The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-05-21
PARTICULARS OF THE UrAH NEWS



iFroua Democrat, sIay IsJ
We have been favored with the following extract from
private letter 90 gentleman of this city, from Fort
Bridger, dated April 10th
'Mr. Gilbert, partner of Mr. Gerrish reached here
yesterday from California and Salt Lake He met Gov.
Egan, Van Eten, and others. he to have public
reception in Salt Lake city tomorrow Mr. Gilbert also
reports that the Mormons were leaving.
The Governor left Camp Scott the 5th of April for
Salt Lake city"
Mr. A. D. Gerrish the gentleman alluded to above.
arrived the John D. Perry yesterday and to him we
indebted for the following interesting Information
He left Fort Bridger which is one hundred and thr
teen miles from Salt Lake, the f2th of April
Gov. Cummings went into Great Salt Lake City In
company with the Mormon ambassador Col. Thomas L.
Kane Whether the governor not invited TO
the city Mr. Gerrsh does know and doubts If any
one in the camp knows
Mr. Gerrish left Fort Laramie the 2ith OF April,
arrived Fort Leayenworh on the 18th inst and left
on the 18th.
AT Fort Laramie he met Colonel Hoffman, who had
arrived there from Fort Leavenworth with, as was ssd
Iva wagons Forty miles this side of Fort Laramie on
the goth of April Mr. c.. met the express mail from
Fort Leavenworth On the 10Th, this side of Scott =
Bluffs he met Miles * Joness mail, which left Fort
Leayenworth the LIST Within twelve miles of Fort
Kearney he met the peace commissioners Eek Governor
Powell of Tennessee and Hon. Benz. McCulloch then
nine days from Fort Leayenworh, prospecting finely
OF carriages accompanied them
Some forty the freight trains of Messrs Majors Rus
SELL & Waddel successfully passed.
To Fort Laramie the grass lis in fine order The roads
to Fort Leasenworth greatly cut up by the recent
rains
Colonel Cook Il at Smiths Fork fifteen miles from
Camp Scott and has q large lot of government live
stock.
On the 10Th of April Captain Marcy was ut q point
some 200 miles south of Fort Laramie, ON Cherokee
Trail He has there large quantity OF horses and
mules, and 900 head of sheep, for sale through
Linn, by private individuals
The health OF the camp is described all that be
wished.
From the st. Louis Republican, May lssh.l
We have had an interview with Mr. Gerrish, intel
Iigent gentleman who passenger in the j. ID. Per-
ry and who left Camp Scott the 10th of April, and
stopped short distance from that camp for two days
His information from that camp therefore, TO That
date and from Salt Lake city to the 9th While his in
formation does not cooborae the already given to
the full extent il leaves to question the tact
that Governor Cumming had entered Great Salt Lake
city In order to account for this change in the aspect OF
airs it may be well to premise that Colonel Thomas L.
Kane who sent out Peace Commissioners by way
California arrived in Great Salt Lake city the 18th
of February that he remained there eight days. that after
that time he proceeded Camp Scott that while there
he requententIy passed from the camp to place of
conference with the leading Mormons outside of the
city; that in pursuance of negotiations then entered
into Gov Cumming left Camp Scott for Great Salt Lake
City on the 5th, and was met by gentleman the
Weber river, two days travel from the city He
accompanied by Colonel Kane and escorted by Porter
Rockwell. III. Egan, and other Mormons. His arrival
anticipated the 1lth and handsome apartments
provided and preparations made to receive him in
good style gentleman who knows all about the Nor
people, and who just from Salt Lake City, told
informant that the general feeling in favor of
peace only portion of the leaders, perhaps those who
had offended against the laws advocating resistance.
Mr.. Gerrish only nine days in making the trip
from Camp Scott to Fort Laramie Before his departure
scouting party in charge of b. f. Ficlin about whose
safety apprehensions had been felt returned to the
camp.
The provision trains intended for Camp Scott left Fort
Laramie ON the Gath April Colonel Hoffman, with his
escort of cavalry to leave the 18th On the ari-
these supplies Colonel Johnston command would
be put possession of everything necessary to their
fort.
Captain Marcy with his force from New Mexico, and
horses mules and three thousand sheep heard
from on what is called the Cherokee trail two hundred
miles to the south of Fort Laramie. He had not been
joined by the three companies of troops detailed by Gen.
Garland escort, and waiting for them when
heard from The large number of animals attached to
his command made his progress necessarily very slow,
but he certain to reach Camp Scott by the 10th of
May,