Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-01-18
Utah News-All Well.

From the st. Louis Republican, January III
We have received late intelligence from Utah.
The army went through the South Pass on the
2lth Of September, and on the 25th hos:ilities on
the part of the MormOns commenced They
fired on the picket, who were guarding the mule
herd, and then attempted to stampede the mules.
The movement, temporarily successful, failed,
as the entire herd was recovered on the same day
NO cavalry being on the ground, how ever, the
marauders escaped.
Nothing more was seen of them until the 27th,
when, approaching Green river, some five or six
Were observed, but they fed before the advance
guard could reach them.
The army concentrated at Hams Fork and on
the Sd October the Mormons burned three supply
trains containing some of the Commissarv stores.
They also succeeded in running off the oxen.
On the I'd and 5th, they burned the grass, but
the army succeeded In extingushing the flames
before they reached the camp.
On the 1lth, the party started IN Hams Fork 10
go to Salt Lake City, the trai Of mule and OK
wagons stretching ont some six or seven miles
consequently moving but slowly. When within a
mile of the Oregon road, party mounted upon
mules was sent to prospect road over to Henry s
Fork. This party fell in with about fifty Nor
mons COMM toward the camp. Captain Marcy,
who was in command of the prospecting party,
approached near enough for speech with their
leader before they were recognized as American
troops, when they at once made oh-no harm
being attempted toward them, such being the in
structlon OF Colonel Alexander. A party which
started later. in the same direction. numbering
eight men, met the same pa Tty, put them 10 flight
ate comfortable breakfast the party had cooked
but leir III their haste to fly, and brough two
mules Of the routed party into camp. The Nor
mons being mounted on ponies, they outrnn the
mules Of tie soldiers
The first severe snow storm was on the nigh
OF the 10th of October. Snow lay on the ground
on the 18th fully eig hi inches
Col. Johnston took command of the army on
ihr 3d oil November. A day or two after Sibley
tents were issued, to the great comfort of the
men, who, by dnt of care, are enabled To- keep
warm, although the thermometer had for some
ten days Of December been at ~ below zero
On the 9Th Col Johnston started for salt Lake
CITY, tue train stretching out fifteen miles Ga
the 5th three hund red head Of cattle were run of
D. the Mormons, who also took a number of
mules belonging to the Government. The death
OF between two and three Thousand oxen and q. e
majority of the horses rendered movements slow,
ana II was not until the eth that a distance oil
thirty miles was made.
On the 18th November, Col. Cooke caught up
with the main army, with six companies of the
I'd Dragons. He h adj lost nearly all his horses,
and those that Were left We're unit for service
Gov. Cumming and his wife came up with him,
as did also the mail. Mrs. G. had her foot fro
zen while crossing the mountains, and still suf-
fers considerable from il, but is otherwise we'll
Gov. Cumming Is also well and hearty. There
are three other ladies in camp, being Mrs. Col.
Canby, Mrs. Tyler, and Mrs. Burns. They are
all as comfortable AZ circumstances will allow.
The main body is about ten miles above where
Smiths Fork empties into Green river, be ing
about two miles above Fort Bridger, which is on
the same stream