The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-05-22
THK UTAH NEWS.

Our Special Leavenworth C0rrospenslenoe.
Fosr LEAvENwoRm, X. T., May Is, 1855.
An express reached us 70 day from Damp Scott, With
dates 70 The 10Th Of April Tho news, which b Of high
nportsaoe, send yOu from bonneville by telegraph
Mr. Gilbert arrived IN camp, direct ffom Salt Lake, on
Saturday, April TO- and Immediately started Off IN agent
for Washington.
The hormons are making preparations 70 leave for We
white River Mountains, which somewhere IN the
southern boundary Of the Territory some Of the
and children had already gone. In anticipation OF shs
movement which, indeed, Is ths fulnment Of tho threat
made 70 Van viietDo crops had been planted this year.
Gov Cumming had gone into Salt Lake City by invitation
Of Brigham Young who anxious 70 sell 10 The troops
such supplies as shey needed.
No news At camp nom Captain Marcy up 70 the depart
Of tho express General Johnston contemplated an
advance on The city az soon a. Marcy arrived.
Colonel Honman's command met At Chimney Rock,
which would put at Fort LARAMIE the Goth Of April
The grass was shooting up finely the plains, which s
weIccme news 70 the unprecedented number Of animals 70
be subsisted on the Utah route this season.
The orders published by General Smith for the move
ment OF tho reinforcing coumns will DO copied In New
York from the ST. Louis Rpubiea It's details comph
In sccoroanoe with these orders the SECOND ooiumn
leaves on Sunday next Il composed Of the headquar
rs a. sSd = S q
Light Battery n, Second srtlery-in all 500 men lieut.
Colonel Monroe commands the column with Drs Swift
General Barney and staff arrived this morning Tho
Seventh regiment infantry leaves ST. LOUIS on the ism
body Of 200 recruits rs expected nom New York To-
mand Of Leutenans d. d. Clark ana Hendershott
OUR WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, Nay Il, 1858.
The Arrival Of Col Kone at LeapemetA Very UnlikeIy-
The Nescs Contradictory-A Neo Proposision for Ar
ransement looming Up-WAat the Horizons ZAink
In my letter Of Monday morning sustained your tele-
graphic despatch from Lesvenworh about the arrival Of
COL Kane at Camp Scott and the departure Of Gov Gum
ming for Great Salt Lake CITY, bu. from reliable Informs
ton warranted in doubling the accompanying state
meDt and inference that the Normons had ackno
"the error OF their wsys consented TO honor federal
thority, 60 or quietly the White River Mountains and
thus make an end of the unoonmenced war Since
wrote 10 you dispatches have been received from the
West, which seemed 70 conirm every thing the st
port but other dispatches of later bring the facts
to precisely where tad they Another despatch
the arrival at Leavenwor.h Of Col Kane and Abbe GIL
bert, on Sunday evening, with the Information that
"a shsm Young had abdi,atea, and tina. Gov Ocmmiog
accompanied BY q deputAion Of fifty hormons, sent W
Ii this information reliable? think not I have two
opjt ctons. This last information Is said 70 be derived
from Mr. Gilbert. Colonel Kane had been present at
Leavenwcrth, TO him. and not 70 the Utah merchant
would application have been made for Information.
Again, the sAif ment itself contains something like 40
suloity, cay the least Of it,
Do8VcnNOTtu V0vtfnor
Cumming going TO Salt Lake derived from Mr. Ger
Ish or some one Of his company, they arrived ~ the
Tort On the l3th Mr. g., on his arrival 81 81 LOUIS says
Mat "Governor Cumming, accompanied by Col. Kane,
le Camp Scott the 9th OF April, and the Oh wsre
by gentleman me, on the Weber river two days. travel
from the city escorted BY Porter ROCKWELL H. EgAn and
other aormons They were expected ~ the city on the
lin, where handsome Apartments were provided and
made 70 receive the Governor In good style"
All this very probable, and that know Of doubt
but the despatch Of this morning upsets al reasonabe
calculations bssei upon IT,
Would Col Kane, who was previously heard from In
company with Gov. Cumming within two days travel
from Great Salt Lake CITY turn about thirty miles from
hat same city a. reported, and leave the Governor
Not very likely indeed me despatch Of last evening
every character Il bogus To the foregoing objections
may be added that rs not ~ all probable that Mr. Ger
rNh would leave Camp Scott the 10Th OF April for the
East and the senior partner Of the frm Mr. Gilbert fol
how him few days after. The story throughout looks
badly.
There unquestonsbly important move or other
gor al Salt Like al the present time inportan,
news expected daily bus there very lse hope
aned here that tne abocauoo Of the Prophet Governor
TO his successor the Colonel viii be the FIRST thing
learn. The most reliable OF Information Utah
matters assure mo tina. nothing need be expected from
the Mormons for peace unless the army be kept Of
their ces. friend thinks NOT unlikely that military
camo win be formed ~ Bsdger, and the troops KEEP.
there TIL full Investigation Of tho Utah difficulties V
made by Gov Cumming and the federal officers assisted
by the commissioners, hoCulioch and Powell To this n
believed The Mormous win consent There B possibly
something IN this.