New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-01-16
Later from ths Utah E.pra.u,..

The st. Louis Republican Of the 9th pubsishes
letter from Fort Keamey. dated the 2sd uif.. from
which we extract the following.
On the 26th November Col Johnston was at
Fort Bridger, at which place he had established h;s
headquarters COL Cooke, with six companies Sec
ond Dragons, arrived that morning, having lost
many Of bis animals, and the remainder were unfit
for service. From Laramie TO Sat Lake there i no
grass, tthe Mormons having burnt IL in advance Of
the troops), consequently all the animals belonging
to the expedition were very poor when winter ~ n.
and it is reported that they are diving at the rate al
some one hundred daily. There can be no doubt that
when spring opens Col Johnston will be so much
crippled that sa viii be compelled to await the ar
rival OF fresh animals and other supplies before he
will be able to commence active operations That
the expedition is failure for this year cannot be
questioned and when we reflect upon the matter
and see what an immense amount Of public property
must be lost, as well the condition Of the yuops
on short rations, and living in tents In q country
where The snow usually very deep during the entire
seem that your predictions last summer were well
grounded. 81
That the MOrmons intend to resist there can be no
doubt they are fortyng the passes that lead 10 the
city They have released Jesse Jones' agent o Majors
x Russell, who was taken prisoner by them some
| time since, and have sent him to Col. Johnston's
camp. In passing through the different cnnons they
blindiolded him, to prevent him from obtaining any
knowledge of their movements. II il reported that
Billy Hickman, who is one OF the Danites, and 4
notorious scoundrel, has been killed by mountain
i
brother, who was a prisoner in Col. Alexanders
camp, as report says he was released a short time
before.
Mr.. Magraw, OF the Wagon Road Expedition. has
volunteered under Ccl Johnston-those of his party
who would not do so were discharged. So this ex-
pedition is broken up without accomplishing ANYTHING
save what has been done by Lander, Chief Engineer
and bis assistants. Mr.. Magraw having had some
difficulty with his engineers, they as well as the Dis
bursting Agent left him, and have gone to the States
A few nights since, party OF Cheyenne Indians
attacked some Pawnees, who were occupying an old
mail house within few hundred yards OF the post
which occasOned some little excitement in the Rarri
son. The command promptly turned out and a de-
tachment was sent to patrol, but The night was so
| dark that no Indians could be discovered. Some
doubt was felt, at first to the fact OF the Cheyen-
mes having made this attack, but next morning moe
casin tracks, (wthout doubt CheYenne) were discoy-
cred which settled the matter. The hold attack upon
| the part OF the Cheyennes was from the following
circumstances, viz Three Pawnees had stolen some
horses from the Cheyennes, were pursued and the
animals recovered. In the encounter the Cheyennes
had one man killed, Supposed to be Chiefly and
another severely, il not mortally wounded. The
Pawnees escaped without loss, and came Immediately
to the fort, where they had been some days before
/ this attack was made on them which fact was, no
doubt, known to the Cbeyennes and their object was
to surprise them and get scalp two in revenge for
the loss of their comrades. An attack upon the post
was evidently not designed by them
We are enjoying delightful weather at present and
as the contrast is great to the weather expert
enced last winter do not fail to appreciate it, and
devouty wish for its continuance during the whole
winter.