The weekly Portage sentinel. [volume] (Ravenna, Ohio) 1854-1861, 1858-01-28
From IIlc Utah ExpcdItlon-Lnfe
aSr1a covSeuhIe News.

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We have received late intelligence from
| Utsh. The army went through the South
Pass on the Gath OF September. and on tne
25th hostililles on the part of the Mormont
commenced. They fred on the picket who
were gusrding the mule herd, and then at
tempted 10 stampede the mules. The move.
ment, temporarily successful, failed, as the
entire herd was recovered on the same day.
No cuvslry being on the ground, however,
the meruuders escaped.
Nothing more was seen Of them until the
27th, when, approaching Green river, come
five or six were observed, but they fed be-
, fore the advance kdsrd could reach them.-,
| On that afternoon there wns,n rumor that
! the company under Lieut.. Deshler would be
attacked; he had but. thirty men, and had in
churge some of the supply trains. The ad.
vance guard sturted at night to his relief,
/ and made q. forced march Of twenty two
miles, 10 fad Lieut.. D. and his train safe.
The army concentrated at Hams Fork,
and on the Sd October the Mormons burned
three supply trains containing some OF the
commissury stores. They also succeeded in
running of the oxen. On the Cd and 9th,
they burned the grass, but the army succeed.
ed in extinguishing the flames before they
reached the camp.
On the llth the party started up Hams
Fork to 20 to Salt Lake City, the train Of
mule and OK wagons stretching out some
six or seven miles, consequently moving
slowly. When within mile of tho Ore.
gon road, party mounted on mules was
sent to prospect a road over 10 Henry's
! fol t,au
MormonS coming toward the camp. Capt.
Marcy, who was in command of the pros.
pectng party, approached near enough fer
speech with their leader before they were
recognized as American troops, when they
at once made of-no harm being attempted
toward them, such being the instructions OF
Colonel Alexander. A party which started
later in the same direction, numbering eight
men, met the same purity, put them to flight,
ute a comfortable breakfast the party had
cooked, but left in their haste to fly, and
brought two mules Of the routed party into
the cump. The Mormons being mounted
on ponies they outran the mules Of the SOL
diers.
The first severe snow.storm wns on the
night Of the 18th OF October. Snow lay
on the ground on the Eth fully eight inches
1t hnd dri'ted into the tents which had been
pitched for north wind, while the storm
came from The south, up the valley of the
creek.
Col. Johnston took command Of the arm,
on the Sd Of November; day or two afle
, which SibIey teq}ts were issued, to the Crea
comfort Of the nlea, who BY dint of care art
enabled to keep warm, although the ther
mometeE had for some ten days Of Decem
Der, teen at 20 degrees below zero. Or
the 9Th Col. Johnston started for Salt Lake
City, the train stretching out Is miles. Or
= the 9Th 3G0 heUd OF cattle were run off b,
: the Mormons, who also took number o
mules belonging to the Government. The
death o! between two and three thousant
! cxcn, and tho ntjority Of the horses, rem
DIT red movements slow, and it was not unit
the III that distance of thirty miles wa'
nude. Sat is short and vegetables are
: wanting, while the oxen are being butcher
. ed as last as convenience will allow. Or
thc 9th u hu; dred bushels Of vegetables
were brought into camp and turned over t,
= the hospiia partmcnt.
Ga the 10Th Of November Col. Cooke
. caught up with the main army, with 81,
companies OF the Second Dragons. HI
; had lost nearly all his horses, aud those
that were left lin hre unfit for SERVICE
Gov. Cumming and his wife came up will
him, as did aso the mail. Mrs. G. had he
foot lrczcn while Crossing the mountains
and still suffers considerably from it, but i:
I otherwise well. Governor Cumming is
, also wei and hearty. There are three 9th
er ladies' in ca'np, bSing Mrs. Col. Canby
Mrs. Tyler, ard Mrs. Burns. They are al
as comitriable ns circumstances will allow
Col. Cooke left the main body on the
goth ior Henry's Fork for grazing for hi:
hoses. Captain Marcy left on the 9th o.
November to procure salt, horses, mules ant
cattle.
The min boty is about ten miles above
where Smiths Fork empties into Greer
river, Leing about two miles above For
Bridger, which is on the same stream.
PROCLAMATION OF GOV. CUMMING.
GREEN RIVER COUNTY,
UTAH TFRRIrORy Nav QI lSh7 (