New-York daily tribune., 1858-08-09


! while they themselves or some Of them, hive ben
guilty as can be prored, OF melting the sauxes -
| atrocities which find parallel only IA toe LNaass-
! cres Of Schenectady and Wyoming. II is . sct
! ths. Mr. VIM. II. Hooper since the entrance Of >hs
sruy has declared ttst he preferred tAose charg -
| 10 Gcy. Cumming, on meTe rumor.
have slres5y expressed my appreciation d
| Capt. Msrcy's expedition to New Mexico. sad
acknowledgment hiss been made from higher
source-from the headquarters Of the army. bv
Zen. scott-of the merit Of his undertaking. IN.
HuIts expedition to Cints Valley betcrgs to the
sane history: Its purpose has hitherto remsins'
secret. Perhaps the return of this letter -
Utah will convey tie hrst Information Of it
| to the men in whose behalf i was uudertakea
| reed not enlarge upon The hardstsps which bslsA
| him. They must BE- evident to everybody wAs.
knows anything of the geography ana climate slr
this country. They resulted in an il.ness which
threatened his life for weeks and then seeusd Iks,y
20 lead TO consumption. From that il viii be =
satisfaction to his friends to learn that he ia rcover-
rg, snd that there is every prospect Of his return
10 perfect health
The Church has at length yielded. and stores have
been rented TO Livingston. Kincalde & Co.. C.. A.
Perry 4 Co, aud Gilbert & Gerrish Those re1ted
to the two former firms belong to the Church. Al
these merchsnis opened their goods yesterday snd
to-day their stores hsye been thropged BY crowds
eager 10 purchase articles of every description oi
which they have been deprived during the winter
The streets have been lively all day long With trooPs
of Mormons returning t. the city and the norttesa
settlements, driving wagons loaded with household
utensils and with women and children. and raising
cloud, of dust by the tramplng of their droyes o.
oxen ard sheep and swine.
The Postmaster, Mr. Morrell, was war ei today
that he might be elected from the room which he
occupies as Post-Ofiice on Esst Temple street
Tbs is the third tenement to which he has snitte1
the office since his arrival az the city ard he has in
hat, ta ll.t ~ ara
he viii transfer the office to the camp in Cedar Val
| ley. 10 which the army marched this morning..
JrLy TO- 1863.
In my letters by tle last mail narrsted briefly
the facts in the case of Wm. II. Fsbens. who wa
held As prisoner amorg the MornOrs rnti tts
10th Of June lsst--Just month ago today lie
has furnished me to-day with the following state
meut Of his experience al org the Motmor' Ii u
b,iet ce.r srd comprehe nsiye, and have verified
all ts chef assertions from other sources. AT 6rst
| ard before knew who Col. Fabers wss and bad
net BIN personally, sone Of his statements aeene&
so extraordinary tbs. could hardly credit tdeC,.
| II seen ed impossible that any set Of men should
| have been so balbarors IS to leave him half rakeA
for nearly two months, at the dead Of Winter n
such a cell as that in which he was conhned. aod
which have eYamir ed and described. l therefore
refraned from wIitirg to you until could invssh-
gate ard the result of ny investigation hss been %
substantate the following statement in every par
ticular. You viii understand perhaps betsoi han
uysef whs. action is due from the National 0ss'
srpment in rsereEce to such case. Fit cautsAs
notice of the imprisonment of Mr.. Brace n AHs-
tris. or Of Capt Gibson in the Dutch East Indies.
surely tlis isa case which comes within its oog-
nizance.
Iarr;yed in Salt Lake City on the 18th Of October,
on NY way to California and here formed party q
three neD discharged teamsters from the trains thee
were buried by the hormons Their nsmes vsss
James Donohue, Peter Riley and James Iobin. A@G
stsyrg few days we started southwark, on our vsl
10 iCaliforns. On cur arrival at Fillmore, l sent
Tobin ard Riley to pick out camp-grounc, whils
Doushue and STAYED behind to purchaeo some 0eta
for our snims.s We stayed about four hours in fM-
more, ard eta,ted TO reicin Tobin and Raey. About
three miles south found them both dead and not yvt
ctld their clothing all taken off their provisions and
animals gcre Thinking that we night meet with tho
| same fate we returned back as far "a the City u
Sprrg vile. There obliged to stop for few
Gays for tie pupose OF recruiting our anlmas Pes
up with msn blythe rame Of Daily, and Donshus
with Msor Day. Psrceiving that It was impossible
to 60 ether north south and being watched oy ths
Nc rrnops day and night aud followed by tLeu guard
wherever We went, rented house and concluded "
ftsy ~ I'll the sruy cane IN. Dunog the month o.
December, Daily came TO me ard stated tna "
would give him the two hCrses saddles and bridles
lie would take me and Donshue through ID California
gave him The hoIses. lie sOld them but he would
rot go to Caornis and would not repay their valus
After waiting Until February for some recompsnse tor
ny hOSses | bad few words with come OF the nor.
mors cor Ring them, and told that should gse
II Il roat cut il cid not shut my mouth. believed
Il EN- ard though, il advisable to make my escape from
the valley, and make my way to Ger; Jonnstens
carp. Although there were some hiteen ieet OF snsx
on the ountaIs started with mar by the name q
Brown, a Gentle, yho had come from Provo Cry.
end hom persuaded to 90 with me. On the 3.h o.
February we left SpriDgyille, and wen, Is ter -
Weber Canon, one landred mi!es noith' in9ie -
met with q Mr.. McNesl and Mr.. MIles, who hst mads
al attempt 10 etcspe but four the snow so deep THAI
tLey had returned. persuaded toem 20 90 osc. Aeo
make another attempt. We took to the moun'aiss.
AZ got as far az Yellow Creek some thirty miles from
Gen Johnit Id camp. Having no arms We we're ceH-
tuIed there by a party Of MormoLs AID Drousnt eecH
to oDe Of their forts on the Weber where brown %.ce
his escspe ard ~ since heard that he arrived ssss
A, Camp Scott. hcNea Miles aid myself were
taken 10 Salt Lake Git and confined there IN ms
ersbe piison, sl.hy and dirty ssyond descrPioo.
We were sssIoIe5. ard what .tte money we naa ws
taAen from us. We had 10 clcthirg OF any account,
ard what li,tie we had was all toro vnils We
were goirg through tire mountains. McNsa ana
Mes cold their bar kets 10 the yrson guafu tof yoxo
clothing. | xas taken sick, a. ! was very unvsn sof
seyerai day, and would not eel my b.s1ses As.ns
ves.her was Drstty cod fes.ed should neco .so'
Al for J2 day. had no clothing oat smsd soo ~.
| Atths.nd or that time hoNaA- managed 70 psEn =.
old nsntaocn, with rags which no had picssd ~ N
| he rpri.on yard and gave them 70 me. About tns
mdes ofAerA Mlee vas t-kea out OF the pnsoo; ses
, tbe MorDors stated tina. tsey we're gong ~ -
Moth 10 California; sire watch ums io,G.a4 nS
he.o n. ~ Of him. A fsv'nights ahsE"Ard MoNso
made b.s escape from tia prison, and ss;sa % oov'
Cumu ip2 snc dsmandeS iIs protection, lne oov"-
Lor tod Lin that stust,9 90 40 was D! ou'' no.s
day he had ball and caan pat on biin and es u1e-
Mi. bstveen the he ~ os eleven - tweye - w
tsken from hs pison and conveyed the a. y