The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-05-22
From the 81. Louis Democrat, Nay Isl

| We have been favored with the following extract
from private letter to gentleman of this city
from Fort Bridger, dated April 10th.
"Mr. Gilbert, partner of Mr.. Gerrsh, reached
here yesterday from California and Salt Lake
He met Gov. Cumming on Weber river, escorted b,
Porter, Rockwell, Egan, Van Etten and others. IIC
was to have public reception in Salt Lake city to
morrow. Mr.. Gilbert also reports that the Mormon:
were leaving
'"Tho Governor left Camp Scott on the 5th OF
April for Salt Lake city,"
Mr.. a. F. Gerrish, the gentleman alluded to
above, arrived on the John d. Perry Yesterday and
10 him we are indebted for the following interesting
information:
He left Fort Brdger, which is one hundred
and thirteen miles from Salt Lake, on the twelfth OF
April.
Gov. Cummings went into Great Salt Lake CITY
IN company with the Mormon ambassador Colonel
Thomas l.. Kane. Whether the governor was or
was not invited to the city Mr.. Gerrish does not
know, and doubts if any one in the camp knows.
Mr.. Gerrish left Fort Laramie on the oath of
April, arrived at Fort Lcavenworth ON the 18th
inst, and left on the l4th
At Fort Laramie he met Colonel Hoffman, who
had arrived there from Fort Leavenworth with, as
was said ia wagons. Forty miles this side of Fort
Laramie, on the 25th of April, Mr. G. met the ex-
press mail from Fort Leavenworth On the 2Gth.
this side of Scot's Bluffs, he met Miles & Jones'
mail, which left Fort Ieavenworth on the 1st-
Within twelve miles of Fort Kearney he met The
peace commissioners, Ex-Governor Powell of Ten
1
from Fort Leavenworth, prospering finely Other
carriages accompanied them.
At Big Sandy appeared the back mail of Miles &
Jones. Some forty of the freight trains of Messrs
Majors Russell 4 Waddell successivclv passed.
To Fort Laramie the grass is in fine order The
roads to Fort leavenworth are greatly cut up by
the recent rains.
Colonel Cook is at Smiths Fork, fifteen miles
from Camp Scott, and has large lot ofpoyernmept
live stock.
On the 10th of April, Captain Marcy was at a
point some 200 miles south of Fort Laramie on
Cherokee Trail. He has there large quantity of
horses and mules and some 5000 head of sheep for
sale through him, by private individuals.
The health of the camp is described as all that
can bo wished.
From The 81. Louis Republicans May1S1
We have had an interview with Mr.. Gerrish an
intelligent gentleman who was passenger in the
). ID. Perry, and who left Camp Scott on the 10th
OF April and stopped short distance from that
camp for two days. His information from that
camp is, therefore, to that date and from Salt Lake
city to the 9th. While his information does not
corroborate the news already given to the full ex-
tent, 1T leaves no room to question the fact that
Governor Cumming had entered Great Salt Lake
city.
In order to account for this change in the aspect
OF affairs, it may be well to premise that Colonel
lhomas IL. kane, who was sent out a Peace Com
missioner by way of California, arrived in Great
Salt Lake city the 25th of Februarv that he re-
manned there eight days; that after that time he
proceeded to Camp Scott that while there, he fire.
qucntly passed from the camp to place of confer
ence with the leading Mormons outside of the city;
that In pursuance of negotiations then entered in
to, Gov Cumming left Camp Scott for Great Salt
Lake city on the 5th, and was met by a gentleman
on the 9th on Weber river, two days travel from
the city,
He was accompanied by Colonel Kane, and escort
ed by Porter Rockwell, ii. Egan, and other Nor.
mons His arrival was anticipated on the llth, and
handsome apartments were provided and prepara
made n stv A tIa
man who knows all about the Mormon people and
who was just from Salt Lake City, told our inform
ant that the general feeling in favor of peace
only portion of the leaders, perhaps those who
had offended against the laws, advocating resist
ance.
Mr.. Gerrish only nine days in making the
trip tr' IN Camp Scott to Fort Laramie. Before his
departure scouting party, in charge of b. T. Flick
lin, about whose safety some apprehension had been
felt, returned to the camp.
The provision trains intended for Camp Scott left
Fort Laramie on the 24th April. Colonel Hoffman,
with his escort OF cavalry, was to leave the 18th.
On the arrival of these supplies Colonel Johnston's
command would be put in possession of everything
necessary to their comfort.
Captain Marcy, with his force from New Mexico
and horses, mules, and some three thousand sheep
was heard from on what is called the Cherokee trail
two hundred miles to the south of Fort Laramie
lie had not been joined by the three companies oi
troops detailed by Cen Garland as an escort. and
was waiting for them when heard FROM The large
huHDeT vi unilnalS Attached 10 ms command made
his progress necessarily very Slow but he was GER
tain to reach Camp Scott by the 20th of May.
CONTRADICTORY RUNoRs-sTILL LATER, AND THE NEWS
NOT so GOOD.
From The 81 Louis Democrat 1871
The United States transport Mink arrived yester-
day at 8, A. NJ, from Fort LeavenwOrth. She left
that point on Friday the l4th inst at s. p M-onc
day after theJ. H. Lucas.
The officers of the Mink report no change in mat
ters at the Fort but things progressing brisk
ly, and vast preparations still going for a
general departure. The detachment of 3l4 dra-
goons, being companies A, b, and C, which she con
yeyed to the Fort about to start for Fort Ri
ley, and from thence they to march for the
city of the Saints. Their object in going to Fort
Riley was to conduct supplies to that position.
messenger had arrived at Fort LeavenwOrth
from Salt Lake City, the day before the arrival of
the Mink at the former place, but Lieut.. Reno sta
ted that no news of any account was brought bv
hlm The officers, privates, citizens and all seemed
to understand, by the latest information, that the
MOrmons were determined as ever to resist the
troops and the last express messenger brought tt
dings to the effect that from out Salt Lake CITY the
women and children in large numbers were being
sent southwark, as if to be out of harms way.
A rumor, which is of little consequence as it was
contradcted almost as soon started prevailed at
LeavenwOrth to the effect that the Mormon forces
had an encounter with Col. Johnston's command,
routing them, killing $50 and driving the latter be-
fore them for distance of $50 miles.
THE VERY LArgsr-rnE FORMER INTELLIGENCE REAF-
FIRMED.
by TELEGRAPH.
ST. LorIs, Thursday, May 20.
The Steamer John H. Dickey, from Leav
on the 18th inst, brings intelligence of the arrival
of Colonel Kane and Able Gilbert at that place on
Sunday last. The latter stated that Brigham
Young had abdicated, and that Gov. Cumming, at
last dates, thirty miles from Salt Lake city, ac
companied by q deputation of fifty Mormons, sent
to meet him.
THE SOUTH PACIFIC MAIL STEAMSHIP