The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-03-30
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me TAR kxrsnirIos.-L Letter fions 6siosei yo.,,-
S,'H "a letter ~em Col Johnston. dated camn
>'o't 1sa' ~, speaking OF the Mormons. saw.
NY information respecting their conduct 4. ,h.,
ther h"eps are organized TO resist the estahlI.b
iaent ei Territorial government by the United
Ssa.es saa IN iurtheraace OF thar object they have
erected Merks OF defence In the mountaIn nassa.
and near salt Lake city. knowing how renusnsn,
II would be TO the policy interest of the eovern
Rent to any act that would force these neonis
into nnpiessant relations with the federal govern
nent, would, in conformity with the visws sIso
of the commanding general, on all proper ora,
sians have manifested ia my iutercourse with
them spirit Of conciliaton, but I do not believe
such consideration for them would be properly An.
preciated now. or rather would be wrongly in,ar
preted; and in view Of tho reasonable fetaner and
feeling now pcrvsding the leaders and greater Dor.
ton Of the Mormons, ! think that neither the
houor nor dignity OF the government will allow of
the slightest concession being made 10 them
They .hould be made TO submit TO the constitu-
tioual and legal demands of the government un.
adjustment of existing difficult
ties sHy other basis would be nugatory. Their
threat to oppose the march of the troops In the
spring will not have the slightest influence in de-
laying it. and II they desire TO join issue, believe
i. Is for the interest of the government that they
should have the opportunity.
LATEST IypliS NKws-By the late Florida pa
pers, we learn that negotiations have been pro-
gressipg favorsbIy, and that Billy Bowlegs has
been seriously advocating the move in council
among some twenty-five of his brave. The Tam
"a PenHsular Of the 20th inst, says:
The new. from Msj Rector is truly gratifying
Everything connected with his negotiations ipdi-
cate final in his Efforts to effect peaceful
removal OF the Seminoles. Maj Il. has set Il day,
not far distant, on which be will make his ultima
tnm; at which time it ia expected Billy aud his
tribe will embark for the West. There it great
hope Of Sam Jones party emigrating also, but the
prospects for n removal in their case are not as
fair would wish
Fussehatchee Emathla one of BilIy's principal
Chiefs with daughter, about Is years of age, is
now at Indian Depot, on Egmont Key, visiting his
wife, who was captured some tune since.
Several Indian families, of Billy's party, we're
encamped with the delegation, and a number of
uthers were in the neighborhood and would como
ia soon.
MORE Docross.-The medical department of the
University cf Pennsylvania, at its annual con .
mencement Saturday last, turned out no legs
than 14j graduates. Among them were the fol-
lowing from Virginia:
yN Baugh, P Carpenter, Clark, J W Gle,
mems, W bearing, Jr. IL " Gordon, W Hay, J r
Jones, } l. Lindsay, " q Lpscomb, A II McTyre,
X IL Pan ker, " X Putney, II Rice, + W Row, j
NcA Rust, X Stearnes and W N Turner.
The following are from North Carolina:
J Armstrong, j w Booth, ~ s Rnl!cck III "
Delvatch, G. Douthat, A j Ellis L Grissora, J NJ
Hines. Howard, W Jones, D Lea. g Lea S
) Leach, l. T Seeeraft, W D Mclean, L NJ Nixon.
ii IL Norman, j T Phillips, W b Pugh, J J Shan
nophouse. d Siles, B Simns, W r Squire J K
Steward. ii Terrell, Ii Walker, A W Wiseman
aad d Young.
LATEST FROM THE COLOR .Do--BURsrISG OF LIYrT
irss' ExPEDiTIoS.-The San Diego Herald giyes
the folio sing lalDentable account of the expedi-
tion up the Colorado, of Lieut.. Ives: by the ar
rival IN town of MIR. Joseph Swycafer, from Fort
Yuma, we have later intelligence from that 10.
cality and from the exploring party of Lieutenant
ives mp the Colorado We gather the following
articulars from the express rider 1t appears that
the expe dition which ascended about one hunered
ind nifty miles ia the steamer Jsssup, and were
obliged 10 return for provisions. started again and
gained point as high up fifty miles below the
crossing of the Colorado to Salt Lake CITY, where
finding party OF Indians, armed with cerbines,
&C, VINO assumed warilke attitude towards the
Hew comers, the commanding officer deemed il
prudent To return without landing, as it appeared
hazardous to ascend further with the force then
on the steamer. They therefore returned, passing
the iron steamer still sunk on the sand bar They
had descended to within about thirty miles OF
iuula, when the Jessup struck suuken rock
knocking hole in her bottom just beneath the
engine, apd went down, whore she now lies
These all the particulars We have been abba tn
gather from Mr.. Swyceffer. aud although they
may not be correct in every particular, we be-
.leSe them IN the maIu to be sufficient on which
TO found an opinion that the great exploring ex
pediton up tue Colorado Ia burst up for the pres
ent. unless Congress shall make an appropriation
ut its present session, sufficient to fl out two or
three light draugEt steamers. adapted 10 Eis hdz
a'fi1es SeTrice. with sufficient number of uien
arms aud prOvisions,f for trip ofsuch magnitude
THE NORFOLK Fl-Np-The Mayor OF Norfolk has
written letter 10 the Pittsburg board Of iia9e,
suggesting that the funds collected in Pittshurg
Ia 1880 for the relief OF the Norfolk sufferers.
amounting 10 about $1,000, which has not been
used for the purpose iutendep and is still in the
| hands Of VIM. ii. Brune, Esq, treasurer Of the
Norfolk fund in Baltimore, he donated to the sup.
port of the fifty'eight orphan children now in
charge OF the Howard Association of Norfolk
he board in compliance with the request re
.olVed that it should he donated.
| Crop PRospEcTs IN TExis.-Fine Spring rains
aud tatteTiBg prospects encourage the planters of
! western Texas. Ia the ueighborho0d of San An
tDuiO, most of them have up several inches
| With Il tne stand. The expectation Of fine crops
almost universal in that section Of the State =
! The fine raius have placed the wheat crops in al
| most all parts Of the country out of danger.
/ FIRING sALrrEs.-The N. o. picayune condemn.
! he practice of firing sautes by ships and steam
| boats when leaving port. On the 10th inst, a YES
! eel about starting for Havana fired gun, and q
| poor man who was standing near was struck BY
| he wadding, with such force as to effect com
| ound fracture Of his left arm and tear out hif
| iett eye.
FGoM LIBERIA.-Letters from Monrovia. from
| The ex-Presideut, state:
With respect 10 public affairs, everything seem,
! 10 be progressing satisfactorily; peace and har
| niony prevail throughout our borders; though il
l feared shall be drawn into difficulty before
long with the natives, in consequence of the pres
ent French system of collecting emigrants OF
this coast for their West India colonies.
The native chiefs In the neighborhood Of Cape
| Mount have commenced their old practice Of kid
| napping, and making predatory wars on eacl
ether for the purpose of procuring free einigrant
| II send abroad
THE TgeoPs FOR UTkH.-The regular troops iT
Kansas and the western frontier will start fol
| Utah between the 10th April and 10th of May
mastering in all about 1000 effective Five
regiments OF volunteers, proposed by the bill nov
heioie the Senate will, IL is stated, be accepted
| aad organized whenever the bill is passed NJ