The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-01

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ana tho TreasuTy.
Gentlemen may cry peace peace; but there
is no peace" II We may credit the reports re-
ceived Of Col Steptoes defeat By the indians
of Oregon aid Washington Territories, aud the
latest intelligence from Utah concerning tue
suspicioue movements OF the Mormons. Meau-
time the General Orders " to the army, which
we publish today will furnish the Intelligent
reader pretty distinct idea of the immense
field Of operations in the paciacasion of Nor
nous and Indians over which the command OF
Gen Johnston and the troops on the marcn
over the Plains are to be distributed.
First, ION the supposition that the Mormons no
longer intend to oppose an armed resistance to
the entrance Of the United States troops into the
valley of Salt Lake, the General in Chief. after
full consultation with the Secretary of War"
directs that the number of troops to remain in
the department Of Utah under Gen. Johnston
shall be limited to about three thousand men Of
all arms; but If In bis march to the West
Gen. Harvey should receive satisfactory ntelli-
gence that the voluntary submission of the
MormoDs to the federal authorities, as.
sumed in the preamble to these ORDERS
is not to be relied upon, but that
on the contrary, serious resistance to the
entrance OF our advanced forces into Salt L AXE
Valley on the part Of those people is proba
BILE, the General, In the exercise OF o sound
discretion, will continue to advance with the
whole Of the reinforcements now en- route for
that Territory, or with such parts thereof, in
addition to the Sixth and Seventh regiments of
infantry and Reynolds battery, as to him may
scem necessary" Otherwise, about q thousand
men-borse, foot aud artillery companies
remain upon the Plains duriog the summer TO
keep open the line Of communication TO Utah.
and several batteries on the march will return
to Fort Leavenworth.
With regard TO the reported defeat Of Col
Steptoe on Soakc river, these army orders de-
clare that, as "relable though not Official
accounts of Indian hostilitics OF some masni-
tude in Washington and Oregon Territories
make ii advisable TO strengthen the force nov
in that quarter, regiment of infantry, either
the Sixth or the Seventh, as the commander in
Utah Gen. Johnston) may determine, will be
sent, Or soon as he can spare IL, 10 Fort waua
Walla,' military station on the Columbia
river, below the junction Of Snake or Lewis
river, and within few days march of the scene
Of Steptoe's defeat; but, should Gen. Johnston
deem II unsafc 10 despatch the regiment TO
Walla walls by the usual Oregon desert route, be
will send II by such other route az be may deem
the most expedicnt to the department or the
Paciic-mesning, we suppose, that he may send
1t by the emigrant trail across to California aud
thence by steamer up the Pacific coast to the
mouth of the Columbia.
In view OF this general disposition of the
troops In the field, and tho Indicated reduction
of the force originally intended for Ussh to
about onc-ha]f the number, II is ordered that
the provisions &c., en- route over the Plains, In.
tended for years subsistence of the whole
force, be concentrated In Utah for the support
Of Gen. Johnston's command for two years, "a
the residue Of the army on the Plains will be
otherwise subsistsd.
We are thus particular in the explanation of
these details because we accept these army
orders ss embracing q highly satisfactory dis
tribution Of the troops to meet the exgencies
Of the day. aud a proper regard 10 the m,st
economical disposition OF the important articles
of subsistence We have had some accounts of
the enormous trains OF elephants camels oxen.
horses and mules, and vehicles of all descrip-
tons required in the movement to some remote
point OF this or that column of the British army
In India but these necessities of army trauspor.
tation there are trihlng compared with those
Of the western half OF this continent. For
example: from Leavcnwortb TO Fort walla
Walla, distance Of some seventeen or eighteen
hundred miles, the subsistence of the troops for
the whole journey must accompany them; and
for many desert marches the subsistence even
for the mules and horses must be supplied from
The wagons. Hence the enormously increased
appropriations required at the late session Of
Congress on account Of tho army, aud hence
the duty Of the most rigid economy enjoincd Ia
these army orders
From the supply OF two years provisions for
the army OF Utah we may conclude that tue
policy Of making Salt Lake Valley permanent