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Show THE LATEST BY OiN.Y EXPRESS . ROMTHE,WEST. We rccelvcdlbyl'ony Express, the following fol-lowing communication, from odr xorres-jiondenf xorres-jiondenf "X,w who writes from-'Scbell Creek, :au'dcr'date;of June 'tjilSCO: "I detain, tho Express a jew mumtes at this placc,. tc givorotf a htis'ty sketch of tbp st.ate' or affmrsr Ap the Inoil route, I rcceivcdv!notp"'frpin' Major Egan per Express.: -Up; was .at "Diamond Springs, 25 mites beyond Ruby Valley op -the 3rd ipst., in company with Lieut. Weed and his advance command.. During the Pight of the lsrlnst., .before tbo arrival of the trooitf, nearly all tho stock was stolen from that station, but by what tribe pf Indians Js unknown. ''The natives along the road, iustead cf being' intimidated, only seem to be exasperated exas-perated bytho presence of tbo. few troops, Av Dccji Crcckt Lieut. Weed tookoao prisoner, Tvhpmmany of tho settlers knew to have been engaged lu depredations, and to which tbey testified, intending to shoot bun in the presence of the tribe as an ex-' ample to them. But before the hour of bis execution arrived, tho natives bad all left for tbo mountains,' so Lieut. W. took bbn onUo Ruby, intending to make an example Pf Mia whenever tie should deem it best. The day after Lieut. Wpcd and bis command le(t Deep Creek, thejndians be-gan be-gan to manifest signs of hostility, and have assumed a'rery threatening attitude towards the settlement. 'T. R Miller, o young man. in the cm-' Iby irf tkeifflait cewiny,;wa8 sbotflificrr - attle firpta Wtow Springs to Deep Creek, J ind;odritl Jbeftdi M cattle were falieaj rom'bim, l)ld fiuies and horses fite ' ho vatldy, TJie1ePid day, ibo statioiTaV iptcioilo SpMgs twenty mile castf i his place was threatened, and tbjiM ! scaped h pepCrJeks Wb oahhl io soon, w;e may be. attacked, ilxbu caw easily Imagine our peculiarly jfensapt sitpation'iurrouodi'd by natives , boare tbrcatetilng; p every day. Pad , iPmmutiicatioP "with cjtber end Of tbdi , ohd, if juotfbpped,,Pl Jeast tiia'dd Tcry , inperlaui nod brtzardops, 'Injor, E. in-' ( 'brnis 'too tba'fc Lieut AV", is nnVyltling tb jrdcddd lcypnd Roberts 0 reck; at pre- , nt, ps be has already transcended tbe , wuitds, of b'9 tetructtous by going b&j fond Ruby Vol ry; BuUicl wss. nuxio'us to repd'er ,UH,.tbd hsststpPcciib bfe p'oVcr ' Ipwards Opening the mail route, Pnd rp- 1 1'drlng It safe Tpr cmiVants, ,iPajl ppd ex jress, riders to'ff aval., !BiiUie isso re strtctcd, by bil Jnstmcliqu from'; Colfi Smith; that ho. fdds bimsijJf prohibited ' trpnr proceeding to ihft.adfualjfpcplitlcs 61 tha la'to " murders,, which Jfa bcypnd! Rpbcrts' Creeks So .that ,lid ls,i)l!ic.dd in' tbd;,,;p6culffirly;. cmarrPssbig' position pf a general wbo has: brilcra tb proceed with, bfs priiiy until lie" indct's'tho dpcmyi-.pnd! . then to retrcaf:" What, orders Lieut; Ppf-kin$;''wko.isycfr Ppf-kin$;''wko.isycfr belimdi tbdy bafeHvo do, not know; bnt'if theyofo tb bo'sb fettered" nhd'rcstricied by brdcrs: rbnt'.ficdd'ipiar-ten rbnt'.ficdd'ipiar-ten In" Camp Elbyd, wherb tbeyi caiihb't possibly know aftytbing oF'the conlingeiv' des jtlmt may arise here, ihey'tnfg'fuVabbat' n"3 well tdipnip.tri Camp; Flbyil '-.', -.. .y'Tlic plUccrs.iu, command deserve great crcdit;';bith.erti for tbo prudence and Inr tcrcst'tbcy,;bave rnifn'ifcstcdj hut if jli'ey' nrtf-cxpectcd to accomplish any thinjj h Pa' Indian, country, jipy bnp itt flll ..eonVtrsppt" witb;.tb"e'.Indian mode" of warfafei(vlH, at, pncd"pcrbdTvc.tbprtieccssiiy ipfcbnferrjfiig; unbii;tbcm'cbrisiderabid discrctfbSarV nbtv'. drfi, C&K .Smltlt ' certainly jBesei;vc prajse .forilie.prompfflcs? cdrtb Gby.erppr'Cmmi'ng's, call "fortulli-.tarjr;Idt "fortulli-.tarjr;Idt ttnd-haa doubtless framfcd-ibi's; ii sfru'c't'ious; l'bI5eps,,i)V itlf . a y ic, wrifp ;thc;best;V hrte'rcsVs VpT ibo ro'ttre;ftpd;)ts"irayei cdn'nofebp- cspdctcdip Pll ,tbp. 'clitfm'V Itopcctbat;; day, .nbwbabVjemenis'kra 5t)est;tb;"bc' liiadd .byrben three "br5fbUr hptidrcd mites i fThp 'trapsicpt passage bf troops may ex'crt.tt little tctppordry rnilnende,' Jbiit it jwill bV busbort5 ai( tbdnibmeiifef their i backrafe. tufne.dtbexasperated natives Lwlll weak;:tl I tb.d CPmparati velyddfahcless stuUbns pnd iXnivellt'rasitVtbo cqlo of .Deep.Crecfc.' hlf-iGbveriiracnt wbestb kecpppenippd j iii;succcssful"bpcsatlbn,, d lippj, of cbm-, I munlcatipn :acrpstbe'lcbntinept;.it vcaiV fthljr bcjdbne.by cslablisbpigrrdgulartliV tary;;pbstpn the read, 'until'thdre aVsetf Itlqtneiits eiibugb to pitect. tbcniefvcs; nprbai wblidi posts troops could njakjj excursions nito' jtlo s siiYrounding-pquntry tb:cirastsp)redatPr;a , JiM 'prcschi,;ccrta fnf 3tVd regnlacpra? muipcatipii, between Si; Jbsepb 'and-.l'liwl cervilid,.ylft.j Spit, LnkeCity,Iis."c.vibff,-2fo LnkeCity,Iis."c.vibff,-2fo .mail or" cxprcis'iddr-'iafc. mair.may.rbe tnkdp tbrbu'gjf.by. a sfrqng guhrfl,.. buVd viitb 6afe,anUV witljfopt;;rthcra.;thd be successfully tranSpprtcdr' t.S ) ' I'Afcpreseht.iub'exprcss be-' yond.DuimQii'd Spnngs;nor';wiiltbepniai Without; a suffieieutiy:atro'ugc? ivbo bavebnrely .cscacdAnUv.tlVeTr.lH-cs byrunriiiig' balrefootKPnd1 nearly-naked,-Prevnot'likcty to'-rfslVty rppcpt'jtiio 6sJ periipdu- We shall Sep; whothergbvprn-mcn't. whothergbvprn-mcn't. is iptcfested enough in this ,'ipaii route, or tbd1iyciof jts;citizchs(rtb.nfford prptcctiPn to citlicr. - , |