Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1858-07-14
important from Utah.

ST. LOUIS, July 12.-Our dispatches from
Leavenworth are to the I tn by the steamer
War Eagle to Bonneville They saw that
letters were received by the St. Joseph mail
! from the army. They contain but few addi-
tional items of interest An officer. w.iting
| from Johnson's camp on Bear River. june
10th, says tha. the army would resume their
( march on the next day. Johnson had receiy
ed an express from the Peace Commissioners
informing him that the army would be re-
| celved Pcaccably by the Mormons The
"enerai did not, however, feel any increased
confidence in the peaceful attitude of the
saints, and the army was kept in readiness to
repe! any treacherous demonstrations.
proclamation had been issued to the neonI.
by Johnson, in which he tells them the army
Is as ready now to afford them assistance
and projection as 1t was to oppose them when
IN rebellion against the government + r.e
thought that the guarantee would cause many
Mor;nons to evade the despotism of YonnG /
who had sedulously inculcated the beliof tL3t |
the army was particularly hostile to them /
Inc troops are IN fine condition. and would /
be glad to be released from iuactioD Tho |
garrison at Fort BrIdger consisted Of Cont |
Hendrlckson's and Lieut. Smiths comnonias
OF the 9th infantry, and Capt Stcwart's troon. !
OF the lst cavalry Col. Holman / 5. 90 !
mules but only one cavalry horse IN his march /
across the plains
y dispatch from St Joseph dated the 18th. |
by the United States Express Company 10 |
bonneville. says that the Salt Lake mail Of
June 18th, arrived. Gen. johnson and his |
command was met at Echo Cannon, fifty miles /
from the city. The army was in excellent +
health and spirits, Brigham Young AID his /
followers were still at Provo Young hal |
n Sll l-n
Cummings and the Conan ssioners. but the !
result OF the conference was not known. Il .
was the established opinion that the Mormons |
would offer no resistance, Col Hoffman left /
the command Of Fort Bridser to Can't. Mar
cy, and accompanied johnson. Everything |
regarding the future movements of the Nor /
nous IS stIII yelled in mystery Rumois arc .
still rife, however, that they mediate an oc-
cUpancy OF Sonora. Couiec;urcs arc Bu,nar-
Gus IN the valley that the United States GOV
ernmcut intend to purchase the Mormon. i'm
Provemcn's The South Platte was very high.
The roads were good. The mail party il, irhcr
met nor saw any Indians oa the plains but
met great many traders at different points
on the road. The mail was nineteen davs
out from Salt Lake to St, Joseph
The same dispatch says tn It Judge Sinclrir,
recently appointed Judge in Utah would
tV'fc oI- JoScph. on the ItJh, accom- panied .
by Dir. Dodge, District Attorney for Utah.
Our Leavcnworth correspond eut under date
of the Sth, says, an express arrived at Fort
Leayenworth this morning from Fort Kearn-
ey, The express passed the Utah mail for
St Joseph. 1t is said that Gov Cummings
and the Peace Commissioners had concluded
a treaty Of peace with the Mormons Gen.
Harney was in camp niue miles beyond Kear-
ney, on the Sd. The express, with orders
for him to half, must have overtaken him en
the 9th.
The Z. S steamer Mink leaves port to-
morrow, with Captain LovelPs and Lieut.
Lees companies of Second Infantry, for Fort |
Randall She also lakes recruits for the same ,
regiment, {
Judge Cato has resigned his position as
District Judge. |,
The St. Joseph Gazette of the Sth. in no.
Icing the arrival of the Utah mail, SAYS that
zen, Harvey is encamped just beyond Fort {
Laramie Col Mays command was met 30
niles this side Of Laramie. A large body of ,
Infantry was at Ash Hollow Mai Every ,
vas encamped on Big Blue and another COM {
nander whose name is not given, was at Fort I
Aearney. The provision trains were pro
crossing finely. The Sioux Indians were r
along the route, but they were +
riendly. A heavy snow fell at Fort Bridger :
IN the 10th of June