The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1858-06-01
INTERESTING FROM UTAH.

The Washington MON OF the z5d says nc
received last night several letters from our CORES
pondent with the Utah expedition, giving various
details of the news that has reached us by tele-
graph.
In letter dated the 18th of March, our cores
pondeut announces the arrival at Camp Scott on the
Dist of that month, of the mail that left lDdepen-
dence on the 21st of February. He states also
that the Mormons were lowering around the Camp
in considerable numbers, but they had not had
the temerity to make the attack. We quote as
follows
s.Tbere Is an outpost of twenty dragons sta
toned about four miles out on the Salt Lake road
But few evenings ago they were fired upon by
large body of MormOns None were wounded,
though the Mormons off nine miles Last
week the picket-guard stationed about one mile
west of the fort fired upon a man who, feel as
sured, was Louis Robinson, the former proprietor
of this place A slight fall of snow during the
night obterated all traces of his whereabouts In
the morning.
Fort BRIDGER, UTAH TERRITORY, April 10,
lS5S-Learning few moments since that an eX-
press leaves this morning, and having permission
to write you thereby l avail myself of the occa-
sion presented to send you few items.
Mr. Gilbert, ofthe firm of Gilbert Gerrlsh,
| formerly merchants in Salt Lake City, reached
here last evening from New York, ria CdtJor"t"
and Salt Luke. He reports having met Gov.
Cumming and Col. Kane in Echo Canon, forty-hve
miles this side of Salt Lake, Wednesday even
! ing the 9TH inst. There about twenty Nor
mons, splendidly mounted, under the charge OF
Porter Rockwell, notorious Dante, accompany
| ino him. He could not learn whether they were
acting as an escort or as having in charge the
governor as a prisoner. The MOrmOns were send
ing in an express to Brigham to inform him OF the
near approach of Gov. Cumming. Mr. u. was In
formed that a room had been richly furnished for
the occupation of the Governor and that ne was to
have public reception on Sunday.
| On his way from Salt Lake to California, Mr.
Gilbert met large numbers Of wagons, heavily
loaded, on their way, it is supposed, to the White
mountains, near the borders of New Mexico.
Nearly one hundred leave the city daily, and so tar
as women and children are concerned, the city Is
nearly depOpulated 1t is supposed that large
portion of them are secreted on City creek, above
Salt Lake, in the mountains, where it is known
they have large caches Of provisions. In CONVEX
sation with Brigham he was told that if the army
would give him time he would leave, otherwise ne
would send them to h--ll cross-lots." This asser-
| ton he will find to be as erroneous when he
said upon our arrival last fall that the Lord would
destroy us, and later in the winter, when he pro-
phesied that all would be scalped by the Indians
The Mormons have not planted any crops OF I'M
portance this spring, and have not, as is usual at
| this season. commenced making and planting their
| gardens, but instead, are packing up anu OoAls1
up the provisions which they have on hand, and
which they estimate to be more than one years
supply in wheat and -four.
The Sunday before Mr. Gilbert's arrival, Brig
ham preached most abusive and reasonable ser
mon against the President and the United States
Government. The sermon had not been published
in the Deseret News, but was printed in a pam
phlet FORM and distributed throughout the settle
mcntS.
On his way up, Mr. Gilbert passed and visited
the scene of the massacre of the California emf
grants, last fall He says the ground is strewn
with human skulls and bones of all sizes, whilst
the place was covered in every direction with locks
and tresses of women hair. The sight of these
relies of the most inhuman and barbarOus massa.
ere that be found on the pages of our countrys
history was truly sickening, causing cold shuddcr
to pass through the whole frame and yet on such
a spot the Mormon guide jvcularly remarked that
this would be an ''e.rceh"nt place for u dc"tta's
shop."
RESIGNED "A special dispatch from st. Louis
to the Baltimore Sun says: "Dispatches IRON
Fort Leavcnworth report that Brigham Young
had resigned the Governorshp of Utah." Brig
ham Young is like Jacques, the Mock Duke, who
like a well-bred dog retired when he saw prepare
lions rife for kicking him out.