The New York Herald Newspaper, July 19, 1858, Page 2

2 SS talos of Now Hampehire, We found upon the bignost | Fegions of the table lund exellent grass, and even pume \ Yous wild flowers. ‘The eu feriility of these regions Us probably owing to their being covered deeper by su0W, find therofore better Irrigated with il. There was no ‘Wood on the high ridges, The ascent bad been very gra- ual; the descent was more rapit, but only in two plac Sbrapt. A mile from the summit of this riigo we came to asocond soda spring, of betier water even than the former. A litle further on we passed down # sleep and Barrow ravine. Two of the ambulances wore brokea uring the day in descending euch prectptious steops. We ran aiong & parrow valley for some distance, where we Could Bot see beyond the mountain peaks a few bundred yerds to our right and let, and aoticed several Strong military posta, which, pro.erly fortified and de Condes by & few men even, would arrest the advance of ©ver 80 groatan army tors limited spsce of ime. The | Prospect from what is called the Kim of the Great Basia | ‘was very beautiful We onjoyed an elevation ai that | Place Of 7,700 foot. Without descending very much, we struck Willow creek, a very #13 stream, whic hardly ‘mertts the name o! creck, and followed along ita mile or two—ibe Modicine Butte, ® lofty cirsuiar summit, boing | Observable to our right. Soon afer we crossed Sulphur Orcer, a little rivulet, twelve foat wide and from one two feet deep. About six P.M. we onsampet on Boar river, nearly two miles west of Sulphur creek, having made thirty-two miles during the day. We found the Gret division of the army already encumped there Greea river was very high, neariy up to the back of a horse, and wee about forty feet wide; trumas ewif a8 @ mill race This stream is at ap elevauon of nearly 7,600 tees. There ‘Was good wood (two or turee handred trees), and very fine grazing along ite valley. I observed cover and straw. berry vines among the crass—the first tha: i had séea west of the Big Blue. The scenery along tho river—its valley end the adjacent mountains—could not be denomi nated lags thax grav. Goperal Jonnston gave orders to bave the bridge across the stream and the rond connected therowita immediately repaired, for the water was eo high heavy loaded wagons Could not ford it. About three P.M, on the 14th inst., Mr. Ficklin, an exprees rider, also Mr. Morrell, Postmaster at Sait Lake Oty (Gentile) metus. Taey were just from Salt Lake ‘Ciky; Chey sent in with the Unlied States Commissiouers, Goa this ws the first reliadie intelligence that we reccived da regera to them. First, thore was a loiter from the Commissioners to General Jobpston, which stated that the Mormons bad accepted the President's pardoa, thas pusce had been made, and al! diffouities with the mounisie rob ‘Dera smivably adjusted. They represented that the Doty of the Mormon people were very fearful tost the Thoy ulao made army would destroy their property, ke. some suggestions as to the proximity of the encampment Of the army lo Salt Lake City, and advised Genorat Joba tou to issue @ proclamativou, saying so the dear Saiuts that | army of eicpers should not touch apy of their (the | int’s) property Judge Eokels received a letter from Dr. Foraey, the | Todian Agent, saying that he was present at tho couccils between 1be Commissioners, Brigham and his catef mea, | tbat the Mormons tried to delay everythirg; that they | would not eay they would accep: the Prosident’s pardoa, | ‘but threstened to burn everything and re‘rea\ south to | the movunising; that they rougat to bring the commission. | ers over to their desires and designs; but fetimg ia thet: | aud isaruivg by an exprees rider that Genera! Jobastoa had issued bis order of march, which they did oa tne (2th | imst., (it wae only known ia Cawp Scott on the evening of toe Ltd) ibey hastened to make terms~the ouly ones | tha: could be accepted from them, namely, unzonditions! submi to the laws #od constitution of the Uulted States. Ou the Lita there was a council, ip whiok the Mor- moor bela barsh and strepg tangeage. On the eveaiag of the 12m “‘coucilintory speeches wore made.’ The chanze tems t bave bees somewhat connected wih Gen, Jobpaton’s order of warch, Ge the 15th icet the second division of the army arrty. @d as Bear river; Doth divisions croaved that stream and Gcoamped Cu thin side, fe third division and rear guard would arrive on the following day. Then all would move forward rapidly ‘o this city. Gen. Jobpaton, per request of the Commissioners, issued the following proclemstion to the people of Uta (The pro-lamstion was published ia the Agnarp of ‘Thoureday tast, 15th inst.) About four o’.lock on the morning of the 16th inst. I eft the comp on Bear river and started 4 cheval, with Diankets and saddie.dsgs, for Salt Lake City. For four. teen miles west of Bear river grazing wae excellent; the Plateau was undulating, with bere apd there a iofiy ridge of hills or biuils. fitteea ules west of Bear river end forty sevea miles weet of Camp Scott I came to the head of cao CAVON ‘This canon is twenty-two lopg,and has an arcrage breadth of about a quarter ofa mile. The right back of the canon, along its entire length, is a precipiious ridge of porous rocks. At its entrance nunerous swallows have built their nests iu the boles in the rocks, which are of ail Sizes, from that of an egg to that ofe house. The Of this bank is from three hundred feet to one thonsaad feet, or rather at some places the former, ai latver—ike bottom of the cavon being almus! perfec.ly level, forming = beautiful narrow plain, proiested on either side by mountains. Like moet of the canops,a smali creek runs through its eptire length. The left bank of the canon shows few or no rocks, and is much less steep than the right. In most places @ person can olim> it, and grass grows upon the major part of it Grass throughout the canon is excelleat ; water good and abua- dant. Wood is scarce ; there are a few cedars along the rocks on the right bank, aad plenty of willows toward. o# lower end along the creek | bave seon no other p..ce for @ thouran4 miles 60 woll "Adapted for grazing ani: a Echo canon, Ia travelling through it the ridges of Mountain on either side shut out oue’s view from a! thingr beyond FORTIFICATIONS IN RCHO CANON—ORVENCE OF TIP There is no porition in Eeho eanou which can be de led without artillery sga'cet the attack of an enemy baring possession of ||, all ber things being equal. Nor is there any position in it whion © people armed as the Mormons are cou'd long defend to advantage ayacast our YLACE, BIC yuccees!ul prosecution of guerritie warfa Taosre i no position in the canon which caunot be tcrosd, taken rear, or forced b aged ip the front. Toe ridge of the right of the canon is too nigh and w far Toad to render ris shooting from it ef cure. the Jef bauk, most of the way torough the Ml leas elective. The Mormon nare only itary works io (be west end 0: Keby canon | tes T observed rocks avd stouce pied ap va the north side of the cauon, of to our right as These stones were in ended, jo ome pise-s, ve as breastwork, from vebiad waich tiv Sainre could discharge thelr powder and isad at (ie wiracug 2 | doubtiess, intended to be army, tke a tt then remain nny ele or * Might be considered effective; bat, as thivgs sre, the folly of constructing them is #lmost beyond credence I: the Baits proposed to defend this position by # larger pulber of meu than we could bricg agaiaet taom, all 40a Jobpston, or wh teoever offer might ‘pe comman ting our a the road 10 the cast or ia froat of these works, very few minutes the Nght dirt embaukment would be torn down; and the Sainte who were provected by them, would stand e fair chapoe (if they being z “ as of pos would be sble ty jadge of sue wusa faust of thelr rorigion.. Tae locality ia particalar’? favorable to the playing of offensive artillery, whiie ws bremstworke aro not aahonaiiells Leer yg bus _ rth beaped up. position, however, scies tonne eases sueeeenn hs emailer party than woul io cage, before a single gun could be fired, the Mormons wight ed themselves 80 positioned that every usu vi them would have to 06 or be waken prizouers. Tue bluffs to the sou'h are notKo stoxp oat that aybody of light troops, ise the Tonth infantry, could readily de cen? them, partioulerly by D; 80, detaching a strong Do#y of light troops, they could readily ascend the blafls a fow miles to the east of the fortifications; circling aroaud thew ‘i they came to D, they could there approaca the roa? nu} withon @ few buadred yeras without beiag seoa, then ruebipg Gown at the ordipary time of the chasseur A piet they would take the Mormons to the rear and flaok of ati tcour empackments. The iatier could not escape bo the porth, for toere the rocks are psrpeadicuiar; they could Dos escape to the weet (their rear), nor to south (dy the bluffs), for in both places they wouli be cut of vy their evemy; bor could they advunce io the front (oss) for their own ditohes, toe enemy's batwry and troogs no eleowhers detacied, would stay them; they woult tasre- net pave to die with arme ia their hands or be preopers. The escaps or capture of the Saints on ube perverdicuiar rocks al the norin woald depsad uyoo the patere of the ground and the comparauve nembore 0| the Gontending parties; s's0 upon attecdant c.rcam stances If it was doemed aiviaadio, the offsasive nar could out tlepk the de'ercive ous sloag the tog or bedriad she binfls, from A to D, while avothor detacnmest cali take thy defenders ia rear from one to three miles to the west of the portion; the natare of the groasd admits of this — It is useless Dere te notice the strategetic messurns which should be taken by the offensive commantiog officers. such a8 «cupy ing the evemy’s attention in froat, or Outflank ing baow ab the right, to secure ihe result above aeuowa. A much better position to have been chosen for fortidcation by the Mormons would hace bsen ths wos end ot Echo canon, by Weber river. The canon is nar rower there, the creek lerger for ditches or floodiay the road. 1. woud be vory difficult to turn ths positiea, walle Mt would be impoxsid) 0 cu; off the retreat of tne de ep five party, provided «(ways its commanding officer had some httie regard to or knowledge of military priasinies While eho canon furn shes te or no positions which cannot be tursed, ti 18 aregion most fay many adapted to guerilla wartare Tbe army with its trains would be extended seve- ra! wales in lepeth, every point of which would be eubject to on attack 'y an esemy which could a0 De sese tii clove upon the arty attacked. Truc, aatroug body of socuts anu Ibi sroops could be placed upoo the ridges on erber side of ths road; but they would have to covar such ep extens ip levgih, both by night and by day, tnata Sai), deteriuined body of men, asy five bundred, couid berres the army fearfully. Poet sttacks, particalarty there mace st night, would not be so destructive to our troops 6s it wonid be aunoying and demorsiizi {rode direct west (rom Bear river to Weber river, then tured north, and followed dowa the latter stream miles tothe crossing There is cvasiderable wood along thie stream; the moantains lower their sides to tts narrow valey, which is well tilled with grass. White pasnuxc tbrovgs Fobo cavon I was felicitating myrelf upon a brignt, clondices aky; but fifteen minuwe thereafter the Tele Was descenoing 19 torrente aud the thunder was re- verberetivg thronga the mouxiaips. Such is tae sad teo nes of etorms upyn the Rocky Mouataivs. And when Ja- piter thunders in taat region be makes @ noise; civilized thunder will not compare with it, Im the afternoon I en- joyea f.1 two ortares boars a Gronching rain. At ope te It fell vo fast ADO WAS driven with auch force ia the of my borre that i could vot compel bim to Against it, but bad to seek thelter under some bushes. ater proceeding vorth along the Weer several miles, ‘the roso turpe te the weat sgain, and follows along up East canon, There ie some tine scouery along this canon; but it is vot erand, as viewed from the roast, be- cause the mountains, rising immediately to tue right aod ft of the road, obstruct the view of all thiogs veyond Towards the toot of (he Big Mountain, East canon creck is thickly bordered wish willows; the road runs through hem; in many places they close over the boat the iravelior and form @ perfectcanopy. lo very warmor mrtormy Weather they constitute ap excolen shelter. after ricieg gome sixty miles 1 overtov, before aunset, ‘St the foot of the Big Mountain, ibe mail, which loft Boar river the day before for Salt Lake Cigy, aad eacrmped ‘wiih it for thy wight. The scenery ai the camp grounds was vory beautiful. We wereon @ email ctroular ver- oart plain, with the moantsios fa every direction rising trow 1; they all se sed independent, and reared their vest buik*, reunc wler like » pyramid or cone, drgt imo the cloaoe Taking my saddle baga for a pillow, lwrapped myself .a my Dienkete and iay do wet ground to cajoy the charms of Somnus, b Tala pouree dowu & good part of the night, aud the courts water inemall streama alovg tbe ground under mu, peceicnting roggh the 246, Tepowe was not no de- Licht otnerw have been. However, one cares but i'tile oat eeplog wet, even Protec: Some’ eight or ja We rain in that Way, some under carriages, ectae Deter abd some Worse prepared for the occrsivn. Barly this morping { startot, ia company with two others, for the Moly City of the Saints We wouse our way up along & iifte brook, the mecent, uuill near ike suInm™mit, San very gradual, toen it became abroot [ phuula Obscrve wnt, at the east £90 of the Big Mouateia there waa Gam across the creek, which eouid very flugd the road, The pout was alee more defensi- 0 apy | saw in Fcho canon. 4! Big jguntatn tere wore places which Kere quite defersibic, ‘The advance of an army could be groauy obstracied by Gestroy yng the road, falling tress acrosa if, &> , &*. Woon We Rot on the top of the Big Mountein, ‘waich is more than §,000 (ect high, we seemed right up among tho ciouds.’ A dense rast added to this impression rounded ue in such thick sad ing folda thet wo could noteee thirty feet beyond us, A awrm of ran feemed to bo forming on the top of the mountain to pour | iteelt down upon the pisins, which it afterwards did in g00d carnest. The d steep and abrupt; we 2d to get off our horses aod lend them cown As we cesceaded at au angle of wore then forty-five oegrecs, abd we could see wothing ahead of us, {i Beet d Me LOUZD WE Were KolUg wi oach Atay ino a dark, uaknowa aogse, The rain bad renderea tho top- moet inch of the Poli Very soft, 90 oUF animale slipped very bucly in aacenting Bad deecondug the wrgo% 9 We bro gromt diitievity in leasing them up the last bili or mov. %, @ loaded WROD Certainly Could Not arcead the hill > on'lt wee to puch & condition. As the thick mist on the Big Meantain and the heavy, driviag rain aver de. teeuding trom it prevented me from seeing mucu excops the road over which i was guiding wy pony; wi los another, Who poreeseed beiter facilities for doings, to seribe abe region and soctery under ite more favorane aspe Woe sre now standing onan eminence of the Mountains (Te Moustan), over 5,005 fest a’ level of the ocesn, surror ‘absmioh ove the ded By porien that rise majow Ueailly abore our heads, aud in the deep tovks of which contidually gittrs the eterpal anos, beneath this, fringed apd eheded by dark m of baisarm, fir and pine. bius, stresths eparling Uke sliver threats, th aioe foliage Of the quaking aspen, ead narrow gorges looming like aby sees ip the distance.’ Before ut, mounsaine grow. ing lower, tit # strip of vailoy relieves the sight, im the southwest. This # the fires glimpse of the valiey of the Great Sat Lake Mormons fai 00 their kases and pri some shout horannat acd hallelujaas, many worp, b dands Riss their wives, aad parents theic childres, igthew paroxyem of joy, and the vory faithful deciare they feal ‘the epirit of God pervasing the atmosphere, and they on they Lave at \ength come home, where the ‘wickeic ase from trou poor deluded people ! ‘We are not FO CYeTOO Ne, RBG Propnrs to deacend the Big Mouotain, glad to remember voly eigutesn miles now aop In otmers they were placed there to de nurles thearmy. 1 need my nothug oreovrniag tue | Which the followers 0: Joe Senith prop reed to | Gown upon our seluiery trom this leage of rocks, be- examined the bordering Jedges wua oriven from them, if any were there. iad- Delweed Camp seott and a's notico whatever Gre too thres miles (rom | ‘this, or the went end of Echo canon. They cau be ossuly compreasaded by tb: following diagram. — = a om the lem and besa erected ° oreek which, ranming along ander tos bivile a: Lue lef turns st 1) ud crosses to the right of the post just #ber: the road turns to the left. A. re Ute & organ wort Tk is sbout five fet aiga nud tau the top. Before \ there ia tien ogh "iknow bow deep. The cree > am the ditch 10 the top wun water | The ditch ie st present bridged where the road. [ft does not extend fifcenty ¢ 10 & the perpendicular rocks, to prevent ® parsers tine. | beth by foot and horsemen Between A aa! & uiste ta the ond ditch aud +n usak moa Dut they are not half completa. Hf reprersaw an , Witt 88 SF 'erior diten, wed is, fm all respects, simisar to A, oly tha: t extents oear uy te the icular rock? i) represents aden arrose the |, Where it cromees the rows 1 mandied ‘9 Deod the road, and is also contiructe to a to aoawe: ae 8 dreastwork, trom bebind whish men could 014 wor fre Gheir arms. Along the lower part of the binits, to tne Bett, another bressiwork has been throws up, from which command the road from Ato). |: il! ales | y li bared that (hore 1s & sine lodoholed brea Wop of the perpendicular rocks to the right, | riflemen oould eon * is the ohio! and pro | more ridiculous exampie of miiitary foliy tws wot | Of late Fears Deon exhibised. Li ie worse Uuma Wa! of tue | French officer, who, bering received instructions to await OPN, (dog critee tlie Wwoming 04 tae mape tor woe wiuage Ulterieur, I mo i ; ! | heights, the siopes the straits, ewesping hoilows TAAL An stent fea. dimeneioo#, aud i@ the imma ¢ + | the streams and rivers of tne “basta,” wor: rave us from rest and society, We newser dreak Decks nor our wagon ales, aod wind op a very pretty canon—a mountain deflir, ‘et Dy Many & team Add Wego0 Crawling up towards the ¥ contain for firewood. We crostypoother mountain ad are in @ most delightfally poture qae gorgo— Emigration canon. Admiriog she beauties of its rocky » covered with shrubbery and painted by the run in ail sorts of fich colors, as toough & ralabow hed been wrecked on tae hillside and had joft its beanti- ful rhades on (de grass sad terne: forgetting everyiniag Dut the scene around uF, we suddeniy turn an aorapt potat and the valley is strevohed before us. To our rigus ‘auc leftis the continuous range of hills (rom which wo beve jst emerged We are on the rolling brow of « slight aecline, aod observe that for severa: nundret feet above our heals there are loug, level lines of ridces, which are deepiy and evenly inaeated on the mountains © fer ae Our wigGt cam Trench. We notice, alvo, there ars otuer Puch before us, til! , at surfaces through waich ® fiver flows, and that rises elmilaly up the moanteins betore threo miles away. These are cailed “ benctoe they extend taroughout the entire range of valle; are pinialy visible, exactly level, and are the sbores of the Great Sait Lake. Like « blac tinted reflecting We supanine, we remarked the | ty Ove miles to the northweet It is now ty miles joog from north two south, and thirty miles wide from ones to west, It vace tiled, aud most probably form: the entire “great bawia,”’ ae it te toreed, extend- ing 600 mises {rom orth to south, and 350 miles fi te wort, hemmed io by whe Sierra Nevada ran: ona sud the Goose Oreck and the wes, Mouutaias wore the Jagged ‘slants, ravioas @ gulte aud whores of this wdk away to {ts provent rerervotr Jato whic) ail * pour tneir msited rows. 1 bas nO apparent outlet athoagh cradual y d'minich Te has «i rossee «WDE, APPeTeNtly More rapidly then oan bo ao ouated ror by mere evaporation. ats, Dlackened with fn incruststion 0° daztiing salt crystain, were covered with water when the Hor moos Grat went there cantly over long stretches of now soil fod uvir fat boat was pusoed baking ead craseod le bottom ia very flat, however, and a very slignt increase of water would again gubmerge tiles of how ox Posed wurface. The density of the water varies voce, Hy to different seasons from the quantines of [rosa water pourng down (nto ft, Mt avoreges from 1.16 to 1.15 of eye cific gravity. It is the strongestznatural brine in the world, holding ‘o solution over 22 per cent of different rai Ts Gark sloggisn waves forcibly rocall the lad Sex to the mind of the gacor, and were it not that thi is 4,200 feet adore, and tha, lies 1,000 feet below, the level of tus ocean, And that thie # completely locked in hy saad be Fy oy rolis 7 oe Vities o ny” it would be easy wo fancy one aolt tebe fa Polsnine, ‘sod ik that scone of humen corraption sat Ikviae vengosnse. Tae water is extremely buoyaot, and it oooasions a singular fenling to be veable to eink ia tt, and very dificult to een thr mags it lua water produces immediave strang ulatnm, exosssive escent from the mountala wes very | Sd jena | ANG EDAL too In & barren valley, withest » | Vegetation higher than @ wiliow baat ” Bening us are recediog raages of | | husiaswoally declare thai all their toile are repaid,’ for | bg and the weary are at rest.” Poor peo, s— | We are | ie aur. | NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, JULY 19, 1858. erarting in the eyes, nestrils and,on coming | im the namo of the Lord, and by the authority of the holy "Numerous sal bulleties tre erect On che bore trom | Pricathood.’ 60 Brigham’s Lion Iieuse wes shingiod, for ‘one gelion of | ®!tbough the carpenters grumbled, still they obeyed.” laboratory, however, Close by the east side of tho Lion Housejthore is a small orpetals, and Go. | etructure which contains Brigham’s office and his clerk's room. The building resembles a 'e summer the water mats | boute, only # is smaller. It nye rasan, weight beauty, ly tk eo a ed of Bul of Li . 4 loride trace . | bam’s Lion House, office and ably are of ch! of magnesium, anda of ohio: cienected at the nde or rear thongh thoy cae Lake back pendent from tbe front. mansion secmmopid | tie fnoct buliding ia tho Territory. itis a large hand feet wide st the base, 24 | 89me adobe builving, three stories high, and baloonied ide doop ditch, and it is de- | {rom ground to roof, It was erected at a cost of $66,008. Me Tat meet rage, Zo | at Meare achat enka esate wg pe, aan to | nae henge eee Todians, but, as it encompamyes the city, whish covers an | {4 an observatory surmounted by a bee-hive, which is the ‘trea of ‘six square miles, all its male sign could not emblem = eee seal, aud which Gen- thoroughly defend it. ‘Tho hilla rise abraptly arousd tt, | tiles would say da Bete Ineppropriate, because and there are abundance of eminonces where 6 rifleman | 4rd are no bece ‘ory; but the Saints are could kill persona in the city, and the wall bo but as & reaty to owe lon which would maater ‘wail of paper beneath kim, Ik wus built in 1664; ils do | ther people. Thus pigs has received a sign wae to give the people something to do, as to re amy gS A, inaaremnine nae wenere Hides tue miod abo hands occupied ta the best meana to prevent | 8% Mountain in the Territory ie Reed are mil- mpertinent inquiry and leave no timo for rebellion. oayacnan Lent econ far hy pail Ae 5 described does not extend moro than jnayh> — ow a Before. leaving batt around the city, On entoring it from iho cast one is not stapped by the wall; he gees ft ditch, whic seome w have been dug To the worih of the cit; and weet