The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-06-29
NEWS FROM UTAH.

lTFOW Lne sun FRANCISCO HeTud, may ZIW
By the arrival yesterday afternoon of the steamer
Senator from the SOUTH we have very late and i'm
portant intelligence from Utah. The news received
by last mail of the evacuation of Salt Lake City by
the Mormons, is corroborated by a son of General
Hunt, formerly member of the Assembly of Cali
iorn1a, who arrived at San Bernardino on the Goth
May, performing the trip from the former place in
the unprecedentedy short space of twelve days. We
have accordingly, intelligence from Salt Lake up
to the Sth Instant
The same journal, in its issue of April Is, pub
fishes the following interesting information con-
corning affairs in Salt Lake:
The following account of the situation of affairs in
Utah, and OF the acts of the Mormons have from
gentleman connected with that peculiar religious
faith, belief practice and who is in at least semi
monthly communication with the leading men of
that fraternity. We have no reason to doubt the
sincerity with which the statements are made but
whether the leading Mormons of Z tab are the re-
cipients of all the views of Brigham Young may
well be received with grain of reserve, and,
If they are, whether they would, under the present
circumstances, feel disposed to trust that know-
edge to travel the road into California under their
sign manual, may well doubted.
Brigham Young, prophet and not political
Governor of Utah, issued proclamation about the
middle of March last advising, but not command
ing. all the Mormons of Salt Lake City and all the
settlements north of it to move their families to
Provo and other places south of the latter city.
This request also embraces all the towns south of
Salt Lake CITY and north of Provo. Thew were
counseled to remove all their stores of provisions
as well as the doors and windows of their houses,
and all other property which could be transported,
which would be of use to them where they might
eventually locate.
The object of this movement was to prevent a
separation of the MOrmons in the event of the oc-
cupancy of the Salt Lave Valley by the United
States troops. Brigham 1oung had, at that time,
determined to destroy every pershabe thing in and
about Salt Lake City, and all the settlements north;
but letters written on the 9th April and after the
adjournment of the Annual Conference, by members
of the Twelve, say that circumstances have arisen
to create the belief that the city will not be DESTROY
ed, and that the troops will not move into the city
| for some length of time, if at all.
| President Dane, April G, with party of seven
ty men, was exploring tract of country hitherto
little known, bounded on the southeast by the San
| BernardinO road, on the northwest by the Hum
boldt road, and on the west by the Sierra Nevada
This tract of country is estimated to be four hun
dred miles square, and to have fertile valleys sufi
Gent to accommodate five hundred families with de-
| sirable locations.
Danes company and a small party that preceded
| him. were then engaged in planting and preparing
| for the arrival of the settlers
Parowan is to be the residence for the time being
of the supreme ruler of the Hormons while all the
settlements north will be abandoned BY the Mormon
rulers, and given up to the United States civil au-
thorities, the soldiers and the Gentiles.
! If the men who remain il the northern part for
the purpose of harvesting, should be moested or
prevented, they will destroy their crops.
| The Mormons were on the 9th of April busy
engaged in preparation to evacuate the city Of
| Salt Lake. Neither Governor Cumming nor Colonel
Kane had arrived, but fifty Mormons had left the
city to meet the Governor and escort him into the
| city.
The Conference met and adjourned at Provo or
the 9Th of April. The meeting was characterized
with a most remarkable spirit of harmony.
Amasa Lyman, one of the Twelve was, about the
18th of April, at the Muddy, and would proceed by
the Vegas to the Colorado liver about the head Of
navigation, in search of suitable place to com
mence settlement on that river.
The Deseret Ne,os had not been suspended bu
would be removed to Cedar City or Parowan.
The Vineyard has the following, headed Gan Elk
traordinary Diplomatic Mssion''
We are advised that an Encshman recently came
from San Francisco by the Tulare route, on his way
to the headquarters of the Mormons. He arrived
ON the Mohave river, near San Bernardino, about
the hrst OF April, where he found party of Saint:
from San Jose on their way to Utah.
| whether owing to his natural sanguneness, oil
the harmonious commixtu1e of his own complexion
with the character of the soil over which he wa.
travelling, or the expansion from the greater heal
OF the atmosphere, of the charge which he was com
mssioned to bear to U tah know not but he could
restrain himself no longer, but divuged the object
| the Saints.
| lie IS the representative of the English govern
ment and Col. Kinney of Central American notori
ely, and Is commissioned to Jointly represent those
TWO fowers near the Court of the Prophet and ex
tend to him the offer of the Kingdom of Mosquito
dom as a refuge from the insufferable persecution
OF the American government. If he cannot trans
late the Zion of the Latter Day Saints to that para
disc they are willing to accept of the establishment
| OF Nlceroyalty in that country by the Revelator
20 De supported and sustained by colony of Saints
winch, fresh from Utah. will carry hostile anti
American feeling enough into that country to ouie
the apprehensions of John Bull respecting the dom
| nancy OF the ankees in tina quarter.