Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-05-28
Arrival Of the Expires. Mail from For. &c..

Very Interesting Intelligence from Utab "ser'
Inc asnngton Union of the 23d inst saws. w.
received last night several letters from our
ent with the Utah expedition, giving various
the news that has reached US by telegraph TIE OF
tiers reached at too late hour to permit 10 10 let
sent them entire, and we therefore give only such pre-
embrace my ers of the greatest interest The Ioc
date from Fe Bridger is to the 18th of Anil latest
In letter dated the 25th of March, our corro,n,
ent announces the arrival at Camp Scott on the SIst
that month"; of the mail that left Independence ON tb
of February He states also that the Mormono Isl ast
lowering around the Camp in considerable numbers b
they had not had the temerty to make an attack w.
quote as follows: we
There is an outpost of twenty dragons statiooo,
about four miles out on the Salt Lake road. But SNn
evenings ago they were fired upon by large hodr ~,
Mormons. None were wounded, though the MormoUU..
ran off nine miles. Last week the picket guard ta
toned about mile west of the fort fired upon man
who feel assured was Louis Robinson the former nro
prietor of this place. slight fall of snow DURING tbo
night oblteraed all traces of his whereabouts in t6o
morning. That man of his high standing among tbo
Mormons should be prowling about camp during tSiS
inclement weather is most strange"
Colonel T. l.. Lane of Philadelphia, arrived bereo
the 18th, completely worn down by rapid and coptnn
GUS travelling In fact he was so exhausted that Nv
were compelled to assist him to alght from his horse
His advent among US has created quite STIR and con
trbuted much to relieve the tedium of the camp Tho
IOno,r
circulating the objects of his mission to Utah during a
inclemencies of winter The prestige of his name wao
alone sufficient to excite the idle curiosity of those bo
have been so long without anything of interest envaU
the monotony of camp"
Fort BRIDGER, UTAH TERRITORY, April 10. 1874
Learning few moments since that an express leaves
this morning, and having permission to write you there
by avail myself of the occasion presented to send Won
few items
Mr.. Gilbert of the firm of Gilbert & Gerrsh former
y merchants in Salt Lake City, reached here last eve
ming from New York, via California and Salt Lake
He reports having met Gov. Cumming and Col. Kane
in Echo Canon, fortyve miles this side of Salt Lake
on Wednesday evening, the 7th inst There were about
twenty Mormons spendidly mounted under the cbarpp
of Porter Rockwell, notorious DANTE accompanying
him. He could not learn whether they were acting as
escort or as having in charge the governor as ps
oner The Morm0ns were sending in express to Brig
ham to inform him of the near approach of Gov Cum
ming Mr.. G. informed that room had been rich.
furnished for the occupation of the Governor and that
he was to have public reception on Sunday.
On his way from Salt Lake to California Mr. Gilbert
met large numbers of wagons heavily loaded on their
way it is supposed, to the White mountains near the
borders of New Mexico. Nearly hundred leave the
city daily, and so far as women and children are con-
cerned the city is nearly depopulated. 1t is supposed
that large portion of them secreted City creek
above Salt Lake. in the mountains, where it is known
they have large caches OF provisions In conversation
with Brigham he was told that if the army would give
him time he would leave, otherwise he would send them
to h- crosslots This assertion he will find to be as
erroneous when he sad upon arrival last fall that
the Lord would destroy and later in the winter when
he prophesied that all would be scalped by The Indians
We are waiting for news from the governor with
much interest and anxiety. His early return to camp
not looked for by many, he took with him large sup
pes-as for instance 1900 rations of coffee 1000 of
sugar and other articles in proportion. Be that as it
T cholI ouoit tho IF oJv
you at the earliest moment
The foregoing embraces all that we have received con-
corning the movements at Fort Bridger and Salt Lake
City. AS the narrative is incomplete, giving partc
ulars of the departure of Gov. Cumming, presume
that portion of our correspondence has miscarred.
The material facts embraced in the correspondence is
that Gov. Cumming has departed for Salt Lake City,
accompanied by Col Kane We take it for granted
that the Geographic despatch announcing the arrival of
COL Kane at Fort Leavenworth is mistake as no con-
rmation of the has reached u.s. In fact this ru-
NOR is entirely Incompatible with the statement that he
accompanied Gov. Cumming to Salt Lake City.