Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-12-18
Our Expedtfonary Correspondence.

Our Expedtionary Correspondence.
HAMS FORK, OF GREEN RIVER, Oct, 5, 81.
THE Opening Scenes IN the Mormon Var
The Prospects, de-, dc.
The curtain is up; the play has commence
ed and the dramatis persona, as predicted
| from the commencement, already exhibit an
aspect of the most tragical character. The
opening scene presents that Father in Is
rael" Brigham Young. occupying the exc
| cutive chair. and issuing his Official mand-
! atcs to the saints in Utah, and Illuminating
anathemas upon his gentle subordinates at
Washington.
Here you have the document as it was
received in our camp direct from the sane
tuary Of the Prophet; and for cool, unmiti-
gated impoetinence. and deliberate, pre-
meditated reasonable tendency and mnr.
derous design, it, without doubt, puts the
climax upon anything of the kind ever per-
petrated within the United States Terrific
ry.
Here follows Brigham Young's procla-
nation, published already
AS observed before, several of our eup.
ply trains are behind US, and without any
conveys. Two of these, which were en-
camped at the crossing Of Green river, were
attacked by large Mormon force, the driv-
ers placed under guard, and the wagons
with their contents burned. The teamsters
were then released, and the Mormons, NUN
bering about four hundred, took their do
parture, probably with the intention of pro-
ceeding back upon the road and DESTROYING
the trains in the rear, which contain very
large amount of army supplies. AS we have
not mounted soldier in the army, it is i'm
possible to follow and overtake the marau-
ders, who are well mounted and armed in
the most efficient manner, with rifle and
two large sized revOlvers to each man. If
the dragons, which in the first instance
were ordered out with this expedition, had
not been detained in Kansas, these disasters
need not have occurred; but as it is, we
have no means to put a stop to them, and
should not be at all surprised if this was
| only the commencement Of q series which
We are destined to encounter
The Governor and other Territorial Off
GERS. with our commander, are supposed to
be on the road, but we have received no
positive information upon the subject. We
now regard ourselves AZ almost entirely cut
OFT from all communication with our rear.
We learn that the artillery stationed at
Fort Smelling have received marching or.
| ders, their ultimate destination being Utah
We suppose that, since the Indians are
quiet upon the reservation, the force at
Fort Ridgley will also be reduced, and prob
ably have also marching orders for Utah
1Minnesota Pioneer.
THE LATE ExIGRANr MASSACRE rxAaorp.-vn
The Memphis Bulletin of December 2
publishes new version Of the recent massa.
ere Of emigrants by Indians in Utah, which.
If correct. shows that the accounts of that
tragedy heretofore received were much ex
aggerated. The Bulletins authority ia a
letter received by a citizen Of New Madrid.
from relative who was in the company al.
legged to have been massacred. According
to this the train was was attacked bv a verv
large body Of Indians, but the latter were
repulsed with the loss Of only few lives-
As the statements Of Messrs Power and
Warn, whose narratives have been rece,ved
as confederation Of the massacre were not
made from personal observation, but from
the reports Of the Mormons through whom
they passed, who seemed anxious to i'm
prees upon the belief that the entire comma.
ny had persisted, and as there is very little
to substantiate the truth Of this outrage ex-
cepting these reports, it is quite probable
that this is the correct version of the affair
which was exaggerated by the Mormons in.
to Wholesale slaughter to subserye their
own purposes.