it is also perfoct in places, but thon et lewst half of the city bas no wali around it, aad for that reseoa the wall that does exist cau answer no milltary purpose, since beive miles oa the sides of the city are + Ewygration canon is by fer the most deforeible razion nevween tho Gentile worid aud Mormondom, nore are bigh mounsains on either side; ibe cavon or ravine tween them is very narrow; a rosd and creek runs through it; Sho creek can be cut tn any piace a0 as Ww ae tsa a ne Snip poe a or ve a tulery 0 or uo injury; positions whict cont pot be turned without petite diMouity, if they eculd be tarned at all; {remand which & people aroused a the Mormons are could fortify avd defend for some time sgamat a reguiar army, urns 6bruptly, aud toe mountain on wedge into the mountainson tho other 6i Is would bo ‘4 fearful piace for an army, with its long trains 0! provi siong and munitions of war, to bave to force itself. Yet f did not observe the least sign of aay fortifications or pra- paraticn for the defence of this cannon in passing through it. There are ope or two places in the canon wiica morit partic ‘ar dessript’ , Dut time will wot permt mo to do bby this mail. Though the Mo:aonve have msds such loug sounding boasla avout their delensive works, their fortifications, &c , they don’t seem to hays done more in thet live than a amail army could have effected in half a dey. Does this incicate that they really intoaded to mak» stand, arms in haod, or that taey merely Doasied ani bragged for effect? BALT LAK® CITY—D&IGHAM’S LION WOUSa—THE TEMPLE—APPRARANCE OF THE CITY—HOW GEN- TILES LIVE ARBRR, BTC., RTC. Sart Lake Crry June 18, 1858. Imagine « perfectly level plain, annarently twonty miles wide ard one bucdred miles lovg, aimost surrounded by mountains. Nest to the mountaws. on the east of the plain, conceive @ section of land aix miles square laid out as a city, the streets, all of which are much wider than Broad- way, regularly iaid out and ranniog exactly at right aa- glee to cach other, either duo north and gocth or due cast od weet; they are 150 feet wide; the suewalks are twenty feet wide; the blocks are very large, often con- taining ten acres of jand. The city has fifteen etroots in ove Girection and cighiven ia the otner; they are unpaved, aod of much trampied curing wet weather must bye very Muddy. The site of tho city gradually slopes from the north to the south; at tho precent time thero ja a fresh stream of water runing down the sides of every street Jaying north and south; from theee strean is con ‘veyed into alnost every garden in the city, for irrizating purposes. Coltou wood and other troe ave hoon set ont slorg every sireet; their bright green verdure and sbate givea peculiar charm to the smooth and reguisr tho rougbfares, Smali foot bridges have beea built over the streama where they intersec! the sidews'ks. The town is very sparsely covered with houses; in the major part of it there are ouly twoor three hie babita tione on a equere block, aad i will be remembered that tho blocks are very large. Tho houses aro Puiit close to ihe sides of the bi the reat of the teu acres being Ulled 6a gardens and flelds .oustbe city at prossnt con tains numerous amali fields of wheat and come very flas gardena. The houses ers ail built of adobe sun dris! brick;they are about five inches wide, ten inches dog and four incbes thick; they sre mado of « superior quality of clay for building purposes, ani seem to form very substantial structures. the bank boune itis not very sgreesdle, yet gives to the tout ensemble vi the oily avery lively and pleasant appear ance. The builcings look nent geuerally small modest strnctures, laying no claim to architectarel beauty jibeir style is variegated, but wot of | Brigham’s houses: The color of tho buildings | t & Sort of sinte-white, and though with an individual | Aud comfortable; they ara should romark, that the most of his wives live, or rather have lived, in the Lion House. His senior wite and family live in tho mansion. Hoe bas somo eighteen better haives. THE TEMPE. Thave already mentioncd Temple block. It is situated Bear ‘he centre of the city, alittle to the north of it Notic. iug that the entire block was surrounded by # wall more imp'otng and grand thad that which protects Brigham’s block, T returned from inspecting the houses of the Pro phet vo eee what all that work monot. It will be romom- beved that Temple block is directly westof Beigham’e It ies perfect square and contains ten acres. fno wall that surrounds it is so vast no one car ses anything within it. I watked along to the centre of tha blook, where a wide jap bas been left in the wali, doubtless for an entraace, ye gates. Rough cut stones are temporarily piled wp in this pice x or seven feet high. Iclimbed ue on them aud within, My pe peer omaae was great, when instead of beholding » magnificent temple, I behom True there was tov tarbornasie vu the south west corner of the block, but it has n0 architecwral preten- sions. There was also a demoralized saw mill, with piles of lumber and stone, in the inciosure; but there was no Temple nor spy sigh of one, save thai i: the centre of the bieck. The carth seemed to have been recently stirred ‘and levelled. The Mormons have as much veooration for their Temple Ecad is yet to be) ag the Jews do--or rather did—for omon’s Temple. Tnoy bave made zreat exertions and great alvei the corstructioa of this one. ras, Nevertheless, 1 waa much sur, to leara that over $1,000,(00 haa been expended upon tbe works taere—bid in the ground and upon the surrounding wall. The fou dation of the temple is neariy completed; the wall is sti teen feet wide at the bottom. I am able to present the Sos account of the temple upon good Mormon sutho- ity This in shape @ paral'siogram, 193 feet long, from cast to weat, and 05 teet wide, having an al tower, 40 feet ia diameter on each corner. The main building is to be nearly 100 feet bih to the ridge of the roof. It is in- tended to buiid itof cur stone, ard the Mormons, for have been wnsuscessfally digging at a cans! ‘the ‘benches,’ to boat instead of carting the stone. its architecture is symbcllcal aud origiwal. 02 some bul- tresses will be representations 0’ globes tn all positions; on others ibe sun in its various phases; on others Saturn, with ite riogs and saieilites; aac in pompoas Mormon every stone bas ita moral lesson, anc all point to the | celestial world. Its enirance will be on the east side, and will Consist of anotber tower. Surmounted by pinna- cles it wil “point apward continually.” lt was intended to build it of adobe from the first story upward; but they bave since determined on erectitg it entirely of cut stone, It is going to ba the chef d’auureot ail 5 and is expected to survive the conflagration that will some ¢ay ebwrap the world. Its designer, Mr. Wm. Ward, who ‘was a'so the sculptor of the lion on Grigham's house, has eeceded from the Mormon faith and lett Utah. This wil! coubtless delay the Saints in erecting the temple, if neither removal nor war should «fo 80, ‘The tabernacle wiich now stands in one corner of Tem- ple block is an adobe building, 126 feet by 64 fest It is ca- Be of eaticg 2,000 peopie, and is tbe chief prescaing ouse of Brigham and hia ‘The scenery at thie city, is very beautiful. Tho moun- thine, raising up gradually from the plains, roll a A in every direction tii they reech the clouds. Saow lays slovg all the upper regions of the mountains The vailey, from irrigation and cultivation, appears very fertile, and contrasts stroogly with toe vast bleak and grand moun- ‘tains which tem it ip. The Gevtiles who are in this cliy—eome Sey. or forty in pumber-—ail take their mes!s at the (lobe s , Sleep ip carriages, on the ground, or in the porch of the sslooa, except Governor Cumming and one or two others, who bave succeeded ia obtaining babitations. Surely, if the Mormons have become good citizens, they ought not to compel ns wicked Geotiles to