The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1858-06-19
Tie 1mon War.

LATTER FROM IAIi-IiErCRN OF Coy.
CCMMING-SALT1 City NEARLY DESERT
Ep.-!H, Ions, j. lG.-Col, Thomas l..
Name, from CanHStt, which he left on the
10th ult., paSSei bonneville last evening.
lie reports that dvuor Cumming had le
turned after max 3,n Intellectual attempt 10
arrest the NlornIhgra TO the South.
Salt Lake Git aid the Northern settle
mcnts were ncarf tesc,tcd. a few persons
only remaining tdsmrl the buildings. For
tv thousand pcrsts are said to be in motion,
their trains cx hiding for miles down
the valley. Thel anccd trains are already
three hundred NIB distant. 10 evade an
swcring whithcrEand. they say they are
going South butts supposed their drstinu.
ton is Cedar Crdr some part of Sonora.
| There were notcS mt Camp Scott. The
party met Col Ildan's train % miles from
Platte bridge. h. Johnston intended
| awaiting the arIit)f the peace commission
ors al Camp Scot The Indians arc annoy
ing the mormonsom they call squaws, be-
cause they wontht. Brigham delivered
the great seal, the,orlls, Ctc., which wee
supposed to haYeen destroyed, to Gov.
| Cumming.
LnAyENworrT,rNE l3rH.--Two gentle.
mon have ariYeocre from Camp Scott.
with eight daysk news. Governor Cum.
ming was still Az LAX" City, Gen john
! ston had proviSs sufficient to last till
june 10th. Noth had been heard from
Captain Marcy ar Fort Laramie. The
gentlemen were pad by a Mormon express
from Salt Lake q having left May llth
bound to CounciBluH"s. They reported
that Governor Caninr had returned to
the city immcdiay. They also reported
everything as quie
WAsHNGroN JI l5.-The War Depart
ment has received later dates from Utah
than those from Vernor Cumming. The
view OF some Of thilcers Of the army, as
expressed IN lett is that he went into
Salt Lake City too Silly that he has been
deceived, and thatormon friendship is not
to be reljel on. Xviii be reelected that
the army VAS sent Utah az a posse com'td-
tbs, subject to thetcrS Of Gov. Cumming
and cannot move Mout his direction. Nc
new dcvelopmcntSrc received by the last
arrival. The aruyil move as recently d.
rectcd branching 90 such intermediate To-
calitics as require Election.
TEoOrs RECALIlE'RoM UTMG.-Wc lcarl
that Lieut.. GrnelaScott, on consultation
| with the SccrctarvaNNar has sent orders by
express to turn bact large portion of The
troops now moving the direction of Utah
The immense ma sines of supplies will
however, be torwaiu TO Utah, as a consider
able body Of troop will be kept there fo
some time 10 come. Nat. Ihteligsncer.
DISPATCHES FRoAEN JOHNSTON 1t i.
stated that 1t. GclScott has received dis
| patches from Gen. phnston, Of the Clal
army, who arrives atoncuslons directly op
| positc those of Gov. tmmng, touching tn
intention of the Morbns, who, he says ar
now aiming and forHing at every point.
FCRTHER FROM TnBTAu ARMY.-.St. Ions
.j"ne l6.-Messrs. Aken & Nickerson, VIII
have arrived from lamp Scott. met Go
Andrews command aCottonwood Springs
80 miles beyond Fort carney, June 5th-a
well. They also met VI. Monr0e's comman
LOO miles beyond theEg Blue river, on tn
It'll Col. May was iliamp ut the Big Blu
river, and Col. MorriSn at the Nemcha c
the 7lh. The army Camp Scott were
good health.
The peace commissioners were met ne!
Platte Bridge, and would overtake &c
Hoffman the same day. Col. Hoffman
commanCy which was progressing incl,
lost fifty mules in the snnw storm previous
reported. Tie was on the I'D Of May with
80 miles of Camp Scott, and on that da
dispatched twenty-five wagons loaded wi
flour in advance OF his column, to the ass
lance of Gen. Johnston.