Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-08-17
.MlsCELLAN EOUS.
ONE WEEK LATER FROM UTAH.

M1sCELLANEOUS.
ONE WEEK LATER FROM UTAH.
Advices from Great Salt Lake City to the 18th Of
July have been received. The army was in good
condition, and enjoying comfortable quarters. The
city, it s aated bad resumed it's woned aspect nearly
all the refugees having returned to their homes and
the pursuit of their avooatons. An investigation of
the condition of the Territorial Library had confirmed
the suspicion that the Mormon leaders fasfed when
they declared that the books remained undisturbed
A large portion of the law books formerly contained
In the library have disappeared. The Mormons pre-
served the semblance of peace at last advces, but
their hatred of the GENTLE Eruption was manifested
in various unpleasant ways. The New York Times
has a letter dated Camp Floyd, Cedar Valley, July
IT," from which We take the following:
THE TROOPS IN CAMP.
The march from the Jordon to the present camp
was about steven miles up gradual ascent to the
base of snow-covered range of mountains Here
We are, 1t is said, TO remain until the small aesaqu-
or irrgating ditch, which runs through the camp,
dries up. The headquarters aud staff are near the
mouth of the Canon, and then below, along the as
ssQue is the IL pound battery manned by a company
OF the 4h infantry the 5h infantry the 10Th infantry
the volunteer BATTALION Col. Lorng's commaud
composed Of one company and detachment of
mounted rites, one company OF the Let cavalry, QUE
company of the 9TH infantry, two companies OF the
9th Infantry and three of the Sd infantry below this
last command lie Phelps light battery, and in rear OF
the last Two the I'd dragoon-.
The stream is now quite large enough for our pur
poses the water cool aud pleasant 20 he TASTE aud
cedar wood abundant. erase is abundant in the val
ley, but the soil being very light and apparently not
moiste ned since the deuge is carried about by the
wind in all directions, and deposited among pa
para clothing books bedding and food, in quantities
sufficient 10 insure consumption OF peck regu
larry each week. Desertions from the army have
been frequent OF late, under circumstances leading to
the conviction that the Mo,mons are melting it.
rhlx fhAr 10 intH
but the nights are cool aud pleasant. The troops will
in few days, move fourteen miles further west.
line Ct daily stage coaches between this CITY and the
camp. has been established, and IS literally pa
troni1ed The volunteer battalion il to start on Mon
day next on the march for Fort Leavenworth, where
it will be dsbanded Those members of the corps
who prefer be discharged here and be employed IN
the quarermaster's department, are u be provided
for in that way, and those who desire TO 90 to Cali
ornia 20 be discharged at camp with two months
rations.
MORMON MARKET HOUSE.
market place has been erected in rear of the camp
where the Santc may bring their DooDs and sell them
under the protection of guard. Milk, buttermik
butter eggs, cheese, onions and potatoes the eta
Piles. milk at twenty five cents per quart, butter sixty
cents pound eggs sixty cents per dozen, cheese
FIFTY per pound, onions twenty i've cents small
bunch, old potatoes two dollars and four dollars
per bushel are the usual prices.
SALT LAKE CITY.
Notwithstanding the people in this city have quite
service last Sabbath. and 1t is said there 10 TO be
public 8ssemblage Of the people again until winter
The church leaders, however are almost constantly
in council Brigham remains constantly confined to
his house, and has not beer out of doors since
his arrival in the city. All tho gates in the walls
which surround his block are locked and barred. ex
cept the directly in front OF his own private office
at which guard OF hve men is stationed continually,
and no one is admitted within the outer gate,
until his name has been sent in, and Brigham hae
consented TO see him.
SCENES OF DEsTITUTIos.
The refugees returning from the southern settle
ments continue to line the road with their trains Of
wagons, herds and hucks. Some Of these traius pre-
sent scenes by means pleasant to the eye. Here
young girl of eighteen, with bare feet and
halt clad FORM driving yoke of oxen, and there
tender little girl of scarcely eight Years of age whip
ping up two three obsroperous pigs, dragging her
little feet YEARLY aud painful the sharp gravel
road The wagons are usually piled up with the
cOarsest and commonest furniture, with chicken
coop and its cackling occupants strapped upon the
rear. Sometimes the pig occupies this post, and The
chickens are packed inside the vehicle with tbs chill
dreD. But everywhere poverty overty-squalid
poverty, meets US, turn as we will.
Spend half an hour IN q merchants store, and We
zee old women and young girls in plentiful numbers,
approaching, with few new potatoes, dozen eggs.
handful OF onions, pound or two of butter, which
they-hal hopingly and half doubtingy-offer in
barter for some trie of goods-a yard of cotton or
calico, little thread casting their eyes wis,ully
the while, over the we'll filled shelves of goods OF
which they are 30 much in need. The people have
been warned not to trade with the GentiIes but the
cs1.s numerous in which the Law Of necessity
IL stronger than the Law of the church. that the mer-
chants driving brisk trade sending their barter
supply at provisions TO the camp where they find
ready sale.
THr McRMoSS who are returning to Salt Lake
City are described on all hands az poverty stricken
people. Women were travelling barefooed, aud the
men were almos, without garments. Every thing
witnessed by the genee goes confirm the fact that
the accounts by the Mormons of their power and
ability 10 contend with the United States troops were
the most idle and ridiculous boasts, meant TO deter
the President from sending an armed torce into that
country. correspondent OF the Cincinnati Enuui
gives the following statements:
"A piteous spectacle witnessed on this road
which pointed individually 10 the vile degradation of
the Mormon people as a mass. We cav two women
hitched cart, dragging it along through the
like oxen, or, in the disgusting language OF Heber
kimbal, like cows, while the barbarian, their hns
band walked beside the cart driving them on. We
looked toHee the brute get in the cart and be hauled
by h,s wives but for shame, if indeed he is capable
OF such feeling he did not go long as We observed
him. Let womankind in the Christian world pity
woman In Utah. No where lie woman 90 degraded,
go trsmpled upon Is In this country. Women here
are mile else than mere cbattels bought By the high
est oiooer' or ~ha s the came thing, compelled for
macy reasons OF necessity TO marry persons of known
fidelity to the church. MANY industrious yonng m.n
cannot get wives at all.
"All the women have seen poorly clad many
OF them oareiooteo' ana Destitute almost of cothis
As We passed along the Provost road meeting bun
dreds of these poor depioraole women many bright
eye gaysd al US mpioriugy and hopefully, as it.x
peotng from us the means Of their ms,iorstiou I.u
satisfied that but comparatively few OF them youp,a
,lly submit, 10 the plurality system st first. They
have been decoyed here by the honeyed words ana
deceptive promises Of Mormon emisssriss abroad
Many women. the best and moet enlightened IN Nor
mondom practice all this from neceesty who do No;
in heiy haa yrsh e In M0rmOlisu. thOlsHi,
do believe in Mormonism, with ali it's vile and aesuid
doctrines. They think Brigham divine prophet
the leaders know they are impostors.'
LATER FROM MEXICO.
INV ORLEANS, August ll.-Later adrices fro"
the city OF Mexico state tbs, the capital hss beef
abandoned by General Moreno, and that Geprr "
Iuvago has abandoned Tampco. upon which The 10