slesp on’ the ground, when @)l or pear'y all the houses in the city are unoccupied. ‘orning caa be purchased here except a few vege- Lg pores to send to Provo for aaeee ‘“ such things. He keope a very good ea\ on. Wo feast ou green pons and strawberries with suow all the time iomght. Everything commands higa prices aad no money wi!l secure perronal comfort for some time to come. ‘Mow: of the Gentiles will bave to sleep as best they can til) tbe Sette retarn, which will not be anti! efter the army hos parsed through the place and taken up its permanent camp. There ws little or no doubt but that the most, if not &!l, Of the Saints will roturn bere, at least for a ssason. remarks ”'y 80, Probably po other city im the world of | aco beewving to move north already to secure the this e) | cenents to the eye of the approaching wyageur | harvest. Brigham declares be is not to leave the po megultcert @ prospect; the exach epaco it odoupies, | TE'EHOTY. T have vot seen « woman since I have been in ihe streets foles it were in ao ji which glieton bright ae silver in the sunlight, their breadth and regularity, the rows of young verdant troos | ‘hat border upou them, the Lively color of the housce, | the beatiful gardens and orthards with the email flolds thick covered with flowing whort, give to tt an aspect slogularly attractive, espeoally whea it is coatrasted 1 of rippitag brooks | tho place, aud the Mormons cay there is pot one here. BOW PEACK WAS MADE—THE UTAH COMMtSSIONSRS— CONDITION OF THE MORMONS AT PROVO—THE ARMY, BIC. Savr Lame Ory, June 19, 1868, U ted states Coaunisaioners eit Camp Scott on the Salt Lake City on the Oa enter- The 24 of June, and arrived bere Gevernor Oaroming got in the aoxt aay. Tw. win the bordering bleak and barren mountains. This | ing she city the Coumissioners found it deserted, and the Ci:y, £0 beautiful, 20 isolated from the reet of tne work’, at present no full of interest to the world, with its ploa fant orcharda and gardeos, is the work of bai ten There w ie C00 inhabitants in this clly betore it wae depopaleind by order of Brigham, In er ming ioto the city yesterday morving wo wore pat- Ucularly struck by its qaletners. There was one of the hum and stir of business that charastorizo Gontile towns The streets wore, ted, the houses wore ried, the city wes dexerted. Though surrounded by house we were neverthelees in a place Gesert loveliness quiet pete of tho grave prevailed whoro i seemed tha? ih. ong ing thousands end rushing commorss ought to peor tuelr tides along. The windows hat beon taken out of the major part of the houver everything bad veep m Mormons teli ur, if pea aerival of ihe troops. for i's great and marvel hs city is geoeral; wi Daildiogs. Firwt, there BRIGIAM'S LION HOTS AND Ine MANSION, They are the Grst prominent ppeciic ob) scte that attract the traveller's e7e of Crecending from the mountsios, they aro near the centre of the oit7, 07 Whe equare a1join ing the Temple, and with it oscopy tho best sites in tae Drigham’e home in the moxt densely poynlated part of she cry cocupie® a equarc coniuiviag tev acros of fand. Che entire equare is surrounded by a stoae wali wa foet bgh, two feet wise a: ihe top, aud four or ive fort Droge atthe bottom. A} either aide of ell the gates, and a! ebort cwiances sloug the wall, coluaas are built they are roanied sod extend foot beyond the wail, They are aleo built two foot higher than the wall. The well is very rudstantial. It le bolt of cat end cobble stove, with morier and send. It must have been const, cous! at an immense expenditure of ume and isber. One, in looking at it, could aot help asking for whet on earth was such & great wall erected? An ; houses were ail locked up. A few mon were hovering roend, ready pat a Grebrand to every house and mow down all the grain, as it wastco wet to burn, should no arracgement or peace have been made and the army fabveu' | have attempted cuter, One of these men informed the | Commissioners that the Globe Saloos, kept by Mr, Cand. land, was open, They drove up there sad placed their carmeges ju he yard connected with the saloon, Tho fencer around the gardens and folds of wheat wore very joer, being oecasionally of wud, but pripcipally consist. jog of poles; po the mules pertaining to the Com- mcowners were cent come miles from the city, grazed uring tae Cay, broagint up and correiled wi nigh}. The mea cobyected Wilk the expedition lived in tbe centre of the city jort ae they did out op the plam.,—tnat is, made afire m the open sir, Cooked nd waehed for thomaecives and Os pt (2 OF under knelt carriages. fe Cowmmistioners ob- tained very good board at Mr. Candland’s saivon, but conid get Lo rooms--20 houwe ia which tosleep and live—eo they slept and stayed in their carriages, Cu arrivieg bere they fownd tat Hrigham aad his load. gmen were sone, Thoy informed the “biggest ga eho wero here~viz, young Mr. Kimball asd General Fergtreo—concarning their migsioy aod propored to go down to Provo the next day to see Young. Word was in- steatly sett down to Brigaam, imformiug bim of the fact. Seen afier & ¢omupiitee of the people who stil! remained here aad bad learned the mission of the Commissioners ested upon them end exorcrred a desire to confer with them through Governor Yeung ”’ The Commissioners de- clared their willingness to confer with the people through “Governor Young” or any one else [t war then decided thet (hey woald pot go down to Provo until some iatellt- Ai Des Wes Teceived from there, On the 10th, Rrigham, Heber ©. Kimball and General Wolle (the First Presidency), and other of the chief men and elders of the Mormon people arrived, ‘On the evening of toat day & private interview was held ber the Commissionore and the Mormon dignitaries. After some litte conversation it was determined to hold a Anewer roggeste iteelf: Brigham did not know ba thet at | goera! conference (private) the next morning, at nino some time there might be a movermeat of the people againat him, eo be devermivod to strongly fortify himself Qgainet fuch an emergency. Me might aso consider the wall a good safeguard against tho escape of an outraged, indignant oF revoliing wile. I! keeps secret the dark oF secret thingr that tranaire within, None can eos through of over ik; none cam outer aad none can escape, but whom, when and how ihe Prophet wills. I arked one of the faithful why the well was bait? He roplied, jesting ly, “There are many women in there: it is to prevent such Geniiles ae you from getting al them.’ Ho may bave told more truth than he intended to; for his remark, fairly irmosiated meni from eeoaping, for Gentiles would not droam of entering the lien's den to seduce thera. Parsing cart from Templo block we cxme, by crossing the street, to tho south weas corner of Brigham’s block. A tithi eburch, od js in that and other weys annoally robved of one-fifth of what pertains to him, Continuing onat ta the centre of the maine bicck, we come to Brighnma’s Lion House, It is two storics high, about twenty-five feet in front and one hundred feet deep; is built in the gothic style, with peaked geble, aad nar- house stands there, in which every man paya | the tenth part of his possessions aud income to the | eaid to go. They taiked of their wrongs aad outrages an | o'clock, in the Dounctl Hosse. ‘The copferenre or counc!! opened on the morning of the lth, by Governor Powel, on behalf of the Commis. nioaers, stating the dbjccta aad Intentions of their govern- sant fn pending them to the people of Utah. Ho told the Morwons that they would have to ylold implicit obedience to the laws and conatitution of the United States, resotre all the civil oficars, sebmit to them in all things lawful, ard receive the army, for the constivution gave the Preai cept the right to send it bore, ia what numbers he liked and to locate \t where be liked. Seme of the Mormons mado speoxbos. They expressed heir willignees to obey the coostitution and laws of the United States, but unconditionally