New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-05-24

arranged for vigorous defense. lie g1afu' no"
ever, upon starting Oh, % ree'nh'lei' e'0O
Isuaded solitary person, wh' proved - 'o ~"
Kane IL seems that he had arranged Win 1he
esnt,;n of his escort in the mornog series OF
.sn,,. nv di.cbargue bic pistol IN certain manner
-S.a u,.,s u be used on bis return when sp-
,,..,h;n, the pichev. 10 the storm and d.'koess
A. the night he passed toe picket guard withoQ.
-estns them, and mistook tie guards Of the fort
tsrap,eLet and fred his signals, which not being
understood caused the alarm. Happily only one
shot was fred at Col. Kane 10 return. and the
soldier 10 generally considered AZ deserving Of credit
for having missed hn. The weapon employed
was ysger--oistance two paces The prompt
tsde with which Ihe tOd ers of the garrison took
their places and formed into loe deserves CON-
neBda.iOD, for every pau wss IN he place with
kaded gun, and al The cannon were manned and
charged in four minutes after the alarm first
sounded. Col. Kane IL still guest Of the Governor.
On the 14th INST. Ben S noDds, 81 intelligent
Delaware Indian, bu, al present the CHEF Of baod
Of Indian, called the Weber U,es who are in fact
branch Of the SbOshonee or Snake Indians,
Arrived 10 camp He said that he had brought
= Bear River, near the emigrant road, about thir
ty-6ve miles from here, 10 the direction of Salt
Lale; that he wished to DO friendly with us, and is
. good friend Of the United States. He reports
that party of BonDack Indians attacked Nor
men settlement. on Salmon River, in Oregon Ter
Iitsry, and forty.fve Of the Mormons were slain
or wounded. The MormoDs are much alarmed 10
consequence. He states also, and The report has
si,ce been confirmed by oar Ute Indians who are
samped with us, that large numbers OF Mormons
are On their way out 10 attack us, and are at this
tine eamped on the Weber River. You need not,
therefore, be surprised TO hear by the next mail of
N engagement between our army and the Mormon
srces.
While SimOnds was in the camp, he got into
drunken frolic with young man, which resulted IN
lis being shot at three time, with revolver BY
Ais companion. He fortunately escaped unnsrmed.
Unfortunately, however, the same evening, his
purse containing some $500 in gold, was stolen.
He left camp very IN dissatisfied with the Amer
isans. The young man who shot at him has been
fully committed for trial at the next session Of the
Court by Justice Burr but no clue has yet been
obtained az to who stole the money.
On the 18th intt, an expressman arrived here
from Capt Marcy of the 9TH Infantry, who, it will
Dc recollected, left here Immediately after our ar
rival for New. Mexico, TO obtain animals for this
command. The following general order, published
to the army by Col. Johnston, contains the news
received:
"HE.DeuAkTERs DEPARTmExr Of UT.H,}
camp ScoTT, I. T., March IL, 1853.
"GEyERAL ORDERsNo 1.-The Colonel commsod-
ilg announces with pleasure the arrival 10 New Mex
60 Of the expedition under Capt. Rando ph b. Marcy,
5th Infantry organized Special Orders No. 80 Army
Of Utah, of 1857.
latter q aborious march across the mountains, |
through from two TO five feet deep for two hun
aIed niles the men breaking the track for their |
wearied ar!nss through the deep and hard.packed |
now, the command reached Taos, New Mexico, on |
NE 22d e JsuusIy, 1858.
"Without food other than their dying animals, en-
dprrg a1s unparalleled suffering, struggling for It's
Co. L members of this energetic band main
sired and numerous peris and tolls, their good con-
duct and sub,IdipaOn, dspaylog an example In theT
souitIy's csuse worthy ct alton, and CT which
.hsir country, ss the army, lie Justly proud.
with dep regret is announced the death of one |
member of the expedition, Sergeant William ii. Nor
ton Of Company +. 10Th Infantry, from exoosuse TO
sod after In the discharge OF his duty
IF J. PORTER. Assistant AdjatsnsGen
On the 18th inst, the 18th and 10th regiments Of
Infantry and both the light and heavy batteries,
moved from their Winter quarters to the open val
lev or plain on which Fort Brideer is situated.
Yesterday the volunteer battalion moved also to the
sane camp. The object of this movement is to
concentrate the troops in order that they may be
prsetised in the battalion drill which will be done
byICol Johnston in person, and also to obtain
more deensible position; for the old camp sltuated
"a il was in a barrow bottom between high bluffs,
sbstructed by brush and trees, would have been
found moot difficult position to defend. Unfor'
tunsiely, the day which had been selected proved
ose Of the most iRclement of the season. notwith-
standing which, as all the preparations had been
made, the Colonel determined to move.
The camp is formed westerly from Fort Bridger,
with the right formed by the 9Th Infantry, resting
on the Fort the left formed by the 10Th Infantry,
extends nearly to the Cedar Hills, which are the
western boundary Of the valley. The volunteer
corps, thanked on either side by the batteries OF
artillery Of Capts. Phelps and Reno, forms the
center Of the line. The Governor, Chief Justice,
and other civil officers, who have resided during
the Winter at Eckelsville, have not yet moved, but
intend TO move next week. A company of the 10Th
Infantry in command Of Lieut. II. b. Kelly, are
low camped on the public square Of Eckelsvine
for the protection Of the Government officials.
Eckelsville is about three miles above the Fort.
The January mail arrived here on the 2lst inst,
bringing US much news of interest
The u. S. District Court meets on the 9Th of
April at Fort Bridger. There are three cases of