The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-28

about 100 bids Cuba Porto Rico and New Orleans
at steady prices and there was rather doing
asses without change of moment quotations The sales
included $50 bbs New Orleans $40 do Cuba muscovado,
and 80 bbls. DO. Coffee quiet Moderate freight
gagements made, including 5000 bushels Of
to Liverpool at SGD bulk and at Sd. in bags with -four
at 2s. To London terse beef taken at d 3D. with
bbs and uerces Of pork at Is Cd 6s and 900 bbls.
our were taken for tbraltar at 30. per Dbl.
The Utah xpedition-Emciency or the
Arrangements.
1t will be seen from our correspondence pub
ished yesterday that the expedition to Utah is
getting along much better than the public has
been led to suppose by the private accounts
which have been published from time to time.
On the 4th of November Col. Johnston, the
commander, Joined the army with two compa-
mics of infantry and a squadron of the Second
dragons. in the vicinity Of Fort Bridger,
bringing up with him all the supply and suttler
trains that had been in the rear.
His arrival had changed the face Of matters
completely, and the expedition confidently ex-
pected to push forward at once to Salt Lake
City, there being nothing, in the estimation of
our correspondent, who is with it, except the
elements, that could stop it. When we take
into consideration that this army had marched
more than one thousand miles over country
entirely barren of supplies, except a sparse
growth of grass, without other accident than
the stampeding of few animals by Mormon
scouts; and that now, when at Fort Bridger,
within hundred and thirteen miles of Salt
Lake City, it was full of hope and confidence,
and DESTROYS of proceeding at once through
the defiles of the mountains it will be evident
that the preparations made for this march were
most ample and complete. 1t was not to be ex-
pected that the army could reach its destination
without losing a large portion of its animals,
and 80 nearly using up the remainder as to
render them unfit for time for service No
march of thousand miles could be accomplish
ed without this result.
Whether the expedition will winter at Fort
Bridger or endeavor to push on through the de-
files. is not known, and will probably depend
more upon the state of the weather and the
depth of the snow than from any previously
supposed deficiency in its supplies These have
all been arranged under the same skilful d.
rection that organized the expedition to Mexico;
and General Scott, the commander of the
of the commissariat, are well aware of the
great Importance of transportation in military
movements. Much of our success in Mexico
was owing to the persistent course Of General
Jessup in sending forward continually from
New Orleans to Vera Cruz horses and mules to
enable General Scott to move with celebrity.
The fact that the Utah expedition had
terruption, and that their supply trains
came up with it, filling the camp with
abundance, and giving 1t the means Of
at once entering the valley if the SHOWS do
not prevent, prove that he has acted here In
accordance with his usual foresight and energy.
The last hundred miles, which is now to be
passed by the expedition, is the most rugged
and difficult of the whole route, and besides the
danger of their being blocked up with SHOWS,
the passes may be defended by bodies Of Nor
mon troops to delay the march. 1t was already
known in the camp that the Mormons were pre-
pairing to leave in the spring for Sonora, and
the probability Is that their wish IL to delay
the arrival Of the expedition for sufficient
time to enable them to get a good start.
Brigham Young has no doubt a much better
knowledge than any one else Of the facilities Of
fered by the face Of the country for such a
movement, and even winter migration would
not be new thing in Mormon experience.
There Is an indicative fact in our correspon-
dents letters, which is, that though parties Of
Mormons are continually lowering around the
expedition, they take care to keep beyond rife
range. Their presence eastward of the passes
in the mountains shows that these were not yet
blocked up with snow, although sufficient had
fallen to protect the grass from fire. The au-
tumn in that region had been unusually mild
and pleasant. The next advices will be awaited
with great interest.
SENATOR DOUGLAS IN Tows.-The honorable
Senator from Illinois, Mr.. Douglas, whose re-
cent political course and Senate speeches sus-
tanning IL have attracted 30 much of public at