depounced the federal cficert, particularly thee who heave been in the Territory, or in any way connected with i, Even Mr, Buchanan, President of us wick Gentiles war cent to the place where naughty people are perreontions and proseription, and all that sort of thing, making a croat deal of noise, talking both loud and big. ‘On the evening of the namo day there was another long conference. The Commissioners were explicit in demand ing Imp iic!t obedience from the Saints to our Gentile con stitution awd laws (nations!) Tho Suinte again began row pointed windows projecting from the steep roof, | their rantings about their wrongs, grievances, &o. ‘The high stove wal! in front of it, completely obstricted ‘The Commissioners stopped them short Jo that, saying iy view of fhe lower part of the house, The first story ia | they bad not, in their mission, say tiing to do with that built, T believe, of stows, on the ridge of which in front, is 4 well eoulptored lion,“ rerticg, bat waton undeestond to indicate the charactor of Brigham, for he is known among the Satats aa“ the Lion of the Lord.” The eubject; what pertained to thom was to present the Mor- Tote is | mons with the President's pardon, see if they would accept it, and become Lena fide good citizens. The Saints then took up the President's proclamation to Coune a #a'd to have com aver $84,000, and would bave coat | them, denied everything in it charged agatnst them, ox much more, bat for Brigham’s peculiar method of oom-| cept the burning of the trains. They then went on to plot g it, Which is thus dessribed by an apostate :— “Tt (the house) was completed and ready for shingling th 1545 ; the shingles were ready and wailing. At» Sun review some of the caarges apeci\ically, and urged upon the Commiesioners to investigate them. They very oarnest ly urged the Commissioners to go into an Mmvostigation Cay meeting of the Tabernacle, Hrigham announced that | of all the charges against them, which it would have ‘be had & mission for ali the carpenters, nnd aomrnded if wonder Of it They retend their hands, aod wore then ovolly commanded to ‘ehing!e the Lian Hi aso, taxon months to accomplish. ‘The Commissinore egein biotket their game ant Drought then down to the pisia, simple aud single qusg. tion of whether they would accopt the conditions of tho President's pardon or not ?—whether they would aubmi) ‘anconditionally to the laws and constitution of the United Btates, or defy her powers? ‘They expressed datire willingness to submii to the con- stitution and laws, but continued to rant against Geatiio officials. ‘The Commissioners said they (the Mormons) would have to yield not only implicit submission $0 the constitusion and laws of the United States, bat alzo full obedicace to tho legitimately copatituted exeoutors and interpreters of said constitution and laws. F ‘Tho Sainte again swung out from the traces and shot off into their customary religious ranting, but re- turned gracefully to make % point. They wanted to know if they submitted to tho laws and constitution ot the United States, received and ylolded cheerful obedience to her cflicials—ia snort, became iv good faith good citizens--if tue army could not bo swpped trom coming ip among them, if it ovuld not be seat aroaad m 80me other direction Bad not be brought inte contax with their people, Xo. ‘They were agaic informed by the Commissioners that BUCk @ thing could not be dous—that the submission must be upconditional—-sbat the army oust be permitted Ww go where, when urd how it liked or was ordered ‘The con‘erends, or, perhaps, better tho oonfabulation, coutinued for some time, the Latter Day Sainte of the Caurch of aoe peo ey cage bya porn oa upon as maw: to gain some eome naetee preaba ‘that hore ihe semblance ofone Atte close it was ve eusy to see how things were tencing snd to aan Of the ficki result; indeed the teipg was to ali intents aad purposes retbed. Oa the ‘12th the amicabie arrangement was formally cenciuded, the Preeldeat’s pardon and Est il possible? Toat hero, his promise, Mae eg ipo made scd concluded; that they mast receive tna civil suthorities; 511d legal obedicnce to them, also to she von- etitutic: G. laws of the Unived States; receive the army; portuit it to go waithernoever tt would; scoops the Presi- Genv’s pardon, though they were not gui'ty of the charges therein made against thom, become ‘Ubet aort of whiny, ae is said. Ox the evening of thy 12th Gov. Powol! made a apesch te the peop!s, which was favorabiy received by them, aad ws0e & favorabie impreesion upon them. Thud waapesce | made-—tous was ended the “ Mormon war,” which, mirable dictu, Was mucd less seguinary aod direful than tbe ‘Kansas war,’and mey tous be summarily his\o- rized: Killed, nove; wounded, none; fooled, evoryb my. Qa the morning ot the Lith an express was deapatched to Geo, Jobnaton, informiog him that peace was made. Where be received tt his atroady been novocd. On the 14th the Comumisgioners went aown to Provo. They founa a great mass of poople crowded togeiher there, living iu a very Gisagrocable style. Most of them bac no bouses; they exisied ta their wagons and io holes #hadea or impertectty covered with bruen. They seemed to be very destitute of crothing; many ef the women bat not cothes suMc.eot W Grose tuemaeives decently. Tho major part of the people seemed to de siucere fauation; & few complained to the Commissioners, aad said there were great uumbera of them who wanted to get away. They were especially fed at baving to lose tuoir bovses im the north and live down there in that way. Provo is a town adout bali aa large as thie; bas about seven thousand inhabitants It is mot @ military porition; it 18 On Sp Open, well Watered pian, baying a better roll than there ia bere. The Conscinsioners lized the place better thao they do this. Commissioner Powwil made a 5] to some 6,060 persona there, which was well received. Tbe women atiepded as weil as toe men; every pereon went taking his seat,stocl or beach aigug with him. ‘The Commissioners 41d not consider the foma'e portion of Mormondeia as particulary heppy; tacy wok melaicholy, downcast aud morbid. [here were no laagh- ing eyes, Do blusbivg chee! a3 ameng our women, to storm the bearis of ine 61 ex. The Commissioners returned here yesterday. Gov. Powell spoke to abvut 2.500 ft the little town of Delh!, on bis way up. ‘That the Mormona intended burning this city, and destroy ing everything behing them, fleeing to the south or to the mountains, uoder Certain contingencies, ia very evident. Toey now pretend t accept evory thing the governmentor the army ever asked them to. By their reboiiion teey bs ca brought nothing but trial and tribulation upon them. telves. It was very evident, from the outset of the conferences Detween ihe Commi-sioners and the Mormov:, that Brigtam felt himself in a tight piace, and Wanted to get out of it us easily as possi die. wanted to get out of it without couirecicting ui nselt— without injuring his power and position ns prophet acd head of the church. itver thau to lose bis iaflueace by agroeing to what be ha? sworn nevortoagree (>, he would bave burved everything bere avd fled Suvth somewhere, doping to keep the people with bim aoc maintain oe power over them. But that he dasired to rama'n hore a iittle longer, and was willing to preten’ to submit to toe autbority of the United Steres, is beyond a doayt all be wanted was lo get some plea—pomo oxcuse—for Coing 80: hepce he struggled to obtain even the form of an ad- vantage, by accepiidg the troops and sivi! autboritios now, which be woulc pot bave bad had he recei yoo them jas} fail; but be failed. Hardly ove of the Gentiles tn this ferritory conc ives this peace to be anything more than a2 armis- tice. ‘The Blormous are a queer people. who them best say tbat thoy nothing about them; that they cannot be jutgr of as other mortals are; that it can never be foretold ina given case how they wili act, though they bad never