American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-02-14
Adventures ola Mormon Settler.

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We find in the Mercury. Published at
Leeds. Euglsnl., u letter from a dis
gnstsd English MORMON, (returning
| fiom Sal, Lake. addressed to his broth.
etin England. The wri'er. i, appears,
had. some six yeas ago. held a respon-
sIb'e aud lucrative position on the Mid
land railway. which no resigned, and
alter dispensing ofhnnses anduther props
erty in Leeds. set ou, with his wife aud
hye children onethe hang ocean and
land journey t. Salt Lake. in company
with large number of Mormon settlers.
Six years experience brought Ia Gen.
sihle and intelligent mind a thorough
disgust of the Mo,mnns aud of their
doctrines and ceremonies. Before pol.
hutton reached his own family he resol-
we'd To hazard everything and beat a 70.
trent, which he succeeded in finally &C.
complishing. though The difficulties Of
an escape, even from the wicked scene
itself. are many. To say nothing of The
ptrilso OF the overland journey. He at
last arrived at ST. Louis, after enduring
much suffering on the plains and narrow.
y escaping massacre by Indians. and
expresses deep gratitude thereat, and
because of his having been brought Ia
sense of the degraded position in which
he had previously placed himself aud
family. The letter concludes with a
complimentary reference Ia several u.
S. army officers at Fort Laramie, where
the writer and his family. with num-
Der ofother returning emiglants, (inclu.
! ding some Californans.) were COMPEL
ed To seek protection from the hostile
Indians, and turned back for that mn.
pose. Some half dozen other disgust.
ed Mormons, (among them Thns. Smh.
eilaDd, once clerk in the Bank oflre-
lad. and Thomas Marretts and Mr..
4 Cowdy, with their wives aud Cow,ly's
child,)who had left Salt Lake four days
before them,had been already massacred.
The followingis an extract:
On our arrival at this fort tho com-
manding officer Colonel Hnffman) told
us that We acted wisely inturniug back;
that the Indian who warned us 'B!ack.
heait's"son) had come abe ad of a com.
pauy of United States Dragons who
were escorting some Indian, (p,isoners)
home who had been taken in the war
with the Sioux uibe last year, "Back-
heart's' sou being of the humber. but
when within few days journey Of his
tlihe he had pushed on alone.
/ ltappears that in the treaty of peace
with the general government il was
stipulated thasthe prisoners should be
escorted fromFort Lesvenwolth, where
they were confined, through the coun-
try belonging To other tribes who we,e
their enemies, to Fort Lorraine, in their
own country. an, This was being Carl
ed into effect. Colonel Hoifman tnid
ua ,hatihe said Dragons would bn il 10
a few days. and would have to return
Immediately To Leaveuwurrh, aud that
1 they would immediate their speed To
ours. if we would stretch il all we
could, aud travel with US for oar pro,ec-
ton; We accordingly waited. aud ev.
| ery,hing turned ont as the col ouel aniic.
! ipnted. IL was the first regiment of
] United States cavalry. under Captain
Steuari,l a perfect gentleman. He beha-
we'd very kindly. often relieving tho me-
cessiies ofsome Of our company who
were destiture, and when we came To
foi NiVii'"p ~ IL tU1UuJuln
to ascend nearly as steep as house
side. he ordered his men to dismoun,
and assist us with ropes, and even, lit.
orally, put bis own shoulder tn the
wheels. The troops travelled with us
about $50 miles, wardrd Off the Indians,
snd brought ns through ell danger on
That score. They then went oi, ahead
the remaining $50 miles, and beat us
by two days 10 Leavenworih.
The above is a very gratifying test.
monisl of the Kindness as we'll as the
efficiency Of our small aud widely scat
tered military delachmeuts upon our
extensive frontier. in afo,ding aid and
protection TO paities Of helpless emf
grants against Indian depredaiions.
The Captain Steuart. above mentioned
is Captain George III. Stewart of our
city. who,with his company of first cav
airy regiment was sent IN an errand of
mercy, to escort the pardoDed Sioux
prisoners TO Fort Laramie, and who,
on his march to that distant post had an
action with the Cheyenne Indians, on
the 25th ofAugust last. The fact lha,
he was enabled, on his return thence,
To afford protection to these smigrant
families, is first made known through
the publication in a foreign land Of the
letter now referred to. Capr S. is now
on furlough and on visit to his family
in Baltimore, after an almost uninter-
rupted service Of eight years at our
frontier posls.--- Baltimore Sun.
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