Wilmington journal. [volume] (Wilmington, N.C.) 1844-1895, 1858-01-22
Late and Important from Utah.

our auVlceS from Great Salt Lake city, by way Of
San Francisco, are to the 9Th of November The pro-
position to declare Brigham Young Prophet Seer and
Reveator OF the Mormon people sustained unani-
mously in the Tabernacle.
The Deseret News of November 4th says The COM
pany from Carson began to arrive on the LIST instant
and will probably all be i'll by the Sd. This COMPANY
with few exceptions embrace all who were sent on for
cgn missions to that region Also several from Caor-
MIA and Oregon
Mr.. Bell, who, in company with Others left Salt Lake
on the 9Th of November, furnishes California paper
with the following
The force of the Momons has been greatly overesti
mated almost every available has been enrolled
In passing through the settlements Mr. Bell found that
the generally had been called out to the mountains
and yet the whole force fell far short of 10000
The winter has set in with severity. In the city the
snow was inches Deep and in the mountains where the
Mormons were encamped it must have been from to II
inches deep The Mormon army in very poor condi
ton badly clothed poorly armed and with very little prov
slons. The families represented being in a suffer-
ing condition-wanting in provisions and wood; the
winter already commenced and the all called off to
the camps.
Mr.. Bells company had passports from Governor
Young, but only asked for them once 1t seemed
if intelligence had been sent ahead of them and all
knew of their journey to California but at station.
Nevertheless 1t was necessary at each settlement to call
On the bishop hire interpreter and send them ahead
OF the company to treat with the Indians for their safe
passage BY representing themselves Mormons using
ture of over two thousand dollars among bishops inter-
prefers and Indians the company succeeded in making
their way in safety.
We have confirmation of the report that was circua-
ted at the time, regarding the company that
cred some time SINCE that they suffered at the hands of
the Indians in revenge for criminal ndiscretons on the
part OF certain OF their members. Small bags containing
poison were found in springs the water of which caused
sickness and death among the Indians They mustered
their forces followed and massacred the whole party
tn no Infio noctO Of off TolZa &c
more than probable that Col johnson has propitiated
them and they will be found if not on the side of the
government at least neutral
In of resistance to the troops there is every rea
son for confidence that Colonel johnson will force the
passage of the cannon and make good his advance to
the city.
On the 9Th of October Brigham Young delivered a
speech the tabernacle in relation to the advance of the
United States troops into the Territory. He said
AS they start to into our settlements,
let sleep depart from their eyes and slumber from their
eyelids until they sleep in death for they have been
warned and forewaned that wlnot tamey submit to
being destroyed Men shall be secreted here and there
and shall waste away our enemies in the of Israels
God
In another part of the same discourse he says
Another year L am going to prepare for the worst,
and want you to prepare to cache grain and lay
agaste our Territory; for am determined, if driven to
that extremity that enemies shall find nothing but
heaps of ashes and ruins We will be so prepared that
in few days all can he consumed. ] shall request
the bishops to that the people in their wards
provided with two three years provisions There
enough already raised in many places this to sup
ply the people from two to three years. and wish them
to take care of it, though expect in all probability
will raise great many crops before enemies again
come here to disturb us and expect that we are fully
able to defend ourselves and that our enemies will not
be able to come within hundred miles of us.
1t would seem to be the intention of the Mormons III
the event of their defeat to burn up and destroy every
in nd IN o4bo
1t will be recolected that very mysterious journey to
the North made by Brigham Young last summer.
He took large and well appointed train with him. and
absent nearly two months. 1t is reported that he
penetrated far into the British possessions on the north
and may have there settled upon location for future
colony Neither the object nor the result of that jour
ney has ever been clearly explained in the Mormon jour
nal.