in teir lives before acted but ons way under similar circomatances. The church exerciser full aod Those know seCTO\ power over everything. The Comminronera are somewhat of this opinion: They any tae Mormona hi eccepted pardon, and furmaliy promot to yield o} laws of tho United Stawe, aie0 to cubmit to the federal oilicers, In eecuring tbie they have fulfilled thelr mission, aod will return to the Kast (probably in ten or twervedays). Bul bew long tLe Saipta wil! even in word pretend ww yield thie odedieres thoy bare vo well grounded opinion As the making of this peac Matter of great tmport sxce, both pow and preapeotively, 1 Lave yiven you e# {oll pasticulats of the proceediags Gounerie’ Uhere@ th at I could obtain They bave been given me from mer ry bY oncof pod arbow) prominently eugeges in tho ferences, oud are substanUaly correct Toe Mormova bai ehorthand writers prevent ai tho private copferevees and public meetings who reported ali that was said and dou; soby the veat mail I bope 1 be adie to goad you full reporis of all those proceedic ga. ‘The army expected, when I left it or the banka of Bear river, to enter (bis town to morrow, wita bavaora (pint anc drums beating. Whether it will be abie to do eo or Pot ia doubtfal. Probably the heavy ratuz that we have recently bad w.Ji detain it some days, cinco they bi made ibe roads bad, the ascent and atscent of the moun- tains exceedingly difficult, and have caured the Werer river to rise; Dut it wili De in at loaet within a fow days. Tt will not encamp im the cliy, But intends to cross the Jorden and boid » temporary camp there untill a porma- Devt one Ip Relectod. Co}. Loring, with bis comment, will proored immediately to New Mexico, I beileve he govs directly south vie Provo and Fillmore. POSITION OF GENERAL JOHNSTON'S ANMY—SALT LAKE CITY DESRKTED—PRIGHAM YOUNG GONE SOvTH. Fort Kranny, Neprasia, July 2, 1853. ‘The mail from Sait Lake bas just arrived bere, Jchneton is in Feho canoe, forty miler from the ¢’ and bas pot met the leset resistanes, nor does bo antic! pate amg, having ordered back to New Mexice tho ritlo es. Cort that escorted Capt. Marcy. There are but forty persons loft in Salt Lake Cty— allthe Mormons having :e't,and Brigham Young with them. Ail this is authentic, Fort Kaanwey, Newnasa, Joly 3, 1858. AsaGovernment oxpress is about leaving for Loavea- worth | improve the opportunity. ‘The weekly mail from Salt Lake arrived here yostor- day evening, with dates to the 19th June. Iudepesdentiy of the verbal intelligence of the carrier, a Intter from an oMcer of the army, with Jobneton, states that he (John ston) was, at the time of writing, within throe days march of the city—that n0 resistance whatever was met with, and none anticipated. That the company of Mounted Rifles and three companies of the 3d Infantry, comprising the ercort of Captain Marcy from New Mexico, had been ordered beck tothe latter point, which Is significant of the fact that their services were not conaiiered necessary for any offensive or defensive operations. The Mormons at first tried to impose terma, but finding this out of the question, finally yielded unequivocally, with Brigham at their head, and claimed the protection of the troops. Upon this Jobnaton replied that he was ~seateriatietereweemte he was belore to atiack ‘The federal troepe have now ‘Poasersion country. They intend prhntheg mat the city, very few Mormons were left in the city, having mainly abandonod {t under the apprehension that the tended to sack it. They wore is Ga he town called Provo, about elxty miles eouth, posed that the fugitives, ae so0a as they wero an to the trae character of their lavaderr, return to their = not ope of waich would be touched by a ruthless hand Gen, Herney is encamped nine miles up the Platts. Col. May’s column resumes the advance to-morrow moroiag. Munroe’s column is neat Larsmic. The First cavairy o stitl im camp here. The engineers, under Capt. Soap son, instrncted to lay off @ military rererve arow! Port Bridger. Two bundred mechanics are to be 20% at work ai this post prepar rg it for quartering four companies of Cavauy. Fanrtgvase at MINxatittan.—Captain Wooling ham, of the brig Minatitlan, which arrived this morning from Minatitlan, informs us that the earth quake which occurred in Mexico on the isth alt. was felt at Minatitlan, among the shipping as well as onshore. He states that it lasted about three minutes. No damage was done, but the inhabitants were much alarmed.— New Orleans Picayune, July 9. Dovere Murper ix Lovrstana.—The Alexan- dria (La.) Democrat, of the 20th ult., saya:—Pilteen or twenty miles from Alexandria, in Holiowell’s rairie, lived an old Spanish widow lady, M'me ‘han, with her son, ten or twelve years old, and her da tT, sever or eight. On Sunday eyes: 27th ult., her house having remained locked for several days, the neighbors, voting all was not right, forced the door, and on Lo ee eyes was presented the ay ing spectacle of the taarderes Hother and daw er he mother's head wat aplit open, with a bloody axe lying on one side, and her body pierced with a large bowie knife, lying on the other side. The child had been shot in the head with Wmckshot. The double-barrelled shot won, the aon and the horse were missing. The boy may bave comnsitted the foul deed, or some fiend ay Lave slain the mother and daugiie, aud thea the Spanish boy off to eeil good citizens, and ail | fe, Affeirs in Buenes Ayres. SEVERE BAINS AND STORMY WkATHER—PROPOSED DOTABLISHMENT OF & MILITARY SRTTLEMENT— CLAIMS OF FORRIGNRRS—RBLATIONS TOW 4808 THE ABGANTINE BBYUSLIO—THS BERMBJO RIVBR BX- PLOBATION—M. RRPORTS. We bave files from Ayres dated on the 27th of May. Although later news had been received by telegraph ; the papers contain much interesting matter. The Buenos Ayres Commercial Times of 27th of May Ooutains the following summary of events:— To the deluge which visited us on last sroveed- edon Monday a pero, Buch &3 we have not bad for some years past; the force of the wind was eo great that the river was driven several huodred yards away from its Ordibary margin, leaving the Moles and the whaleboats Se fasteon sees ToeBtaan glee Sone wer roads. Two ro le al ‘the banks up to the royel matt sioamer Camilla, the water never excooding four feet in d This is = fea’ which Sez te have pad the opportanity of performing rain must have heen ss heavy in the country districts as it Was with us, or geshers heavier, as the torrent of ‘waters wbich poured down the Riachuelo on Monday was never Ly sg the banks were overflowed im all directions, ‘the Barraca bri | Mo saladeros of Messrs. De ' \ano were for severm: days Pp | Eogush family residing at the fori were in dangor of « {amine had not tne them supplies, The piles of jerked beof and the Bides ta sait will be vi seriously di the contents of the Broaming ieee Os guished by tho water. A project has been presented by the Execuiive to the honorabie Chamber of Senstors, 1a which ft is proposed $0 catablish & sort of military town in the neigh d5orhood of | Balas Graodes, by granting one hundred aad vinesy sic | leagues of the reconquored territory, in allormens, to tee | soldiers of the armies of the froutier, preference for ene | year being given to tae southern division, ‘The great soarcity of water which lately prevailed im the southern districts bas now entirely Giseopoared, com- siderable quantities or rain have failen aod grage ‘4 overy- where abundant; eatistactory news reach us from all parts. | Semstor D Jose Marmol has been appvinted in coajunc- tion with the Sardinian Consul, pro ton Senor Clemente Poli, to receive and examine all clams presented sgaioes the government of this State by Sardinian cubjects. Am Announcement that Don Felix Friag had been appointed to aeaiat the Freocn Consul is the arraogement of Fronck clans, was shut out from our last tesue _ _ Don Felix Frias, copjunction with the United State: Consul, will exemive the claims preseated by tue oitizeat of the great