, 1858-05-28


Gov. Cummings and Col Kane arc ~,
pected in from the soldiers camn toldoH
under an escort Of our boys, and | antic;I
pate that some compromise will be made II
order that we shall not all have 10 mo-
away yet" ''0
The same paper says they have feceiyed
the following additional intelligence from a
letter, dated Fillmore City, April 18th
"The writer of the letter expected tb..
a portion of the people would be ordered
to the Desert" but gives no intimatiOn a.
to the locality.
A letter had been received from the Sal
mon River settlements, stating that the Tn.
dians were becoming very troublesome and
that several Of tho Mormons had besn
killed.
1t seems to be the fixed determination ~
the Mormon leaders to destroy their cities
and towns, in accordance with their oft ey.
pressed resolve, that their enemies sbopld
never again profit by their labors
Description OF THE CITIES AND TowNs ~
UTAH.-To give an idea of the extent Of
the towns to be thus destroyed, we aDnsr
the following statement, hastily complied
for US by gentleman well acquainted with
the Territory.
Salt Lake City contains about o third of
the population of the Territory, aud has
great many fine, and some elegant buildipps
the principal of which are the Tabernacle
in which all religious meetings are held:
the Council House; Endowment House:
the Temple, in course of erection; Court
House; Ioung's two mansions; nineteen
Public School houses; together with the
costly houses erected for the elders.
The next settlement, north, is called Ses-
sions, eight miles from Salt Lake City, and
contains several fine houses. 1t is situated
on the main road; the houses are not COM
pletely built, but extend nearly five miles.
This settlement contains the richest lands
in the Territory.
Pennington City comes next-a very
pretty little town-the county seat of Davis
county; it contains about 1000 inhabi-
tants.
Eight miles north is Keysville, containing
about the same number Of inhabitants
here is some excellent arabic land, and
fine stock range.
Weber river is about eight miles further
north. On it has been built two forts,
called east and west Weber Forts contain.
ing about five hundred inhabitants EACH
They are very pleasantly situated.
Ogden City, one of the principal cities
Of the Territory, is about three miles from
Weber. 1t has many costly buildings.
North Of Ogden City, about two miles,
is large, well-built fort, called Biugham's
FOrt-it has about 700 inhabitants.
Northeast of this, three miles, is Ogden
Hole, a very pleasant locality surrounded
on oil sides by mountains, with the e&cep-
ton Of the entrance. 1t contains about
five hundred inhabitants.
North Of the "Holc," twelve miles, is
well located fort, called Willow Creek Fort.
In this vicinity there is fine agricultural
land, and the heaviest crops Of wheat in the
Territory are raised here.
Five miles north is Box Elder, or Brig
hams City, being about eight miles south
of Bear river. The city is very handsome
ly situated. 1t is built upon plain, about
two hundred feet above the level of Bear
river. 1t is inhabited principally by Danes
and Welsh, whose houses exhibit consider
able skill in their construction, and taste in
arrangement. ..,a.a 1tf o.
On Bear river there are two small set
Elements; aud further north two others
These are in Cache and Malad Valleys
where the stock belonging to "the churcht
generally are kept a.mzr1
e, All these cities and forts are to be laid
10 ashes at the command Of the church, and
the poor people have given themselves TO
the work of destruction with all the conf.
dence and 6rmness Of faith which ever
characterizes religious fanaticism. ,a 5ii
Gov. You've HAS A. "VIs1oN," ColnAYD-
ING HIN TO Destroy THE CITIES AND TowSs,
Considerable dissatisfaction exists among
the people of Salt Lake City, in regard to
the course Of events there. Young feels
that bis bold on the masses Is rapidly slack
ening, and hence he has had recourse to tho
old system Of declaring vision" com
manding him to destroy the cities, and oc.
cupy the southern settlements The result
Of this movement will depend good deal
on the discipline Of the army which should
be kept strictly within bounds, and forbid
den to iutermingle with the people Of the
cities. In this case, the predictions OF
Young as to the conduct Of the soldiery
will be falsifed, and it will be seen that the
troops have come as friends, and not as the
destructive and aVenging enemy which they
have been declared to be.
PRESENT DESTINATION OF THE MoRMoSs--
''SAN PETE VALLEY.-A correspondent Of
the Vineyard, writing from San Bernardo
no, says: mar
Some Of the letters from Utah state
that the City of Great Salt Lake will not
be destroyed, but others say that the work
of destruction had commenced previous TO
the first day of April. These letters are
all apparently very guarded in their e1-
pressions, and nothing, so far as | am able
to learn, has transpired to indicate the iu'
ture movements Of this deluded people, OF