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The advicss from Camp Scott, received a. Ma,
York, and briefly noticed In oar telegranhlc :.
port yesterday, are two weeks later than prevsou
oates; we copy the following interesting detail
from the Herald: :
FoRr Lg.vsrwoRrH, X T.. March 30 1s5s.
we havo news from the Utah army 10 the l6.l
February. Dir. Gerrish. for three years a trade
IN sait Lake, aud who started from Atchison ias
year Win atrain OF goods, but thus far failed :,
! enter the valley, reached the t,rt TODAY Ua re-
ports the continued good health Of the army. an,
tue certain determination of Col Johnston 4
i0rce f needs beD his way into the city al the ear
lest practical moment. lie is only waiting 70,
supp,ies rom New Mexico and Laramie, both d
"nleh VIII reach him about the same time The
contractors Russell and Majors start an OK train
q tI9 wagons, each of 5000 pounds capacity from
the latter point the 10th Of this month"; calcuIatsd
10 10 reach Fort Bridger in forty days, that is. by
the lst of May. As Capt Marcy leaves New Nex.
ico with his mules and escort by the lst proximo.
II may be set down that Col Johnston will resume
his advance by the Goth Of May
Mf. Gerrish reports the grass on the Plains IA
iar advanced now as 1t WAS IN May hast year which
IS welcome news fer horses AMI cattle He met
Cot' HoHniann's command Of four comlapies and
TWO hundred mule teams at q point which will
put them two hundred miles from here tonight.
All we'll. US
MIR, Gerrish is of opinion that the Mormons M a
BODY, are not at all disposed TO resist the troops
out are deceived aud led estray by the crafty vii
am at their head, for whom there is now no re.
demptiun - ~
The officers and troops at Fort Bridger wera nm.
remittingy engaged in preparations for forward
march, Tor which Providence had blessed than,
with very mild winter. Ii Echo Canon wss
found 70 be fortified, detour could be made 10
character
Three hundred recruits arrived here few davz
SINCE from New York most of whom were imme-
aiateIy pushed on to Fort Riley, to fill up a wing
qI M tne first cavalry posted there for the winter
Ihey were good looking body of men
The activity at this post for the early starting
oil the Utah reinfOrcemehts il unabated The
quantity OF freight shipped this year by the Mis-.
sonri steamers for government is immense Much
intended for Nebraska City has been stopped AT
this pOilt
LEAyENwoRTH Cry, March %, 1855.
seven meh arrived here last night from Canp
scott. They left there on the 10th ult and re.
port Colonel JohnstOns scommand in good health and
spirits. Col Johnston told them 70 rennrt tbst -
provisions were advanced 10 him in time he had no
Tear OF the Mormons. They think he will have
some skirmishes with the Mormons during the
early summer, but that he will not ATTEMPT any
serious operations until the arrival of reinforce
ments from this place. lie does not propose To
make any attempt To enter Salt Lake CITY via Echo
IthOh' out W III march north and ii he cen OBJ.
tam entrance through the Bear River valley
inese men express the opinion that the Normons
VIII pursue au active, perseveriug and Ietermjn
Ell guerrilla warfare. aud that il will take two or
three years to completely subiue them IL will
iot be very dlfhcut for our army to advance into
Ureat salt Like City but all their provisions will
nave 10 be advanced from the States to them Mt
that place. while the Mormons enioyips perfect
knowledge Of the country, will. with fanatic des
peration, fall upon their traius. stanpe 10 their
cattle, and by every meaiis Of Irregular ystrfare x
haast and demoraIizs The troots Nor will al.
'eapts to seduce the soldiers from their duty he
wanting.
Col Johnston's command bears itself courage
ously, though it is subjected to some dcpriyRtons
the men are eating animals, which if fat would
weigh from ten TO twelve hundred pounds. but at
present only weigh from three to four hundred
pounds These cattle toxen) have sometimes to be
lfted up ia order to be killed. The only apnre
tensions OF Col Johnston appear to be in regard
20 his supplies. The men who arrived last night
state that the ComJnissary General at Fort Lara
ME told them Col Johnston had written him that
ne tCol' JohnstonD had supplies sufficient. to last
MS command till the lst of May. and not one day
longer. Upou the bass Of thai letter an attemnt
vas being made to send on a train of supplies to
coi. Johnston as early possible Said a train
"li probably have started before tins time. There
are at Fort Laramie tour months supplies for a
command of 5000 Three companies two comma.
Hies oI the 9th iniaatry aad one of the Ttbl wifi
probably leave there escort the earliest train or
rains on 10 Camp Scott The com balies feompa-
MES aud Il of the lSt cavalry and com panies of
theuth infantry (which lett here the 18TH inst ey
pected to arrive AT Fort Laramie Ia time to accompa.
ny the three companies then at that place i'm escort
Ing the first supplies to Camp Scott, but will
probably arrive too late to DO so, though they ex.
pect to make Laramie in twenty nine days They
took along with them ljG government wagons Of
forage aud provisions. Colonel Hoffman com.
manded the expedition. He intends to feed full
cations of corn until he arrives at Fort Laramie
aud thence to Camp Scott, one-third rations
There are two trains Of corn aud other stores for
the troops laying on the road between Fort Kear-
ney aud Fort Laramie, they could not be got up 10
Laramie last fall, and il is expected that Colonel
Hoffman will exhaust their contents for his com
mand durng his advance. It is expected thar
Captain Marcy with has supply of salt and ami
mas from aew Mexico will arrive az Fort Lara
mie about the time that Col. Hollman's four com
penes do, and that they will then advance to-eth.
| er t. Camp Scott.
Russell Waddcll will start their trains now as
soon as possible. Four Of their OK trains will pro.
Oably start tomorrow. The grass is quite green
III the prairie, the spring being more than a
month cartier than Il was last year; so in two or
three weeks there will be abundant grass for the
animals of our army Cattle who do not work
can now live on the prairie very we'll ES the
middle or end of April the reinforcements Of the
| Utah army may leave here without any hindrance
80 far as the grass is concerned. 1t win not how
\ sver, in all probability, start beioreMay
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