While the last expedition was going on in a portion of the troops returned to , and was paraded before s door— A letter was produced by him, recd. as he said from Jos Smith Jr & , and perhaps , and I think — the letter was read, which stated something like this that all things were going on well in that they had nothing <​to fear​>, and that the enemy was in their hands— I understood from what was said in the letter that they knew this from revelation. The letter was read to about 200 men most of them under arms— The appeared under military rule, picket guards were sent out morning & evening— this state of things was continued for three or four weeks & until the mormons surrendered their arms. When the forces that went out to attack were collecting about midnight, I heard them say that a mob was collecting near Fields who had taken some of the brethren prisoners, and that they were collecting a company to release them— And further this deponent saith not.