New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-01
UTAH.
Oar Own Cerr.srsnde Il


Iarty carrying the United States Nan 0''" o,
shfornia and Utah, has returned 10 ca"P' Inv
s,ly Indians whom they fell IN WIN "oio ,o"'0
ANAL parties who appeared very ffienOi!' ""' '",
e,pclusion We have come to IL, tna' 'neio ""' "''
srv LITTLE foundation for the reports upon tEe
.trength of which the expedition was sent CUT IL
-,tbouqht. now, that any boss oil animals sustained
~ the mail party was attributable 10 their own
,.soTpeuce in not herdng them properly at night,
IA that instead Of there having been an attack by
formidable party of warriors, with the usual con
,mitapts of wells warw hoops, ect., their stock
as nermitted tO wander of 10 distance from their
,mp. and was driven still further away by one
NE Indian; and that on the next day, on
g approach of body of Indians, including
,me Of the herd.men, to restore the
sort mules the whole mail party were struck with
spsnic OF fear and made a regular stampede OF 1t,
leaving everything behind them III thelrhight. It's
rather hard on the United States forces, that they
should be kept out here on these nhospitabe noun
T. ms subject to numbeTless annOyances and neon
,nences for the protection Oi the cdRdWc OF
ormondom; for that at present, appears to be
our mission here. Apropos des boheS, send you
iyric efusiOn, written by high-prest by the name
ofPOrter, at one time, oi ly few months since, an
sYtrcmey popular song with the SAINTS. Inc
ghly complimentary and culogistc terms IN when
3he army is alluded to, well calculated To
cile them TO any amount of hardship or privaton It
may be necessary to undergo Ia enable them 10 pro-
i.ct Brother Briehams lambhke flock from the
rayenOus red wolves of the mountains.
good deal of interest j. felt with regard 10 the
approaching term of the United States District
Court. about to be- held by Associate Justice Sin
tair in Salt Lake City. Certain cases are to como
u fdre 4 which will leilectually settle the question
whether the laws Of the land for the protection o.
property and the jnalenabe rights Of personal
liberty are 10 be enforced in this Territory, or
-. tl.x I.,la fah oly
much hardship and discomfort to every officer and
man engaged in it, and the expenditure OF millions
. Of money, taxed upon the people OF the United
States is after all, merely another exhibition OF
the very expensive and not very divertlng state
farce of How Not 10 Do it." Several of the mer-
chants whose cattle were stolen by the predatory
band who ranged the mountains last Fall, under
the command of the Lot Smith, who is immortalized
in the lyric pOme send yOu have brought suit to
recover the value of their stolen property. The
young man McNiel, who was put in the Pcnlten
tary and in irons for attempting to leave the cOun
try last Winter without passport from brigham
Young, has likewise brought suit for false im-
prisOnment laying his damages at 500, 600. In all
of these cases the law is perfectly clear and the
evidence adduced will be Overwhelming; but If the
verdict of the juries which try the cases shall be in
accordance either with the law or the facts, shall
be very much astoDished.
general cOurt-martial has been in session here
recently for the trial of Lieut.. Edwards of the 81
Artillery, Lieut. Gay, of the 2d Dragons, and
Lieut. Wharton of the eth Infantry. As matter
of interest TO your readers In the army, send YOU
a copy of the proceedings in the Of Leuts.
Edwards and Gay, with the orders Of Gen. John
rtOn thereupOn. The proceedings of the Court in
the case of Lieut. Wharton have not yet been made
public
HrAD-QuARTgRs DLrAnTNESr OF uda"
Camp Floyd, u. T., Oct. 20, 1855
GENERAL ORDERS No. LVIII.
I. BY General Court Martial which convened at
Camp Floyd, Utah Territory, on the 9Th inst pursu
ant TO Special Orders Noe. % and 9S, current series
and Of which Brevet Colonel G. r. Smith, Lieut.. CJ
10th Infantry is President, tried:
l. 2nd Lieut.. Ebenezer Gay, 2nd Dragons
Conduct to tie prejudice Of good order and military |
dlSciDitRe.
Specification l. In this that he, 2nd Iieut. Ebenezer
Cav of the 2nd Dragons, commanding Company G,
did, without written authority, leave the camp of his
Company, at the former site of Camp Floyd, |. t. on
or about the evening of September l6 lSS and 90 to
the present site Of Camp Floyd L. T., some ~ miles
distant and did remain absent from his company and
regimental camp until late the next afternoon, Sepem
ber IL, 1853.
Specification . In this that he 2nd Lieut.. Ebenczer
Gay Of the 2nd regiment of Dragons, commanding
Company G, sbsented himself FROM and neglected his
dnties as Company Commander from the evening OF
September 6 1855, until late in the afternoon of Sep
tember IL, 1858, and ON reioning his regimena camp
failed to report his return TO his commanding officer,
Lieut..Col NJ. :. Howe, 2nd Dragons.
Specification g. In this that he, 2nd Lieut.. Ebene-
7er Gay, of the End regiment of Dragons, being IN /
arrest at Camp Floyd l. T., on or about September
-, 1858 with charges pending against hun for the |
onses set forth in the first and second specifications,
wrote, caused to be written and delivered TO 2nd
Lieut.. G. A. Gordon, Acting Adntant of the 2nd regi-
ment Of DragOons, an Official communication for the |
information and action of the Regimenta Commander, |
Lieut-Col. NJ. s. Howe cOuchei in the following |
words and figures, TO wit
slR have the honor to rcpGIt that ih: m9rnns s.,
sresi no.i respectfully that party be sent out to
With great respect y%qF si SSsdIsn' lien % ssrysnt
" Lieut.. {. A. GORDON, Acting AdJt 2d Dragons"
Which communication was insubordinate, d-rcpect |
fui and offensive.
CHARGE III.
Contempt and diSrespcd tOwdyd has commanding officer
Specification. In this, that he, "a Lieut. Eben |
eztr Gay, Of the "a Regiment of Dragons being in
arrest at Camp Floyd, L. T., on or about Sept. -,
1855, with charges pending against him, preferred by
his commanding officer, Ileut.-Col. NJ. s. Howe ID
Dragoons wrote caused o lie written and delivered
10 Lieut. G.. A. Gordon, Acting Adiutant "a Dragons
m official communication for the information and !
action Of his Lieut.. Gays commanding officer, |
eouehed in the following words and figures TO wit:
"FoRr FLOYD. L. L, sept q 1855
"srR: Ihave the honor repor, TIA, morning
valuable dog sld being unable search for the same,
being arrest NOT respectfully suggest that party be cent
s,,a %Sh great 's.rss yGg N i, 9Ss 'fEs p,,,ooo,
g Lien, q a. 0oEpoS, Acting Atjaian, "a Dragons"
Which communication conteulptUous and dis J
respectful toward the said Gays commanding officer,
Lieut.. Col Howe, I'd Dragons.
This Notwithstanding that he, the said Gay had /,
previously made the same application verbally 10 the .
Adjt. Lieut.. G. A. Gordon, and had been told
by that officer that his application would not be sub
mitted to the commanding officer, on account Of its uu
propriety.
To which charges and specifications the accused |
TO the first specification. first charge, no, guilty