Cooper's Clarksburg register. [volume] (Clarksburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1851-1861, 1858-04-23
rhe Mormon War.

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The overland mail gives US FIVE days
later news from our Utah army. the last
dates being January. 81. The previous
news from Salt Lake. by Mormon
traveller via Council. Blnff. was January
q6, and by California january. The
troops are in winter quarters .. Fort
Scott, and are occupied with the routine
Of camp life. drilling. and every day par
ade. ...5..-.,
The eastern mail. which left Fort In
dependence on the lst Of November. had
arrived only two days before, having. It
is supposed. been intercepted by tue
Morm6ns and robbed on the way. 1t
appears that.sowing to some trouble, II
was intrusted from Fort kearney to
man named Thompson, who has been
recognized by gentlemen who formerly
resided in Salt Lake City, as q Mormon
and he is nndoubtly one of those whom
Brigham sent to try and obtain situa>
ton in some Government train to act as q
sby. There in no doubt but that the
mail was opened at the Bridge, as it con-
tains but three letters for Brigham
Young, and the latter contained thirty or
forty. Brigham has in his possession a
C0Hpl6I6 SCI VI otSo5 ASSA RSSS SSNSS
keys. belonging to the Salt Lake CITY
post Office, and there would be no diff
Guilty. therefore, in opening and closing
the sacks.
Stowell. the Mormon prisoner, in CONF
pany with corporal. has escaped. and it
isreported that Howard. a Mormon, who
was arrested on the Sweetwater, and con-
fined ON charge of treason. but against
whom the grand jury found no indict-
ment, and who was consequently releas>
ed and ordered to leave camp, was stillin
camp; and il is more than likely that he
was connected with the escape Of the
prisoners, and furnished them horses.
F'iStoweIl is an adjutant in the Mormon
army, and was taken prisoner on Hams
Fork. together with Col: Taylor. Stow
ell had on his person, at the time of his
capture, veraldespatches of a most trea,
sonable nature from Brigham Young and
others, to the Mormon forces on Green
river. Taylor made his escape on very
stormy night, few weeks after his cap
ture,
Its strongly suspected that there are
traitors in the camp. and that the whole
affair was preconcerted.
The cattle are doing we'll. All the
mules and horses had been sent to
Smiths and Henry's Forks. and between
1900 and 1000 ate expected to survive
the winter. Wood is procured on the
stream above, and is hauled TO the camp
by the soldiers themselves, twenty and
thirty TO a wagon; at ten O'Clock in the
morning, drill; the soldiers of the 10Th
infantry are learning the new shanghai
drill. A theatre has been built during
the winter. of poles and canvas. in which
the soldiers gave ball. On the 10th of
February the first of the regular series
of concerts was to have been given. fol-
lowed by weekly dramatic performances,
the performers being found among the SOL
diers. Some struggling artist had also
opened his Photographic establishment
in the neighborhood of the camp. The
overland party report that the snow on
the greater part Of the route has disap-
peared. and that the road is passable.
LArER-ARMr NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR
g. =. COL. JOHNSTON.
The Leayenworth (Kansas) Times Of the
18th says that yesterday morning two
companies of infantry aud two OF cavalry
left the fort for Utah. They design over
taking 1Col. Hoffman and the escort Of
the supply train for Col. Johnston's ar
my from Fort Laramie. This train cor~
sists at l6o heavily laden wagons.
The ST. Louis Republican publishes
extracts from private letter from Col.
Johnston to friend in this city. dated
February 9Th. He says he has received
no communication from the Government
since the 22d Of October. He complains
that the contractors take more than three
months to carry the mails to Utah. when
their contract says the service shall be
done. monthly. Col. Johnston describes
his march to Camp Scott. compliments
his troops and says the Mormons have.
ully as words aud actions can. NANTES
ted the intention that they will no longer
submit to any government but their own,
and that the people Of the Union must
either submit to usurpation Of their ter
ritory. and have government erected
in their midst. acknowledging no depend.
enee upon or allegiance to the federal
authority. or act with vigor and force to
compel them to succumb. He expressed
an earnest hope that every exertion may
be made to forward supplies early in the
spring, under sufficient guard of noun
ted men.
From the ST. Louis Republican, March %.