Mariposa Democrat., 1858-02-25

LATER FROM THE SOUTH.
Important from the Colorado River.

Important from the Colorado River.
The steamer Surprise arrived Feb. IA from
the Southern coast, bringing San Diego, Los
Angeles and Santa Barbara papers to the 9th
instant.
By this arrival, Gen. Clarke, Commander Of
the Pacific Division, received dispatches from
Lieut. Ives, of the Colorado Exploring Expedi-
ton, giving an account of the successful result
of the undertaking. The ascent was accom-
plished with little difficulty to within days
travel of Salt Lake Valley.
The San Diego Herald of the 9th published
a postscript announcing the arrival Of an ex-
press from Fort Yuma, with dispatches for
Gen. Clarke, and concludes that the information
contained in the dispatches relates to some
important hostile movement on the part of the
Mormons or their Indian allies The supposi-
ton seems to have been warranted by the
statements of the expressman, who stated that
before he left the river an Indian runner came
into the Fort with letter from Lieut.. Ives
exploring party, (Which had ascended the Col
orado in Capt Johnson's steamer "Jess up"
three days steaming above the Mohave
villages,) and immediate orders were issued
by the commander of the post, that no one
should leave the Fort without written permis.
sion.
The same paper says that the probability is
that the Mormons are preparing to make their
way into northern Mexico and as they viii do
so by the way of the Colorado ferry, this strict
order is issued to prevent a surprise by any
advanced guard that the hcrmons may send
ahead to make preparations for crossing.
1t appears however from the dispatches re-
ceived by Gen. Clarke that there was no trou-
BILE apprehended either by the Mormons or
Indians. The latter seemed peacably disposed,
although they had frequent communications
with the Mormons.
IMPORTANT FROM SONORA AND THE GADspEN
PuRcHAsE--The news from Sonora is of much
importance. 1t is reported that Gandara has
returned from the city of Mexico with COM
mission from Comonfort, appointing him Gov
ernor of Sonora, and that he is taking ven
geance on his old enemies by cutting off their
heads If it is the design of Brigham Young
to take refuge in Sonora, by sustaining Gan
dara for time as Governor Of the State, he
can gain a foothold in that territory from which
the Mexican Government will never be able to
dislodge him.
LATER FROM SALT LAKE.-The Salt Lake
mail reached Los Angeles on the Sd inst. BY
this arrival, says the Star, we have file of
the Deseret Neps up to January 9th, and an
extra Of the 7th--the latter containing the cor
respondence which has taken place between
Gov. Young and the officers of the U. S. Army
transmitted to the Legislature at the request of
that body, and read in joint session, on the
4th of January.
From the speeches of Brigham Young, He.
Der @. Kimbal, O. Hyde, and other Presidents
and Elders we perceive that the spirit of re-
sistance to the United States troops still pre-
walls among the people, although the discourses
Of these leaders are by no means so violent
and outrageous as formerly.
There is no direct intelligence of the move
ments Of the army in the Neos and it is only
by hints through the speeches that we hear of
an army being on the frontier.