will judge of it for yourself. We have but one copy, and l cannot send it to you, as that one must be forwarded to the secretary of war Armed parties hover around the camp of Col. Alexander. on Green river, and 1 am informed he has two Mormon prisoners, who were taken m his camp. The grass near us has been fired, and colsumed forty or fifty acres of it. It was yet smoking when we came up last night.
 We are now encamped in the south pass of the mountain, awaiting the arrival of provision trains. Three of twenty six wagons each are here, and four more will be up in a day or two. Lieutenant T. J. Lee will! be here by the 22d, with fifty foot and two companies of horse- He was left back at Laramie to escort Governor Cumming on when he reached that point. The Governor and other civil officers, with six con- panies of dragoons, are about Laramie now, and will be up about the 9th of next month. Col McGraw, of the road expedition, is encamped about forty miles from this, and came to our camp on the 18th and rendered to the con- mandant the men, mules and wagons in his en- ploy. He has about one hundred mules in good condition, ghteen wagons and about fifty men. This was very patriotic in him and useful to us. Last night eight of our mules perished with cold, and nine more are down and not likely to be useful to us again. These are of the worn-out animals of Colonel Smith,
 We are in want of forage very much. Our animals have had to subsst on the grass, and it is already covered with snow You need not be surprised if we lose nearly all our animals It will require us about five days more to col lect all our trains and muster Colonel McGraw and his men into service, when we will 90 for ward on to the waters of Green river, in Utah, and there establish and fortify depot for the suppls where will look out the Mormons. In the meantime they will continue to annoy us, taking care, as believe, to keep out of the reach of our guns.
 These Mormons have the impotence of the devil. They have mule train of ammunition few days behind, and it's conductor applied to Colonel Johnston for passports to go on into Salt Lake City. The Colonel replied, if there was no war declared against Us he needed no such thing, and, if war existed, he should per init no one to enter the Valley. Unless they find some byway through the mountain this train will be seized in the name of the United States, and its men held in coustody for trial.
 A chief of the Snake Indians was in our camp two days since. From him we learn that all the other Indians ill this reagon are in league with the Mormons He and his band prefer neutrality. Brigham Young tried to engage him, but he replied that: When redskin fight red,kin, blue-coat stand upon the hill and look on; when blue coat fight blue-coat redskin stand on the hill and look on; when blue-coat fight redskins, redskins turn his back-blue coat is very great
 let Ihtinh hjs little Jand toiU giUe us val,sa5le service before long,
 l expect that Colonel Johnston will. as soon as he reaches the Territory of Utah. declare martial law, and subject all offenders to trial by d court martial. If this is done, Judge Eckels and his associates will have but little to do for d while.
 Last night the thermometer went down to fifteen degrees above zero, but has no effect upon the enthusiasm ol the troops. They are, to a man, happy, contented and determined If it must be so, they hope soon they may be called upon to assert the authority of the United States over Utah Territory, and teach the ms- erable fanatics who tramp under them the laws of both Heaven and earth to gratify their helsh passions.
 l will try to keep you advised of events, as they occur, until you secure reporter for your paper, which hope you may soon do"
 "KENTON