New-York daily tribune., 1858-02-05
UTAH.
LITTER FROM AN ARMY OFFICER
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The G,loyipe sprily written letter fr m aD Sfhcsr OF
the srmy Of Uiah runs in more cheerful vein tnen
we had anic psted from the djlor)as se1unts Ieacn
ing ne less directly. gives better fdea o tne re"'
condition e the army than many more elao0faN ~
count simply bscso,e i. is written 70 dear ireni
with an entire freedom of comment on men AMI
things. - -.
ma, concerning Col Alexander, which rs the letter
was DO, intended for publication, might Involve De-
travail of the authors confidence on our part IL IS
.uficeut TO ssy that the opinion pretails AZ f",,
Bidger az wei here, mat had Col Johnston held
the con mand Of the advance column, y Woun nave
'''''' C,xp scoTr, lntor F.. Brijgerl z. T.
Dec. 10, 1851
MYprARN.: \ uember o'ihe rirm suthng for the
10th Ipsptry starts for the States be,t Monday ana
has kindly offered carry letters, aud II you get tni
YOU may thank him, az well as me. for It.
.hond not wonder If you should see IN the papers,
before two months letters calculated to produce the
;rrres.on that this army j. IN suffering condllOa
Let me tell YOU beforehand that such Is not the iraa
md that the prospect very atterng that Il will ne
Is Tho rase. but that when the Winter campaign y
over We shall find ourselves IN one respect ana ohy
ons Ike Mr. Claws slaves" tat and sleek
The SUNNY OF clothing, so far as ] can learn, was
onlv deficient in two sr.icles-shoes and stOckings
Bu this defect has been cured by the Qusrternasef
purchasing the stock ofthe butler ana that oi one OF
Two merchant trains now here, which were ireighted
with goods for the salt Lake trade Col Johnston has
laid an embargo on these trains that the enemy IS
likely 10 81 tier some ipcon enlence, as wen as We ln
consequence Of biz deyItry
You will probably also see il stated that we are on
short grub" This can hardly be- consderet q true
rre,eD,uent The -four element Of the ration mas oeeh
iedueed five ounces leaviDg the daily allowance 70
each soul as also 10 every person without soul anu
entitled 10 subsistence thirteen ounces but the Oeei
component was at the same time raised !increasoul
egl ounces. the other item- remaining as hereoi0re.
Tlis reminds me of n little matter lt is as well %
mention We have had no salt for month OF more
40 that as regards that item OF the ration, hereto
fore must be considered inspphcable. But mos, oi
us don't mis il much IL is well enough, used IN
moe Grafton when can get IT. but not oenS aoe 10
get H. at this present for reasonable price, we nave
made up our minds that we can do without uD'h" we
90 into Salt Lake City, which will he before W. can
receive supplies from hon e. And we have also ar
rived at tie conclusion that " 20 DO without SAT- Is
one of the things for which We covenanted wren we
undertook the Npedtisp. Doubtless the reopenlng OF
the campaien will find W. fresh and vigorous Inns
little sip.up Of the Subsistence Department Is hgh-
favored mot with salt Joke.
This Subsistence Department OF our army, a'"ays
ready always prompt, obiging and kind beyond "hat
we could reasonably expect II we diu rot KNOW II,
seems To have thought that sending salt 10 Salt Lake
City was like sending Goals 20 Newcastle, and sent
o1ly what was thought sufficient TO carry US 10 tue
fostering cty but il sent salt kettles W manufacture
the article when should get there, never ah,lcl,
Mating the blunderipg operations which have resulted
IN ap,Loripg us here little more than hundred
miles from the briny waters IL Is 40 seldom tne De-
partuent il caught mapping that we can hardy ever
rd cause for being querulous with IT. bnt TINS Joke
magnificent; we J ave got the Department very
Low" and most of Us would rather do without the
salt than the joke. That salty joke will never lose
its SAVIOR it will always be fresh.