Spirit of the age. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1849-1865, 1858-01-27
UTAH NEWS :

South Pass on the 24th Of September, and
on the 25tn hostlhties Oh the part of the
Mormons commehccd.- Thes fired on the
picket, who were guarding the mule herd.
and then attempted to stanpelethe mules.
The movement, temporarily successful,
failed, as the entire herd was recovered on
the same day. No cavalry being OF the
ground, however, the marauders escaped,
Nothing more of them was seen until
the 9th, when, approaching Green river.
some five or six were observed, bat they
fled before the advance guard could reach
them. On that afternoon there was rl-
NOR that the company under Lent. Dsssh-
lers would be attacked; he had but thirty
anea, and had in charge some 81 the sspplv
}ss Tue alyancg guard started 1t ii slllt,
t. ffissfelicf and niade i forced nsafeh ~
twenty two miles, to find Lieut.. ID. and his
train safe.
The army concentrated at Hams Fork,
and on the Sd October the Mormons burn
ed three supply trains containing some Of
the Commissary stores. They also succeed
ed in running off the oxen. On the I'd
aud 5th, they burned the grass, but the
army succeeded in extinguishing the flames
before they reached the camp.
On the l4th the party startelup Hams
Fork to 90 to Salt Lake City, the train Of
mule and OK wagons stretching out some
six or seven miles, consequently moving
bat slowly. When within a mile of tho
Oregon road, party mounted on mnles
was sent to prospect road over to Heury's
Fork. This party fell in with about fifty
Mormons coming toward the camp. Capr
tain Marcy, who was in command of the
prospecting party, approached near enough
for spee,.h with their leader before they
were recognized as American troops, when
they at once made off, No harm being at
tempted toward them, such being the in
struction of Col Alexander. A party
which started later, in the same direction,
numbering eight men, met the same party,
put them to flight, ate comfortable break
fast the party had cooked but left in their
haste to fly, and brought two mules of the
routed party into camp. The Mormons
being mounted on ponies, they outran the
mules OF the soldiers.
The first severe snow storm was on the
night of the 10th of October. Snow Law
on the ground on the 17th fully eight in
ches. 1t had drifted into the tents which
j had been pitched for north wind, while
the storm came from the south, up the val
ley of the creek.
Col. Johnston took command of the
army on the Sd of November; dav or
l"o aIUcr ETirrctr -fsit4zy-+-r1ts were issued
TO the great comfort of the men, who by
dint of care are enabled to keep warm. al
though the thermom 1ter had for some te n
days OF December been % degrees below
zero On the 9th Col. Johnston started
for Salt Lake City, the train stretching out
fifteen miles On the 5th three hundred
head OF cattle were run off by the Nor
mons who also took a number OF miles be-
longing to the Government. The death of
between two and three thousand oxen. and
the majority of the horses, rendered move
ments slow, and it was not until the 18th
that distance Of thirty miles was made.
Salt IS short, and vegetables are wanting.
while the oxen are being butchered as fsS
as convenience will allow. On the 9th a
hundred bushels of vegetables were brought
Into camp, and turned over to. the hospital
r caught mp with the main army, WIN SIX
companies of the 2d Dragons. lie had
lost nearly all his horses, and those that
were left him were unfit for service. Gov.
; Cumming and his wife came MP with hun.
: as did also the mail Mrs. Z. hal her foot
j frozen while crossing the mountains, and
:, still suffers considerable from it, but IS 9th
l. erwse well. Gov. Cumming Is also vel
, and hearty. There are three other ladle:
in camp, being Mrs Col. Camby, Mrs. Ty
Il Ter and Mrs Burns. They are all as com
y Portable as circumstances will allow.
Il Col. Cooke left the main body on tn
: 9th for Henry's Fork for grazing for hi
ie horses. Capt. Marcy left on the 9th No
- vember to procure salt, horses, mules an
= cattle.
g Mr.. Hartnett, of St. Louis, is well, as a
- the party are reported to be. The Docto
= = not being paid by the number Of Patien
y under treatment, have pretty easy times.
u The main BODY is about ten miles abo'
!! where Smiths Fork empties into Gree
s. river. being about two miles above TO
"n Bridrer, which is on the sane stream.
nj The Kansas Geavenworth) Ledger
"a the 9Th inst, has the following para5raP
t is News FROM THE PLAISs.-Three you
lay men. Henry Baker, James Smith and
rs exander Francis, arrived here yesterday
not ternoon. direct from "Fort BridgeF." LII
came the whole distance, twelve hundl
miles, on foot, and accomplished their %
fol- ney in forty-fve days.
lrey They report that the day they left;
the Mormons came into camp and rePor
lius. that the Morrnons were in a state OF c
onld war. Brigham Young AMI aboat one-l
and desiring to march against the troops
pre- other half being in favor of the troops G.
ther ing into aSaIt Lake" and establishin
le Of military government there, and overthr ll,I
ishes inc the present powers that be. III
.tion Gentlemen left here last July, with
ight; train of Henry Charles. On their ret
cor thev were caught in snow storm
and .Ro.k Ridge" AMI suffered consIderAt
tame hnt thav weathered the storm, and CT
PARA tbrourh without any molestatio1. 1t
7n OF certainly great undertaking at this seq
;hftul of year.
.s;n, saa W Hon. David S. Reid, U.
r;as senator from n. c., has been seri
~ D:bnon1 for two weeks '