Staunton vindicator and general advertiser. (Staunton, Augusta County, Va.) 1858-1860, 1858-06-26
Arrival of Col. Kane at st. Loais-l'ster
esting Intelligence from Sail LAKE..

-esting Intelligence from Sail Lake.
From the St. Louis Democrat, June le.
The party Of Col. Kane. from Camp
Scott, arrived here yesterday morning on
the steamer Emigrant. The Col. remained
but few hours, leaving for Washington
on the Ohio and Mississippi afternoon train
The information brought by his party, OF
whom we may give the name OF MAJOR
Howard Egan as authority, repeats, with
additional interesting details, that telegraph
ed to us from Boonville on Monday night.
The party left Camp Scott on the 10th
of May. Gov Cumming had returned there
from Salt Lake City. He stated that al
most instantly upon his arrival at the Nor
mon city be found the population moving
off. The movement had indeed commence
ed. and shortly increased till the entire
people of the northern settlements were IN
motion. Brigham Young formally deliver
ed to his hands the great SEAL and all State
records The Mormon chiefs appeared
particularly solicitous that Governor Cum
ming should take possession Of these mo-
mentous documents, relying upon this mea-
sure as the only one for their preservation.
They were urgent that the governor should
at once deposite them in a fire proof safe.
The reason Of this soon transpired with the
discovery that extensive preparations had
been skilfully made to give the city to the
flames, la the Russians at Moscow. Large
quantities of dried fence woed had been
arranged in many houses whicb a match
would have kindled to confagration. Hap
PLY, better counsels prevailed Among tke
leaders, and strenuous endeavors were sue
cessfnlly made BY the major part OF the
population to prevent the catastrophe.
Having received tae capitulation of Brig
ham, and taken efficient means to prevent
the still dreaded bsrring Of the city, Gov.
Cumming deemed it proper, if possible,
peacefully to prevent the migration south
ward, and set OF after the trains. The
whole population of the northern settlements
we're on the road few guards alone be-
ing LETT in the villages. The number of
men. women. and children could scarcely
be less than $4,000. Many were far adj
vanced, so that it vas useless to pursue
them. The forward trains were three hum
dred miles southwark down the valley. The
governor counted seven hundred and fifty
wagons laden with families. They were
abundantly provisioned. Many hundreds
had "hutted'' by the way-i. e., had bsli1t
aelo6e houses of the road mud. The cold
and heavy rains had disappointed their ex-
pectations of the dry weather necessary to
the permanency Of such structures, and had
washed away their wallis They were thus
left exposed to the winds and rains.-But
there appeared no very serious suffering.
though much and trying inconvenience. The
attempt to procure a general abandonment
of F'ae march was Of course futile.
There is uncertainty about the destination
which the Mormon leaders now propose to
themselves. They keep thei5 Owe counsel
in this respect with remarkable closeness.
The suggestion that they were ho'ind FOR
Cedar City is rather discredited by the fact
that they have driven large herds Of their
cattle much southwark Of that point. It is
feared that they may coalesce with some of
the Indian tribes Of the South, which are
ssready sufficiently yexatious, and thus give
much trouble to the government They
themselves complain bitterly of the treat
1lont OF rowing parties of Indians, Who,
finding them defencelcss on the road, can
not resist the temptation presented by so
much booty The indians ridicule the
Mcrmens, saying they are squaws, and
can't fight.
Camp Scott remained healthy. The ac-
counts of inadequate provisions have been
exaggerated. The quality of their fear is
alone matter of complaint with the troo ps.
Coy. Cumming has taken efficient steps to
remedy all inconvenience, and preclude the
possibility Of suffering in the army fro@
tlia source
About twenty miles west Of Platte Bridge,
Col. Kane met the supply train of Col.
Hoffman, and also the United States Com
missioners, for whose arrival Col. Johnston
has hitherto been reported as waiting.
The departure of the Mormons appears
to be conceived by their leaders, and by
those in the American camp, as probably
the best course feasible The GOODNESS, adj
dress, and Grmness of Gov. Cumming in
securing the adoption Of this alternative to
war, are strongly attested by the eye-wit-
nesses of his conduct. His management of
the army in its critical circumstances also
elicits, and we doubt not deserves, warm
encomiun,s.
Horrible Tr"geey ut Weston, Mo--Mn