New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-01-26
MORMON ROBBERS.

The following is rather tough story, notwithstand.
ing the writer's yeracity is avouched by respectable
authority:
FROM The BdlcrRle, " J. Democyot LaH. Id.
Mr. j. K. Noien of this city, furnished us with Pc
rrssI of a letter extracts from which make as up
pears below. The letter was written to member OF ms
family by young man who formerly resided III Belle
Vile and started lsst Summer To cross the plains Tor
California and NAV be relied on a. true, the writer
being well known in this city as young man oil We
raciiy: ,.. ,r,,,roDv Nov IN 1857
"There were ten OF rs that started 10 go 70 Cah0r
MIA with mule teams. We had two wagons, SIX mules
and five men To each wagon. After We LETT Leaven-
worth City for the wide, open plains day after dsy
passed off pleasantly, and we hadno dthcuty WIN Tue
Indians or any body else till We got to the sweet Brer
River. Three miles from the Devils Gap We were al
taxed by the Mormons. They took our two wagons
and burnt them 70 ashes before our eyes, took US al
ten searched and took from Us everything we hau;
money &c and tore the Clothes from of our 0acks,an
then tied us 10 tree and kept US tied three days anu
nights without bite TO eat. You do not know how
suffered The third day they gave US pound OF bread
and told that five days nom that time We snoulu
be put to death and the Id brutes gave Us cnolce'
either 10 be burnt to death, or 10 be chopped INTO
pieces bv degrees Here We were, tied up TO tree
and trembling with fear. Not that we feared death,
but only the way they had chosen for us to die But
the night after got our bread NJ was about Twelve
o'clock at night as God would lave 1t, the fellow VINO
stood guard over went to sleep and two OF our boys
got loose from the tree where We were tied, ana sip-
bed round to us and united us all, and o. God, our
merciful parent thanked and prayer to him after
our relief. After escape from our enemies, IN TWO
davs travel we overlook Colonel Johnston command,
ON his way TO Great Salt Lake City. We were stark
naked when we entered the camp OF Colonel Johnston
and hungry. The first man we were taken 10 WAS
Colonel Johnston and to him we told all our Suierngs,
and he gave us clothing and plenty to eat. Col john
ston sent out two companies of dragons after the
Momops who had prisoners, and the dragons Killed
twenty Of the Mornons and took thirty OF them pris-
oners Oh, how looked at the prisoners that were
brought into CAMP They could not look us in the
face or any other way, but on the ground We ten
swore here in the name of God to have revengs-and
we will have IL We all volunteered into Col. John
sons command 10 have revenge and see the American
flag wave over the Mormons. We have been in the
service since the 18th Of October; volunteered for
ten months. We have made several marches since
we entered the service and are now in Winter quar-.
tiers at Mormon fort called Fort Brdger. Our
pany third dragoons at the head of the batteries
when we fought and drove the Mormons from this old
fort. We killed about eighty Normons and took ten
prisoners. There rere tTeire OF our men kHied and
IRE VOupded. We took Fort Bridger, and shall re-
main here till Spring, and in the Spring it shall be,
Salt Lake City or death When you are sitting in
warm room, by good fire, think of me- sitting in
cold tent, sometimes almost frozen.
CHARLES J. HI MBERT."