New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-17
,Hon HuYpy no niles from hereh and portion Of
Ass already arrived.

i As already arrived.
Our whole encampment will be moved IN q re-"
asys and coocentrated in the large open oo'on
osose to Fort Bridger, where we shall b In oe.e'
position for defense than in our present position
which is commanded on either sue W ~e. 80
We received news cd the %ctn dsy Oh iAs' "o1.A
rom DR.. G. Hart, our Indian AGENT VINO no"
.,-th Of us in the Unitah Mouo~us' engssoo III
a. ;mnert,nt undertaking, BY two Indians VINO
cam. in from his camp bringing with them some
x,,tv a, more drsgoon horse part Of those which
.,.m,sded from Henry's Fork in January last
nv report that the Doctor is well.
Two Ute Indians arrived here three days ago
from Salt Lake Valley and they corrobOrate the
statements of Brown in regard to the movements Of
The Asrmons.
A large number of ShOshonee or Snake Indians
have reached this camp from the Wind River
Mountains, where they spent the Wioter. They
report that Wshs keek their chief, with all of his
WARRIOR, had joined with the Grows and Bonnacks
N an expedition against the Blackfeet, who have
stolen nearly all the horses of these several tribes
daring last Winter.
A large amount of powder, amounting to several
tbousand pounds, was seized On the 25th OF last
month at Fort Bridger in train of Messrs Rus
sell g. Wsdde, the contractors for the Transports
tisn Of the supplies, &C., to this army. Tn
powder was found in lot of goods consigned t
VIM. Hooper, Mormon merchant in Salt LAX
City, which Messrs. r. a. w. engaged last Sprtn
to deliver to him in the city. 1t was packed up in
boxes in such manner that ts presence wOul
let be suspected.
The body of a man was found on the Oath inst,
hanging TO the limb of tree, in secluded spot on
Smiths Fork, about eleven miles above the cross
ing Of the main road by party of Dragons who
were eamped On that creek at the time. From the
petition of the body and the signs about the spot it
was evident that the man had not committed
suicide, and the appearance of the body indi-
Gated that it had been there for several months.
The body was sent for and brought to this camp,
and on the I'd inst. inquest was held over it by
David A. Burr, esq., Justice of the Peace for this
county, when it was identified by several witnesses
as the body of soldier named Clark who was
private in company /, of the 10th infantry, and
who deserted from the command on Hams Fork,
about the 9th of October last. The Jury rendered
verdict in accordance with the facts above stated.
few cases OF assault and battery were tried
before Mr.. Burr at Eckelsvie during the same
week, and the offenders punished. On Monday, the
lst inst, the United States District Court met pur
suAnt to previous adjournment; there were no cases.
however, brought before it for trial, and after ad
hitting several persons to citizenship, it adjourned
untl the Let Monday in April.
Several teaches" Of potatoes. amounting to some
200 bushels, were lately discovered at Fort Supply,
asd We are now luxuriatipg for few days on this
wholesome esculent. We have, however, to eat
eur potatoes without salt, that article having been
quite q stronger In the camp for several weeks
past. The last saw was offered to me in snuff
box by gentleman with whom l was dining, 10
order that might take pinch of 1t. We are very
sorry 70 hear that our kind friends at Fort Laramie,
having sent us all they had last Winter, are now
without salt themselves.
The weather is now balmy and delightful, and
we cit all day without fires, and with open doors
Spring opened upon hs about three weeks ago, and
we have not had cold day since. The ice in the
stream has nearly oil disappeared and the hills and
benches begin to look green with the new young
grsss.
Several Mormon scouting parties have been seen
lately in our vicinity
p. S.-Just as close this letter, man named
Ross who crossed the plains as tesmster for
Radford g. Cabot, and who started in company
with two others for California when he reached
this camp Last Fall, arrived here from Weber
Valley. He reports that when he reached the
Weber River (about 40 miles this side of Salt
Lake City,, he met Ben Simonds, q mOuntaineer,
who persuaded him not to go to the city, and that
consequently he and his companions spent the
Winter with Simonds That this Spring Simonds
has gathered together all the Indians in his neigh
horhood, and ia now on bis way to this camp with
them (sbout 400) for the purpose of letting them
make treaty with the Superintendent of Indian
Affairs for this Territory. Ross confirms all the
statements made by Brown in regard to the Nor
mons. He says that the road is now open and
free from snow as far as the Wahsatch mountains
between Weber River and the city, and that the
grass 10 good. He has seen but few Mermons this
Spring He knows of large number of persons
who were killed last Fall by the Mormons in the
vicinity ofhis camp.
by Telegraph
FoRr LEAvEswORTH, May Is, 1853
An express has just arrived from Camp Scott. 1t
left the camp on the 10th of April.
The Mormons were leaving Salt Lake City for the
White River Mountains. Governor Cumming had