porwnern repabiis RIO BERMRIO. News up to March 20 have veen received from the se- fond expedition ascending thy river; the steamer was je, twenty leagues higner up thaa the Lediaiped onthe furmer oecesina The lo @isce bad va no occasion ofored them any molestation POLITICAL RELATIONS TOWARDS THZ ARGENTINE CONFEDSRATION. KoPNos syREs, Mey 21, 1866, ‘To Tar HONORARUR UHAMEER OF REPSRSENTAT! \ 04 Tho bighest interests of tie country demand, in the opizion of the goverument, the deilaition of tha potion | situation of the Sate with regard to tae rest of the Argoa- | ene repubite. Thi sppeare to be the only pacific and circumspect way of Comig ovt Of @ Gangercus state of incertitase and veguereas; of removiog uofounded and maligasot texte, and of si eacing calumnies avd chi of emi. | notions: deeigns that dad passions urge agent | the State of Huence Ayres. It ig row timo to state unequivocally its will, ite deaigos | ape it desires with reiation to whe present aud foare of ine Argentine nation ic generai—the executive judges— tbat Lbis may and ought w be done, by means of 8 format end eblemn dooiara'ion, equkl or ‘anelagous to the one | contamea in the project which it has the honor of preseat- z gE & May God preverve Y. EF _E maay years. VALENTIN ALSINA JOSE BARROS PAZOS, NORSERTO DE La RURSTRA, JOSE MATIAS ZAPIOLA. PROJRCT OF LAW. ‘The Senate aad Chataber of Representatives of the State of Buenos Ayres together, in gecoral awembiy, bave sanctioned aod evacied the following Article 1. The State of Buenos Ayres declares : | 1. Th ig sad will be aa iniegral part of the Argea- tive Confederstion, consequently ratifyicg aad cowmaly reitera‘ing ts firm will ano decision to conetitule jormuy ister provinces one oaly wd indivisible on, renee io the provisions specified in 1810 by the sneral sovereign Oopetitvent Congress, in the deed da- ciaring the indopendoace of tho united’ provinces of the river Pine. 2 That there being at present insuporable obstacler not originating im the State of Buenos Ayres, that imped the termination of the temporary Civision, which now 6x inta in the Argentine republic; among them, the term o¢ tea years pamed in the constiiution, that the sister pre- vinces have allowed themselves for its y: the State will be ready to treat on the | meune aad arrangements to arrive amica! | @! reconstruction, alter tbat term bas claps) |, or even ve- | tore, if m the jaagment of the L~gisisture the above mon- | toned obatacies should have clusiniated or di red. | &. That should this cave arrive, it will not epare the pos- | stble sacrifices, deferences and Con , thet are Bo | earncetly recommended as mucb by the eincerity aod \ "| robieness cf ite national sentiments as by the dimtix,calah. ed pinos i¢ 8 appointed to ccoupy by ite patt_meritorivus bi tad by its present material and moral importance, in the meantime je ite ivtoron! nwa and admin- | istrative note it wil continue loyally preserving towards | the ister provances the same policy of peace, couira- ferpity and liberality as hertoofore. &, That in the exercise of its foreign policy it will keep fe far as poseible from contracting ipterpational obiiga- | tone, that may afterwarde make more difficult the great | Work of national reorgauization. 6. That it will maintalu the wctonl proviesory statu que Mentioned in the present declaration, aod will maintan by ressen and by force the use and exercise of tte | Povere guly, prerogatives and rights which ite conetita tion Las dec aed Article 2, Let It be communicated to the Exeoutire BARROS PAZOS. RIESTRA. ZaPIOLA. MARK Beures Arama, May 26.—I'r: ues srerage demand, the small stocks pave very mi Nani Tp salted ox and cow hides, a comers. moet has been Gone at prices varyteg from «3x to M4 Tia. the amount of wales aro estimated al 33,000 hides, last price 45 ria. In dry ox and cow hides, the orrival cf the packet, n0 hes of Gorm deen made, and stooks are very OMe Rales Were Ine to at 693, rh stesmer, bat the price may be quoted at 61 ris., which is likely to be malutalned. For wool, our quotations still re- Whit HS per set steawer. A consideravie quantity bas beon hoveht up for the United States. Lumber—Import sinall; 006 cargo ouly having arrived by the LaGrange from New Lork, which was immediately disposed of tor tho Mootevi sean market prices, whicd are Ormor, sud ta the abseres of large imports may de sustained. Freighta continue very du'l, end with little proapect of improve Wevt lor BoOME Lime to Come. Sagars— ome large lous of Perpam) soa have fousd duyors wl tho reduced rates. Twa cargoes of American fur, which arrived at the close of = month, were readily dispored of, bat prices ocan- ie 1OW. | @d tracsactons, v The Grain Trade of Chit a {From the Chicago Times, July § } The receipts of grain during the last week have been nearly a milion of bushels, namely, 379,883 bushels of wheat, 431,687 bushels corn, 12,622 bush- els oats, and 56,815 bushels of wheat in 11,363 bar- rels of flour, making a total of 998,007 bushels. The total receipts of the season thus far are 6,592,390 bashels of wheat, including 232,843 barrels floar, 3,397,194 bashels corn, and 647 bushels 0 making a total of over eleven million basshels grain, namely, 11,331,231 bushels. ‘The receipts at this time last year were 113,000 barrels flour, 1,900,000 bushels wheat, 3,400,000 bush- | eis com, and 500,000 bushels oats, equal to 6,172,002 busbels, and showing an increase in the receipts of this year of 5,159,229 bushela, The shipments of the last week nave been 7,162 barrels of flour, 224,774 bushels of wheaj, 301,764 bushels of corn, and 90,861 bushels of oats, making a tota! of 653,209 bushels of The total ship- ments of the seasonfare now 6,559,961 bushels of wheat, including 190,134 barrels of fionr, 2,630,639 busbels of corn, and 1,007,228 bushels of oata, mak a total of over ten million bushels of grain, namelf, 10,197,818 bushels. The shipments at this time last year wore 67,000 barrels of flour, 1,700,000 bushels of wheat, 2,500,000 bushels of corn, and 150,000 bushels of oats, making a total of 4,497,222 bushels, and showing an inet in the shipments of this = of over five milli@hs of bushels (5,700,000) more ‘ban the entire shipments at this time last year. The receipts of lumber during the last week were 8,240,000 feet, making the total ie bg to this time 97,104,872 feet, against 215,000, feet at this time last year. Tux Paorosay New Srare-—We fine in the On- touagon Advoeaie a call for a convention at Outona- gon on the 25th of Anguat next, to consider the pro- | priety of forming a new Territorial government with & view to the erection of a State, embracing the ap- k pennisnla of Michigan, the northern part of Visconsin and the Lake counties of Minnesota, The call is signed by twenty five persons residing in On- tonagon, and Marquette, Chippewa, Mackinac conn- tiee, Michigan ; and 81. Louis and Burnell counties, Wisconsin; and lake county, Minnesota. The Ad- vocate says :—Perhaps the strongest argument that can be adduced in favor of the — atrange- ment is the fact that, at every election, our frienda ia Wisconsin and Mianesota are actually disfran- chised from the impossibility of getting their re- turns transmitied in time to their present capi- tal, and that the same disaster has more than once occurred to onrselyes at the Presidential election. ’ ot Nae Tae Vexnicr i tie McKee Case—After an absence of forty-six hours, the jury in the case of James McKee, ¢ with the murder of Professor Baehr, came into court on Satarday morning, with a pe apelin Ta ‘The prisoner was discharg- ed by proclamation. At the request of the Court, previous to the announcement of the verdict, a re- apectful silence was maintained fn the court room, and the released prisoner retired, surrounded by his friends, The verdict seoms to give general satis faction, as there was a reasonable doubt as to the iit of the prisoner, to the benefit of which i bay wus ceitainly entiligd— Duisburg Dowty